Great America Rifle Conference

Great America Rifle Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	1998
Commissioner	Harry Mullins
Sports fielded	Rifle
Division	I
No. of teams	6

The Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle-only conference. The GARC was established for schools that sponsor rifle teams, but do not have rifle sponsored in their respective conferences.^{[citation needed]}

Members

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Home conference
Army	West Point, NY	1802	4,294	Black Knights	Patriot League
Akron	Akron, OH	1870	25,192	Zips	Mid-American Conference
Kentucky	Lexington, KY	1864	30,720	Wildcats	SEC
Memphis	Memphis, TN	1912	20,585	Tigers	American Athletic Conference
Navy	Annapolis, MD	1845	4,576	Midshipmen	Patriot League
West Virginia	Morgantown, WV	1867	29,175	Mountaineers	Big 12

Former members

• Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Left in 2003 when it joined the rifle-sponsoring Ohio Valley Conference)^[1][2]
• NC State Wolfpack – Dropped rifle after the 2022–23 season.^[3]
• Nebraska (Left in 2021, joined the Patriot Rifle Conference)
• Xavier Musketeers (Left in 2005, Dropped the sport)^[2][4]
• Ole Miss (Left in 2024, joined the Patriot Rifle Conference)

Champions

GARC championships

Source:^[5][6][7][8]

Year	Regular season	Tournament
1998	West Virginia	West Virginia
1999	West Virginia	West Virginia
2000	West Virginia	West Virginia
2001	West Virginia	Kentucky
2002	Xavier	Kentucky
2003	West Virginia	Jacksonville State
2004	Army, Kentucky, Xavier (tie)	Kentucky
2005	Army	Nebraska
2006	Nebraska	Nebraska
2007	Kentucky	Kentucky
2008	Memphis	Army
2009	Kentucky	Kentucky
2010	West Virginia	West Virginia
2011	Kentucky	West Virginia
2012	Kentucky	West Virginia
2013	Kentucky	West Virginia
2014	West Virginia	West Virginia
2015	West Virginia	West Virginia
2016	West Virginia	West Virginia
2017	West Virginia	West Virginia
2018	West Virginia	West Virginia
2019	West Virginia	West Virginia

NCAA Championships

Source:^[9]

• Army – 2005
• Kentucky – 2011, 2018, 2021
• West Virginia (19) – 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988–93, 1995–98, 2009, 2013–17

See also

• List of NCAA rifle programs
• NCAA Rifle Championship

References

1. "OVC Rifle Championship Team Results" (PDF). 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Records Book. Ohio Valley Conference Media Relations Office. p. 58. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
2. "The GARC hands out conference awards". Jacksonville State University Athletics. February 25, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
3. "NC State to Discontinue Rifle Program" (Press release). NC State Wolfpack. March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
4. "Xavier discontinues sponsorship of rifle at season's end". November 29, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
5. "2012-13 WVU Rifle Guide". Issuu.
6. [1]^{[dead link‍]}
7. "Rifle Leads GARC Championships Through Day One | UKNow". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
8. "WVU Rifle Team Wins 10th Consecutive GARC Championship". www.ssusa.org.
9. "NC Rifle Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.