2008 NCAA Rifle Championships

2008 NCAA Rifle Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate rifle shooting
Location	West Point, NY
Host(s)	United States Military Academy
Venue(s)	Tronsrue Marksmanship Center
Participants	8 teams
Final positions
Champions	Alaska (10th title)
1st runners-up	Army
2nd runners-up	TCU
Tournament statistics
Smallbore champion	Chris Abalo, Army
Air rifle champion	Patrik Sartz, Alaska

The 2008 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 29th annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States.^[1]

The championships were held at the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Two-time defending champions Alaska won the team championship, the Nanooks' tenth NCAA national title in rifle.

Qualification

With only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of eight teams contested this championship.

Results

• Scoring: The championship consisted of 60 shots for both smallbore and air rifle per team.

Team title

• (DC) = Defending champions
• Italics = Inaugural championship

Rank	Team	Points
	Alaska (DC)	4,662
	Army	4,652
	TCU	4,627
4	Nebraska	4,625
5	Kentucky	4,623
6	West Virginia	4,616
7	Navy	4,610
8	Nevada	4,591

Individual events

Event	Winner	Score
Smallbore	Chris Abalo, Army	687.6
Air rifle	Patrik Sartz, Alaska	696.4

References

1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 May 2021.