| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location | |
| Host | Virginia Military Institute |
| Venue | Kilbourne Hall |
| Participants | 7 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Virginia (9th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Alaska |
| 2nd runners-up | Air Force |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Smallbore | Eric Uptagrafft,WVU |
| Air rifle | Trevor Gathman,WVU |
The1993NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 13th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions ofNCAA co-ed collegiaterifle shooting in theUnited States. The championship was hosted by theVirginia Military Institute atKilbourne Hall inLexington, Virginia.[1]
Five-time defending championsWest Virginia once again retained the team championship, finishing just 10 points ahead ofAlaska in the team standings. It was the Mountaineers' ninth overall national title.
The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle,Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia), andTrevor Gathman (West Virginia), for the air rifle.
Since there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, allNCAArifle programs (whether fromDivision I,Division II, orDivision III) were eligible. A total of seven teams ultimately contested this championship.
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6,179 | |
| Alaska | 6,169 | |
| Air Force | 6,122 | |
| 4 | Norwich | 6,115 |
| 5 | Xavier | 6,110 |
| 6 | Navy | 6,104 |
| 7 | Murray State | 6,100 |
| Event | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Smallbore | Eric Uptagrafft,West Virginia | 1,174 |
| Air rifle | Trevor Gathman,West Virginia | 390 |