1991 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1991 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 11th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.[1]

1991 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
Location West Point, NY
Host(s)United States Military Academy
Participants6 teams
Final positions
ChampionsWest Virginia (7th title)
1st runners-upAlaska
2nd runners-upOhio State
Tournament statistics
SmallboreSoma Dutta, UTEP
Air rifleAnn-Marie Pfiffner, WVU

Three-time defending champions West Virginia once again retained the team championship, finishing 61 points ahead of Alaska in the team standings. It was the Mountaineers' seventh overall national title.

The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Soma Dutta (UTEP), and Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia), for the air rifle.

Qualification

Since there is 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 six teams ultimately contested this championship.

Results
  • Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.

Team title
RankTeamPoints
West Virginia6,171
Alaska–Fairbanks6,110
Ohio State6,100
4Canisius6,077
5Murray State6,034
6St. John's (NY)6,016

Individual events
Event Winner Score
Smallbore Soma Dutta, UTEP 1,171
Air rifle Ann-Marie Pfiffner, West Virginia 391

References
  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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