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Air Force selected for NCAA Rifle Championships
2/22/2022 3:16:00 PM | Rifle
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force rifle team was selected to compete in the NCAA Rifle Championships, March 11-12, at the Air Force Academy. Under head coach Launi Meili, the Falcons have been selected to compete for the eighth straight season and the 20th time overall.
The Air Force Academy will host the 2022 NCAA Rifle Championships, March 11-12. The smallbore championship will be on Friday, March 11, in the Cadet Gym Rifle Range. The air rifle competition will be held on Saturday, March 12, in Clune Arena. The co-ed tournament features the top eight NCAA rifle teams, along with the next highest scoring individuals that are not part of the competing teams. The NCAA Rifle Championship was established in 1980 and this season marks the third time the Academy has hosted (1996 and 2006).Kentucky won the 2021 NCAA Championship, hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, while Air Force finished eighth. For more information on NCAA Rifle, please visit www.ncaa.com/sports/rifle.
After shooting two of the top scores of the season in Fort Worth, Feb. 17-19, the Air Force rifle team is ranked fourth in the nation with a three-score combined average of 9454.67. Alaska is first followed by defending national champion Kentucky, TCU and then Air Force.
The Falcons' top three scores were the season-high 4736 at TCU, a 4717 at the Academy earlier in the season and a 4715 at TCU.
Air Force is one of the top air rifle teams in the nation, recording two of the top eight scores this season. The Falcons shot a 2388 on Feb. 7 at the Academy and a 2386 on Feb. 18 at TCU. In air rifle, Air Force sophomore Peninah D'Souza and freshman Lauren Hurley have each scored a perfect 600. Only seven shooters in the nation have hit that mark this season. Freshman Scott Rockett has shot 599 twice.
The Falcons placed eighth at last season's NCAA Championships. Air Force was selected to compete in the 2020 NCAA Championship, but the event was cancelled due to COVID. Air Force's highest finish ever came in 1995 and 1996 with a pair of second-place finishes. In 2019, Air Force won the air rifle national title and placed third overall.
Air Force is joined in the NCAA Championship field by Alaska, Kentucky, Murray State, Navy, Ole Miss, TCU and West Virginia.
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The Air Force Academy will host the 2022 NCAA Rifle Championships, March 11-12. The smallbore championship will be on Friday, March 11, in the Cadet Gym Rifle Range. The air rifle competition will be held on Saturday, March 12, in Clune Arena. The co-ed tournament features the top eight NCAA rifle teams, along with the next highest scoring individuals that are not part of the competing teams. The NCAA Rifle Championship was established in 1980 and this season marks the third time the Academy has hosted (1996 and 2006).Kentucky won the 2021 NCAA Championship, hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, while Air Force finished eighth. For more information on NCAA Rifle, please visit www.ncaa.com/sports/rifle.
After shooting two of the top scores of the season in Fort Worth, Feb. 17-19, the Air Force rifle team is ranked fourth in the nation with a three-score combined average of 9454.67. Alaska is first followed by defending national champion Kentucky, TCU and then Air Force.
The Falcons' top three scores were the season-high 4736 at TCU, a 4717 at the Academy earlier in the season and a 4715 at TCU.
Air Force is one of the top air rifle teams in the nation, recording two of the top eight scores this season. The Falcons shot a 2388 on Feb. 7 at the Academy and a 2386 on Feb. 18 at TCU. In air rifle, Air Force sophomore Peninah D'Souza and freshman Lauren Hurley have each scored a perfect 600. Only seven shooters in the nation have hit that mark this season. Freshman Scott Rockett has shot 599 twice.
The Falcons placed eighth at last season's NCAA Championships. Air Force was selected to compete in the 2020 NCAA Championship, but the event was cancelled due to COVID. Air Force's highest finish ever came in 1995 and 1996 with a pair of second-place finishes. In 2019, Air Force won the air rifle national title and placed third overall.
Air Force is joined in the NCAA Championship field by Alaska, Kentucky, Murray State, Navy, Ole Miss, TCU and West Virginia.
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