1983 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1983 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the fourth annual tournament to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1983 NCAA Rifle Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate rifle shooting
Location	Cincinnati, OH
Host(s)	Xavier University
Venue(s)	Xavier University Rifle Range
Participants	7
Final positions
Champions	West Virginia (1st title)
1st runners-up	Tennessee Tech
2nd runners-up	East Tennessee State
Tournament statistics
Smallbore	David Johnson, WVU
Air rifle	Ray Slonena, TTU

West Virginia, with a team score of 6,166, won their first team title, finishing 18 points ahead of three-time defending champion Tennessee Tech. The Mountaineers were coached by Olympian Edward Etzel.

The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, David Johnson (West Virginia) and, for the air rifle, Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech).

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 seven 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

Rank	Team	Points
	West Virginia	6,166
	Tennessee Tech	6,148
	East Tennessee State	6,100
4	Murray State	6,094
5	Army	6,073
6	Eastern Kentucky	6,032
7	Eastern Washington	5,976

Individual events

Event	Winner	Score
Smallbore	David Johnson, West Virginia	1,175
Air rifle	Ray Slonena, Tennessee Tech	389