The 1982

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were contested at the third annual tournament to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate

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in the United States. The championship was held at the Virginia Military Institute in

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during March 1982. Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,138, once again won the team title; the Golden Eagles finished ahead of West Virginia, runners-up for the third consecutive year, with a score of 6,136. Tennessee Tech was coached by

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. Both individual champions were repeat winners from the previous year: Kurt Fitz-Randolph ( Tennessee Tech) for smallbore rifle and John Rost ( West Virginia) for 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 9 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.

Qualification

Results

Team title

Individual events

References