The 1981

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was the second annual tournament to determine the national champion of

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co-ed collegiate

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. The championship was held at the

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during March 1981.

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, with a team score of 6,139, retained the national title, their second.

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again finished in second, with 6,136. The Golden Eagles were coached by James Newkirk.

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(

) claimed the individual titles for smallbore, and John Rost (

) won the championship for air rifle.

Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all

rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or

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) were eligible. A total of 10 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

Individual events

References

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1981 in shooting sports