The 1997

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were contested at the 18th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of

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co-ed collegiate

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in the

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. The championship was hosted by

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. Three-time defending champions

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once again topped the team standings, finishing a mere three points (6,214–6,211) ahead of

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. This was the Mountaineers' thirteenth team title. The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle,

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( Xavier), and Emily Caruso (

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), for the 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 seven teams ultimately contested this championship (an increase of one team from 1996).

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