2022 NCAA Rifle Championships

2022 NCAA Rifle Championships
Season2021–22
Teams8
FormatPoints System
Finals siteClune Arena
Air Force Academy, Colorado
ChampionsKentucky (4th title)
Runner-upTCU (4th runner-up)
Winning coachHarry Mullins (4th title)
Most Outstanding PerformerMary Tucker (Kentucky)

The 2022 NCAA Rifle Championships was a tournament held to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle shooting champions for the 2021–22 season. The 42nd annual edition of the championship was held on March 11 and 12, 2022, at the Clune Arena on the campus of United States Air Force Academy in Air Force Academy, Colorado, United States.

Kentucky repeated as national champions, winning its 4th tournament with a 4739-point aggregate score. TCU finished second with 4736 points, marking the university's fourth runner-up finish in the NCAA championships. Alaska Fairbanks finished third with 4733 points, marking their best finish since 2015 when they finished in second place.[1]

Mary Tucker of Kentucky was named the Most Outstanding Performer after finishing first in individual aggregate scoring, with 1,191 points. Will Shaner of Kentucky won the individual smallbore competition with a score of 459.7 points in the finals, while Scott Rockett of Air Force won the individual air rifle competition with a finals score of 250.2 points.[2]

Bid selection

Teams were selected by averaging their three highest regular-season match aggregate scores and adding that value to their aggregate score at their designated NCAA qualifier event. The top eight teams would be selected to compete in the national championship. The NCAA hosted its selection show for rifle on February 22, 2022.[3]

Team qualifiers for the 2022 NCAA rifle championship
TeamAppearanceLast appearance
Air Force20th2021
Alaska Fairbanks35th2021
Kentucky27th2021
Murray State34th2019
Navy28th2019
Ole Miss3rd2021
TCU15th2021
West Virginia38th2021

Five shooters each from the eight selected schools competed in the individual smallbore and air rifle events. Eight individuals from non-qualifying schools also qualified for the national championships based on their marks in their NCAA qualifier event. In the smallbore event, Kaylene Castillo of Memphis, Victor Kiss of Ohio State, Cecelia Ossi of Nebraska, and Claudia Sigel of Army qualified. In air rifle, Angeline Henry of Memphis, Derek Keiser of Ohio State, and Mackenzie VanPatten of Jacksonville State qualified. Andre Gross of Akron qualified for both the smallbore and air rifle events.[3]

Results

Smallbore

Individual smallbore final results[4]
PlaceAthleteTeamQualifying scoreFinal score
1st place, gold medalist(s)Will ShanerKentucky592459.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mary TuckerKentucky593458.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Rylan KissellAlaska Fairbanks591448.3
4Kristen HemphillTCU589437.9
5Abby GordonTCU589426.4
6Daniel EngerAlaska Fairbanks589415.8
7Kristen DertingOle Miss589403.4
8Richard ClarkKentucky589399.7
Team smallbore results[4]
PlaceTeamAggregate scoreCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kentucky2360144
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alaska Fairbanks2351121
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)TCU2350131
4Air Force2342124
5Ole Miss2337123
6Murray State2326107
7West Virginia2320116
8Navy2303100

Air rifle

Individual air rifle final results[5]
PlaceAthleteTeamQualifying scoreFinal score
1st place, gold medalist(s)Scott RockettAir Force598250.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mary TuckerKentucky598248.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kristen HemphillTCU597226.4
4Kristen DertingOle Miss596205.3
5Kellen McAfertyAlaska Fairbanks597183.9
6Stephanie GrundsøeTCU598162.4
7Daniel EngerAlaska Fairbanks597141.6
8Natalie PerrinWest Virginia596120.6
Team air rifle results[5]
PlaceTeamAggregate scoreCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)TCU2386203
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alaska Fairbanks2382190
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)West Virginia2380200
4Kentucky2379185
5Navy2378190
6Ole Miss2376192
7Air Force2370188
8Murray State2361166

Final

Following the air rifle results, Kentucky emerged as the tournament's winner, reprising their finish in the 2021 edition with an aggregate score of 4739. The win marked four tournament wins for the Wildcats, which have all come under head coach Harry Mullins.[6] TCU finished second with a 4736 score, marking the fourth runner-up finish in the Horned Frogs' history.[7] Alaska Fairbanks rounded out the podium in third place, with a score of 4733.[8]

Ole Miss finished in fourth place with a score of 4713 which was one point higher than Air Force who finished with a score of 4712 placing them in fifth place.[9] West Virginia finished in sixth with a score of 4700.[10] Murray State finished in seventh with 4687,[11] and Navy finished eighth with 4681.[12]

Team final results
PlaceTeamSmallbore aggregateAir rifle aggregateTotal aggregateCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kentucky236023794739329
2nd place, silver medalist(s)TCU235023864736334
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alaska Fairbanks235123824733311
4Ole Miss 233723764713315
5Air Force234223704712312
6West Virginia232023804700316
7Murray State232623614687273
8Navy 230323784681290

In the individual competition, Mary Tucker of Kentucky was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the championship, with an aggregate score of 1191 (593 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle).[6]

Individual shooter final results
PlaceAthleteTeamSmallbore aggregateAir rifle aggregateTotal aggregateCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mary TuckerKentucky593598119186
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Will ShanerKentucky592595118784
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Rylan KissellAlaska Fairbanks591596118782
4Stephanie GrundsøeTCU588598118681
5Kristen HemphillTCU589597118676
6Daniel EngerAlaska Fairbanks589597118676
7Kristen DertingOle Miss589596118584
8Scott RockettAir Force587598118584
9Richard ClarkKentucky589594118375
10Kellen McAfertyAlaska Fairbanks586597118373
11Abby GordonTCU589593118276
12Lea HorvathOle Miss583596117978
13Andre GrossAkron585594117974
14Matias KiuruMurray State583596117968
15Akihito ShimizuWest Virginia583595117879
16Stephanie AllanTCU582596117872
17Morgan KrebAir Force585592117778
18Tal EnglerWest Virginia581596117772
19Peninah D'SouzaAir Force586590117674
20Michael ZantiNavy582594117671
21John BlantonMurray State583593117669
22Jillian ZakrzeskiOle Miss582593117577
23Gavin BarnickAlaska Fairbanks585590117569
24Peter FioriAir Force584590117474
25Claire O'NeelOle Miss583591117472
26Nina SchuettTCU575598117369
27Scott PattersonMurray State579594117361
28Verena ZaisbergerWest Virginia578594117268
29Emmie SellersKentucky579592117167
30Marleigh DuncanNavy574596117071
31Molly McGhinWest Virginia575595117070
32Natalie PerrinWest Virginia573596116972
33Jaden ThompsonKentucky586583116969
34Clarissa LaylandNavy573596116968
35Stephanie MilvainNavy574592116663
36Jordan WilliamsAir Force574590116460
37Martina GratzOle Miss573591116458
38Jessica BoyceAlaska Fairbanks571590116158
39Allison HenryMurray State571588115958
40Dana BuesselerMurray State574583115756
41Deonte HayesNavy567582114953
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Derek KeiserOhio State
–
59659645
–
 Angeline Henry Memphis
–
 595 595 47
Mackenzie VanPatten Jacksonville State
–
 Kaylene Castillo Memphis 587
–
 587 32
Cecelia Ossi Nebraska
–
Viktor KissOhio State585
–
58535
–
Claudia SigelArmy581
–
58122

References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky wins 2022 NCAA rifle championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 12, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "National Collegiate Rifle Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "2022 NC men's and women's rifle selections reveal team and individual qualifiers". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 22, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Parker, John (March 11, 2022). "Will Shaner Wins 2022 NCAA Smallbore Rifle Individual Championship". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Parker, John (March 14, 2022). "Scott Rockett Wins 2022 NCAA Air Rifle Individual Championship". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Parker, John (May 15, 2022). "Kentucky Wins 2022 NCAA Rifle Championship". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Parker, John (March 15, 2022). "TCU Repeats As NCAA Air Rifle Team Champions, Aggregate Runner-Up". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ Pearsall, Nathan (March 13, 2022). "Nanooks Rifle Finishes NCAA Championships with Bronze Aggregate and Silver's in Smallbore and Air Rifle". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ "No. 5 Ole Miss Rifle Finishes Fourth at NCAA Championships". Ole Miss Rebels. University of Mississippi. March 12, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ "West Virginia rifle finishes sixth at NCAA Championships". West Virginia's News. March 12, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Watts Makes Air Rifle Finals at NCAA Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "No. 7 Rifle Posts 2,378-Point Air Rifle Mark on Final Day of NCAA Championship; Finishes Championship in Eighth Place with Overall Score of 4,681". Navy Midshipmen. March 12, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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