2025 NCAA Rifle Championships

2025 NCAA Rifle Championships
Season2024–25
Teams8
FormatPoints System
Finals siteMemorial Coliseum
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsWest Virginia (20th title)
Runner-upKentucky (7th runner-up)
Winning coachJon Hammond (7th title)
Most Outstanding PerformerRachael Charles (Alaska Fairbanks)

The 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships was a tournament held to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle shooting champions for the 2024–25 season. The 45th annual edition of the championship was held on March 14 and 15, 2025, at the Memorial Coliseum on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

West Virginia won the national championship, winning its 20th tournament with a 4738-point aggregate score. Kentucky finished second with 4737 points, marking the university's seventh runner-up finish in the NCAA championships. Alaska Fairbanks finished third with 4726 points, marking its second straight third-place finish.[1]

Rachael Charles of Alaska Fairbanks was named the Most Outstanding Performer after finishing first in individual aggregate scoring, with 1,191 points. Cecelia Ossi of Alaska Fairbanks won the individual smallbore competition with a score of 464.7 points in the finals, while Audrey Gogniat of Ole Miss won the individual air rifle competition with a finals score of 251.0 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 24, 2025.[3]

Team qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA rifle championship
TeamAppearanceLast appearance
Air Force23rd2024
Alaska Fairbanks38th2024
Georgia Southern1stNever
Kentucky30th2024
Murray State36th2023
Ole Miss6th2024
TCU18th2024
West Virginia41st2024

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, Marleigh Duncan of Navy, Emma Rhode of Nebraska, and Erin Schnupp of Akron qualified. In air rifle, Addison Antwiler of Army, Hayden Bell of Morehead State, Gabriella Sprague of Ohio State, and Carlee Valenta of UTEP qualified. Maddy Moyer of Nebraska 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)Cecelia OssiAlaska Fairbanks593464.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rachael CharlesAlaska Fairbanks595463.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Katie ZaunTCU589453.6
4Braden PeiserKentucky591442.0
5Sofia CeccarelloKentucky591431.5
6Griffin LakeWest Virginia591420.3
7Elizabeth ProbstKentucky589408.8
8Natalie PerrinWest Virginia592407.2
Team smallbore results[4]
PlaceTeamAggregate scoreCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alaska Fairbanks2355147
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kentucky2354135
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)West Virginia2350145
4TCU2335126
5Ole Miss2333124
6Georgia Southern2333113
7Murray State2322111
8Air Force2321117

Air rifle

Individual air rifle final results[5]
PlaceAthleteTeamQualifying scoreFinal score
1st place, gold medalist(s)Audrey GogniatOle Miss600251.0 (10.6)*
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Braden PeiserKentucky599251.0 (9.8)*
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ashlyn BlakeWest Virginia597228.9
4Carlotta SalafiaMurray State598207.2
5Natalie PerrinWest Virginia598185.7
6Katie ZaunTCU599164.9
7Victoria LeppertAir Force598143.8
8Lauren HurleyAir Force597120.9

*Score from shoot-off

Team air rifle results[5]
PlaceTeamAggregate scoreCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)West Virginia2388210
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ole Miss2383207
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kentucky2383198
4Air Force2382198
5Georgia Southern2380189
6TCU2377183
7Alaska Fairbanks2371191
8Murray State2371187

Final

Following the air rifle results, West Virginia emerged as the tournament's winner, securing their first championship since 2017 aggregate score of 4738. The win marked 20 tournament wins for the Mountaineers, with this being their seventh title under head coach Jon Hammond.[6] Kentucky finished second with a 4737 score, marking the seventh runner-up finish in the Wildcats' history.[7] Alaska Fairbanks rounded out the podium in third place, with a score of 4726.[8]

Ole Miss finished fourth with a score of 4716, and Georgia Southern finished in fifth with a score of 4713.[9] TCU finished in sixth with a score of 4712.[10] Air Force finished in seventh with 4703,[11] and Murray State finished eighth with 4693.[12]

Team final results
PlaceTeamSmallbore aggregateAir rifle aggregateTotal aggregateCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)West Virginia235023884738355
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kentucky235423834737333
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alaska Fairbanks235523714726338
4Ole Miss233323834716331
5Georgia Southern233323804713302
6TCU233523774712309
7Air Force232123824703315
8Murray State232223714693298

In the individual competition, Rachael Charles of Alaska Fairbanks was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the championship, with an aggregate score of 1191 (595 in smallbore and 596 in air rifle).[13]

Individual shooter final results
PlaceAthleteTeamSmallbore aggregateAir rifle aggregateTotal aggregateCenters
1st place, gold medalist(s)Rachael CharlesAlaska Fairbanks5955961191101
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Braden PeiserKentucky591599119093
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Natalie PerrinWest Virginia592598119090
4Griffin LakeWest Virginia591597118894
5Katie ZaunTCU589599118891
6Sofia CeccarelloKentucky591597118883
7Audrey GogniatOle Miss587600118793
8Gracie DinhOle Miss588597118585
9Elizabeth ProbstKentucky589595118485
10Cecelia OssiAlaska Fairbanks593591118483
11Victoria LeppertAir Force582598118079
12 Emme Walrath Georgia Southern 586 594 1180 75
Tori Watts
14Carlotta SalafiaMurray State581598117987
15Ashlyn BlakeWest Virginia582597117982
16Mikole HoganTCU585594117973
17Lily WytkoAir Force582596117888
18Gavin BarnickWest Virginia585592117781
19Emma PohlmannGeorgia Southern581596117777
20Lauren HurleyAir Force579597117683
21Bremen ButlerGeorgia Southern580596117675
22Lauri SyrjaWest Virginia579596117580
23Rylie PassmoreTCU581594117578
24Sam AdkinsKentucky583592117572
25Amanda PettersenAlaska Fairbanks581593117475
26Scott PattersonMurray State580594117467
27Lucie KissenbergerAlaska Fairbanks582591117378
28Lea Horvath Ole Miss580592117278
29Micah HamesTCU580590117075
30Jordan De JesusOle Miss578592117071
31John BlantonMurray State580590117067
32M'Leah LambdinOle Miss575594116974
33Maddy MoyerNebraska576593116973
34Zach JacksonMurray State581587116866
35Scott RockettAir Force576591116769
36Allison HenryMurray State575589116471
37Martin VossKentucky575588116367
38Christina HillingerTCU573589116270
39Ella GoldfadenGeorgia Southern573588116165
40William SteenAir Force578581115969
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Carlee ValentaUTEP
–
59559551
–
Gabriella SpragueOhio State
–
59559547
–
Addison AntwilerArmy
–
59459444
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Hayden BellMorehead State
–
59159145
–
Emma RhodeNebraska586
–
58636
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Sara KarasovaAlaska Fairbanks585
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58533
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Erin SchnuppAkron582
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58234
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Marleigh DuncanNavy579
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57925

References

  1. ↑ "West Virginia claims 2025 NCAA overall team rifle championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "National Collegiate Rifle Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "2025 NC men's and women's rifle selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 24, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Parker, John (April 18, 2025). "West Virginia University Wins 20th NCAA Rifle Championship Title". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Parker, John (March 17, 2025). "Ole Miss Rifle's Audrey Gogniat Wins NCAA Air Rifle Individual Title". Shooting Sports USA. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! West Virginia Wins Programs 20th NCAA Title". West Virginia Mountaineers. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky Finishes Second Overall, Peiser Earns Silver in Air Rifle". Kentucky Wildcats. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "UAF places 3rd in overall team standings at NCAA rifle championships". Anchorage Daily News. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Audrey Gogniat Crowned NCAA Air Rifle Champion, Rifle Finishes Fourth". Ole Miss Rebels. University of Mississippi. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Rifle Finishes Sixth At NCAA Championships". TCU Horned Frogs. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Falcons finish fourth in air rifle, seventh overall, at NCAA Championships". Air Force Falcons. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  12. ↑ Evans, Laney (March 21, 2025). "Rifle finishes eighth in fifth straight NCAA appearance". Murray State News. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  13. ↑ Pearsall, Nathan (July 8, 2025). "Four Nanooks Earn CSC Academic All-American Honors". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
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