The 2005 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 26th annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States.
The championships were held at the Nevada Wolf Pack Rifle Range at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada.
Army won the team championship, the Black Knights' first NCAA national title in rifle.
Qualification With 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 nine teams contested this championship.
Results Scoring: The championship consisted of 60 shots for both smallbore and air rifle per team.
Team title (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Inaugural championship
Rank Team Points Army 4,659 Jacksonville State 4,658 Nebraska 4,657 Alaska (DC) 4,656 Navy 4,637 Kentucky 4,627 Memphis 2,329 Nevada 2,317 Xavier 2,289 UTEP 2,284
Individual events Event Winner ScoreSmallboreMatthew Rawlings, Alaska686.5Air rifleBeth Tidmore, Memphis694.2
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