1983 NCAA Rifle Championships
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location |  Cincinnati, OH |
| Host(s) | Xavier University |
| Venue(s) | Xavier University Rifle Range |
| Participants | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Virginia (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Tennessee Tech |
| 2nd runners-up | East Tennessee State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Smallbore | David Johnson, WVU |
| Air rifle | Ray Slonena, TTU |
The 1983 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the fourth annual tournament to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
West Virginia, with a team score of 6,166, won their first team title, finishing 18 points ahead of three-time defending champion Tennessee Tech. The Mountaineers were coached by Olympian Edward Etzel.
The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, David Johnson (West Virginia) and, for the air rifle, Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech).
