INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2004 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships.

Murray State University will host the championships, which will be held March 12-13 in Murray, Kentucky.

A total of 48 competitors were selected for the championships. The top eight teams in both the smallbore three-position and air rifle events were selected. The top 24 individuals in air rifle and the top 14 individuals in smallbore qualified for the individual championships.

Team Qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position)

Alaska Fairbanks
Army
Kentucky
Navy
Nebraska
Nevada
Tennessee Tech
Xavier

Team Qualifiers (Air Rifle)

Alaska Fairbanks
Army
Murray State
Navy
Nebraska
Nevada
Tennessee Tech
Xavier

Individual Qualifiers (Air Rifle)

Matt Albright, Navy
Sarah Bergman, Navy
Jamie Beyerle, Alaska Fairbanks
Matthew Briggs, Nevada
Holly Caraway, Nevada
Misty Chanek, Nebraska
Paul Charbonneau, Army
Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska
Jennie Fladebo, Tennessee-Martin
Joseph Hein, Alaska Fairbanks
Morgan Hicks, Murray State
Hannah Kerr, Xavier
Jason LaBella, Rose-Hulman
Michael Miller, Navy
Karl Olsson, Alaska Fairbanks
Robert Purdy, Murray State
Matthew Rawlings, Alaska Fairbanks
Chris Schneider, Navy
Justin Sparks, Murray State
Ryan Tanoue, Nevada
Elizabeth Tidmore, Memphis
Andrew Tucker, Tennessee Tech
Brian Watson, Xavier
Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky

Individual Qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position)

Matt Albright, Navy
Jamie Beyerle, Alaska Fairbanks
Misty Chanek, Nebraska
James Hall, Jacksonville State
Joseph Hein, Alaska Fairbanks
Morgan Hicks, Murray State
Chris Hill, Air Force
Hannah Kerr, Xavier
Michael Miller, Navy
Karl Olsson, Alaska Fairbanks
Matthew Rawlings, Alaska Fairbanks
Ryan Tanoue, Nevada
Elizabeth Tidmore, Memphis
Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky

Individual competitions in smallbore three-position (120 shots) and air rifle (40 shots) will be held Friday, March 12. Team competitions in smallbore rifle three-position and air rifle will be held Saturday, March 13. The overall team champion will be determined by combining the smallbore and air rifle team totals into one aggregate score for each institution.

In the 2003 championships, the Nanooks of the University of Alaska Fairbanks captured their fifth consecutive team title and sixth overall at the National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships. The Nanooks won the crown with an aggregate score of 6,287 out of a possible 6,400 in smallbore and air rifle combined. Xavier University finished second with 6,197 points, followed by Murray State University at 6,158.

For more information about the 2004 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships, go to http://www.ncaasports.com/.

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