Field: A maximum of 48 competitors will be selected to participate. The top eight or fewer teams in each team event and 40 or fewer individuals in each individual event qualify.

Dates and site: The championships will be conducted March 9-11 at VMI.

Information/results: The fax-on-demand telephone number is 770/563-1133 (pin code 1915); request numbers are 5134 for day one results and 5135 for day two results. Championships results will appear in the March 27 issue of The NCAA News.

Championships notes: Last year, Alaska Fairbanks swept both the smallbore and air rifle events, setting a meet-record aggregate team score of 6,276 to end West Virginia's four-year hold on the team title. The Nanooks return an experienced squad and a powerful contender in Kelly Mansfield, the 1999 smallbore and air rifle champion. In late January, they defeated Tennessee-Martin and set a school record with a score of 6,289. West Virginia, ranked second in the preseason coaches' poll, is looking to regain the title. Murray State and Norwich are looking to contend as well.