Alaska Fairbanks posted its fourth consecutive team title and fifth overall at the National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships March 14-16 at Murray State University.

The Nanooks won the crown with an aggregate score of 6,241 out of a possible 6,400 in smallbore and air rifle combined.

Kentucky finished second with 6,209 points, followed by Xavier at 6,204.

Alaska Fairbanks scored 4,692 points out of a possible 4,800 to become the NCAA smallbore champion for the second consecutive year. Xavier placed second with 4,656, and Murray State finished third with 4,637.

Host Murray State won the air rifle title with a 1,556 out of a possible 1,600 points. Kentucky finished second with 2,552, followed by Alaska Fairbanks at 1,549.

Alaska Fairbanks' Matt Emmons compiled 1,190 points two days in a row. Emmons shot the highest individual smallbore score in team competition, breaking the former record set by West Virginia's Stefan Thynell in the first rifle championships in 1980. Emmons' 1,190 in individual competition also is an NCAA mark.

Individually, Ryan Tanoue of Nevada had the highest air rifle score during team competition with a 395 out of a possible 400. Tanoue won the individual air rifle title with a score of 392.

TEAM RESULTS

1.Alas. Fairbanks, 4,692 (smallbore -- Matthew Emmons 1,190, Per Sandberg 1,173, Matt Wallace 1,168, Amber Darland 1,161) -- 1,549 (air rifle -- Emmons 394, Erin Skeuse 390, Sandberg 388, Karl Olsson 377) -- 6,241; 2. Kentucky, 4,657 (smallbore -- Bradley Wheeldon 1,172, Aaron Shader 1,169, James Nash 1,168, Lindsey Meagher 1,148) -- 1,552 (air rifle -- Wheeldon 393, Shader 389, Crystal Hamilton 385, Nash 385) -- 6,209; 3. Xavier, 4,656 (smallbore -- Hannah Kerr 1,176, Thrine Kane, 1,171, Danielle Langfield 1,157, Joseph Fitzgibbon, 1,152) -- 1,548 (air rifle -- Kerr 394, Kane 389, Langfield 385, Fitzgibbon 380) -- 6,204; 4. Murray St., 4,637 (smallbore -- Morgan Hicks 1,171, Robert Purdy 1,164, Crystal Dove 1,158, Jill Wheeldon 1,144) -- 1,556 (air rifle -- Purdy 392, Hicks 391, J.T. Hearn 387, Dove 386) -- 6,193; 5. Tennessee Tech, 4,631 (smallbore -- Maxim Shub 1,177, Dan Crews 1,161, Bill Grant 1,153, Inara Auzins 1,140) -- 1,533 (air rifle -- Crews 388, Grant 384, Shub 383, Annie Goodman 378) -- 6,164.

6. Navy, 4,607 (smallbore -- Matt Albright 1,164, Mike Miller 1,150, Bill Tolson 1,149, Luke Shank 1,144) -- 1,540 (air rifle -- Marta Jung 389, Shank 387, Albright 384, Miller 380) - 6,147; 7. West Virginia, 4,612 (smallbore -- Steve Powell 1,158, Wade Tyner 1,158, Richard Sawyer 1,150, Josh Byers 1,146) -- (no air rifle team) -- 4,612; 8. Coast Guard, 4,558 (smallbore -- Victor Jansen 1,171, Molly Killen 1,139, Esteban Caro 1,129. Ivana Pokrajcic 1,119) -- (no air rifle team) -- 4,558; 9. Army, (no smallbore team) -- 1,541 (air rifle -- Paul Charbonneau 388, Kim Pienkowski 388, Jared Lostetter 387, Jesus Tavares 378) -- 1,541; 10. Nevada, (no smallbore team) -- 1,531 (air rifle -- Ryan Tanouc 395, Jayde Look 386, Corrie Svee 382, Travis Look 368) -- 1,531. \

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Smallbore

1.Matthew Emmons, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,190 (96 inner tens); 2. Hannah Kerr, Xavier, 1,179 (77); 3. Bradley Wheeldon*, Kentucky, 1,175 (76); 4. Per Sandberg, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,175 (76); 5. Aaron Shader, Kentucky, 1,172 (77); 6. Dan Crews, Tennessee Tech, 1,166 (62); 7. Thrine Kane, Xavier, 1,163 (62); 8. Morgan Hicks, Murray St., 1,162 (55); 9. Jason Nutter, Norwich, 1,161 (64); 10. Steve Powell, West Virginia, 1,161 (50); 11. Amber Darland, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,156 (64); 12. Vincent Jansen, Coast Guard, 1,156 (63); 13. Ivana Pokrajcic, Coast Guard, 1,150 (54).

*won tie-breaker by scoring 99 on his final 10 targets to Sandberg's 97. \

Air rifle

1. Ryan Tanoue, Nevada, 392 (29 inner tens); 2. Matthew Emmons, Alas. Fairbanks, 392 (26); 3. James Nash, Kentucky, 391 (21); 4. Per Sandberg, Alas. Fairbanks, 391 (20); 5. Hannah Kerr, Xavier, 390 (27); 6. Thrine Kane, Xavier, 389 (21); 7. Luke Shank, Navy, 387 (21); 8. Robert Purdy, Murray St., 386 (21); 9. Jared Lostetter, Army, 385 (20); 10. Amber Darland, Alas. Fairbanks, 385 (19); 11. Morgan Hicks, Murray St., 384 (20); 12. Michael Miller, Navy, 384 (15); 13. Todd Mansfield, Norwich, 373 (13).