Alaska Fairbanks earned its fifth consecutive national title and sixth overall at the National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships March 15-16 at Army. Only West Virginia has won more consecutive titles than the Nanooks, claiming six from 1988 to 1993.

Xavier finished second with 6,197 points, ahead of Murray State (6,158) and Nevada (6,152).

Alaska Fairbanks won both the smallbore and air rifle competitions and broke the smallbore record of 4,713 set in 1999, with a 4,717 out of a perfect 4,800. Xavier was second in both disciplines with a 1,552 in air rifle and 4,645 score in smallbore. Nevada took third in air rifle with 1,543 and West Virginia claimed third in smallbore with 4,628 points.

Individually, Alaska Fairbank's Jamie Beyerle won the air rifle championship by one point over teammate Per Sandberg with a 395 and 32 inner tens. Teammate Matthew Emmons won the smallbore title for the third straight year.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Alas. Fairbanks, 4,717 (smallbore -- Matthew Emmons 1,184, Jamie Beyerle 1,180, Per Sandberg 1,180, Karl Olsson 1,173) -- 1,570 (air rifle -- Sandberg 397, Beyerle 394, Emmons 393, Olsson 386); 2. Xavier, 4,645 (smallbore -- Hannah Kerr 1,178, Thrine Kane 1,167, Richard Gauvin 1,162, Alice Reed 1,138) -- 1,152 (air rifle -- Kane 390, Brandon Czekaj 390, Kerr 388, Whitney Prather 384); 3. Murray St., 4,619 (smallbore -- Morgan Hicks 1,176, Alex Culbertson 1,154, Robert Purdy 1,150, Michael Gardner 1,139) -- 1,539 (air rifle -- Hicks 394, Purdy 383, Beth House 381, Culbertson 381); 4. Nevada, 4,609 (smallbore -- Ryan Tanoue 1,165, Matthew Briggs 1,153, Dawn Tarbet 1,148, Charles Morton 1,143) -- 1,543 (air rifle -- Tanoue 394, Tarbet 386, Holly Caraway 382, Briggs 381); 5. Jacksonville St., 4,599 (smallbore -- Kevin Simon 1,164, James Hall 1,164, William Robbins 1,150, Nathan Applebaum 1,121) -- 1,542 (air rifle -- Hall 393, Kerri Baldwin 388, Simon 384, Robbins 377).

6. Kentucky, 4,613 (smallbore -- Bradley Wheeldon 1,178, Vicki Goss 1,158, Melody Cook 1,146, Lindsey Meagher 1,131) -- 1,526 (air rifle -- Wheeldon 392, Goss 386, Robert Donoho 382, Cook 366); 7. West Virginia, 4,628 (smallbore -- Jonathan Hammond 1,163, Wade Tyner 1,160, Nicole Allaire 1,156, Brian Launer 1,149) -- (no air rifle team); 8. Tennessee Tech, 4,610 (smallbore -- Misty Chanek 1,164, Dan Crews 1,157, Chris Dautel 1,149, Billy Grant 1,140) -- (no air rifle team); 9. Navy, 1,531 (no smallbore team) -- 1,531 (air rifle -- Marta Jung 388, Matthew Albright 386, James Kauber 382, Michael Miller 375); 10. Air Force, 1,523 (no smallbore team) -- 1,523 (air rifle -- Nick Breffitt 389, Brian DeBruhl 379, Chris 379, Matt Colvin 376).

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Matthew Emmons, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,191 (89 inner tens); 2. Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky, 1,183 (78); 3. Jamie Beyerle, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,182 (83); 4. Hannah Kerr, Xavier, 1,179 (74); 5. Joseph Hein, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,178 (74); 6. Per Sandberg, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,176 (74); 7. Matthew Albright, Navy, 1,173 (77); 8. Morgan Hicks, Murray St., 1,173 (75); 9. Karl Olsson, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,170 (79); 10. Abhijeet Konduskar, Ohio St., 1,167 (65); 11. Nicole Allaire, West Virginia, 1,165 (74); 12. Misty Chanek, Tenn. Tech, 1,164 (66); 13. Jonathan Hammond, West Virginia, 1,162 (70).

Air Rifle

1. Jamie Beyerle, Alas. Fairbanks, 395 (32 inner tens); 2. Per Sandberg, Alas. Fairbanks, 394 (31); 3. Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky, 393 (26); 4. Morgan Hicks, Murray St., 392 (26); 5. Ryan Tanoue, Nevada, 390 (27); 6. James Kauber, Navy, 388 (26); 7. Abhijeet Konduskar, Ohio St., 388 (25); 8. Hannah Kerr, Xavier, 388 (21); 9. Nicole Allaire, West Virginia, 385 (21); 10. Matthew Emmons, Alas. Fairbanks, 383 (20); 11. Whitney Prather, Xavier, 377 (16)