1985 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1985 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the sixth annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Murray State, with a team score of 6,150, won their first team title, finishing one point ahead of two-time defending champions West Virginia. The Racers were coached by Elvis Green.
The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Pat Spurgin and, for the air rifle, Christian Hellern. Spurgin won the previous year's air rifle title.

Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs were eligible. A total of seven teams ultimately contested this championship.

Results

Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.