Patriot Rifle Conference

NCAA rifle-only conference

Patriot Rifle Conference

Association| NCAA
Founded| 2013
Commissioner| Will Anti
Sports fielded|

* Rifle

Division| I
No. of teams| 6
Headquarters| Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle-only conference. The PRC was established in 2013 for schools that sponsor rifle teams, but do not have rifle as a sponsored sport in their primary conferences.[1]

## Members

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### Current members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Primary Conference

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Air Force | Colorado Springs, CO  | 1954  | 4,413  | Falcons | Mountain West Conference
Alaska-Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK  | 1917  | 11,034  | Nanooks | Great Northwest Athletic Conference (Div. II)
Nebraska | Lincoln, NE  | 1869  | 24,431  | Cornhuskers | Big Ten Conference
Ohio State | Columbus, OH  | 1870  | 56,867  | Buckeyes | Big Ten Conference
Ole Miss[2] | Oxford, MS  | 1848  | 23,780  | Rebels | Southeastern Conference
TCU | Fort Worth, TX  | 1873  | 9,725  | Horned Frogs | Big 12 Conference
UTEP | El Paso, TX  | 1914  | 21,011  | Miners | Conference USA

## Champions

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### PRC Champions

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The inaugural PRC Championship was held at Ohio State University on February 8 & 9, 2014.[3] The event is held annually around the first weekend of February, prior to the NCAA Tournament qualifiers.

Year  | Location  | Conference Champion  | Smallbore Champion  | Air Rifle Champion

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2014  | Columbus, OH[4] | Alaska-Fairbanks[5] | Alaska-Fairbanks[5]
2015  | Colorado Springs, CO[6] | Alaska-Fairbanks[7] | TCU[8]
2016  | Fort Worth, TX[9] | TCU[10]
2017  | Columbus, OH[11] | TCU[12]
2018  | Colorado Springs, CO[13] | TCU[14]
2019  | Fairbanks, AK[15] | Air Force[16]
2020  | Fort Worth, TX[17] | TCU[18]
2021[19] | Columbus, OH  | TCU
2022[20] | Colorado Springs, CO  | Alaska-Fairbanks |
2023  | Fairbanks, AK  | TCU |
2024  | Fort Wayne, IN  | TCU |

### NCAA Champions

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* Alaska-Fairbanks (10): 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023
* TCU (3): 2010, 2012, 2019, 2024

Source:[21]

## See also

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* List of NCAA rifle programs
* NCAA Rifle Championship

## References

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1. ^ "UAF joins new Patriot Rifle Conference". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
2. ^ https://olemisssports.com/news/2024/8/16/rifle-to-join-patriot-rifle-conference
3. ^ "AFA Rifle Program Joins Patriot Rifle Conference - Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
4. ^ "Ohio State to Host First PRC Championships". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
5. ^ a b "No. 3 Rifle Captures First Patriot Rifle Conference Title". University of Alaska-Fairbanks Department of Athletics. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
6. ^ "Buckeyes Place Third At PRC Championships". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
7. ^ "No. 2 Alaska Finishes First at Patriot Rifle Conference Championships". University of Alaska-Fairbanks Department of Athletics. February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
8. ^ "TCU Wins PRC Air Rifle Title; Finishes Second". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
9. ^ "Rifle Set To Host PRC Championships". TCU Athletics. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
10. ^ "Rifle Claims PRC Championship". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
11. ^ "Rifle Set To Defend PRC Title". TCU Athletics. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
12. ^ "Rifle Repeats As PRC Champions". TCU Athletics. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
13. ^ "Rifle Set To Defend PRC Title". TCU Athletics. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
14. ^ "Rifle Claims PRC Championship". TCU Athletics. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
15. ^ "Rifle Set To Defend Conference Title". TCU Athletics. February 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
16. ^ "Rifle team wins conference championship title". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
17. ^ "Preview: PRC Championships". TCU Athletics. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
18. ^ "Rifle Claims Conference Championship". TCU Athletics. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
19. ^ "PRC Final (PDF)" (PDF). TCU Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
20. ^ "NCAA Rifle - Scorecard". ncaarifle.org. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
21. ^ "NC Rifle Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.

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