MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 2, 2024) – The West Virginia University Rifle team will play host to the 2028 NCAA Rifle Championships, as announced by the NCAA.
This makes the third time in program history that the championships will be hosted by WVU. The Mountaineers previously hosted the 2019 and 2024 NCAA Championships. The Mountaineers finished second overall in both seasons in the event held inside the WVU Coliseum.
WVU has won a nation-best 19 titles, including six under 19-year coach Jon Hammond.
For the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously.
The Association chose over 240 host sites for preliminary and final rounds of predetermined championships across Divisions I, II and III, primarily for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. This cycle marked a shift from a four-year to a two-year site selection process.
The NCAA received more than 1,200 bids from member schools, conferences, cities and sports commissions across 47 states and Washington, D.C., all competing to host predetermined rounds for 87 of the NCAA’s 90 championships. The respective NCAA sports committees selected the sites, with final approval from the divisional competition oversight and championships committees.
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