Patriot Rifle Conference

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]

Patriot Rifle Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	2013
Commissioner	Launi Meili
Sports fielded	Rifle
Division	I
No. of teams	6
Headquarters	Colorado Springs, Colorado

Members

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary Conference
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	SEC
TCU	Fort Worth, TX	1873	9,725	Horned Frogs	Big 12 Conference
UTEP	El Paso, TX	1914	21,011	Miners	Conference USA

Champions

PRC Champions

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
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

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

Source:^[21]

See also

• List of NCAA rifle programs
• NCAA Rifle Championship

References

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. "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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