The Cats have finished sixth or better in the NCAAs in eachof the last six seasons.

Record: 85-11
SEC Record: Not an SEC Competitor (Mid-American Rifle Conference)
MARC Finish: 2nd place regular season, 2nd place in Championships
NCAA Finish: 6th at Nationals
Coach: Harry Mullins

The University of Kentucky rifle team continuedtheir streak of excellence in competition by finishingsixth at the NCAA Championships. This marks thesixth time in six seasons that the Cats have made atop six finish in the championships.

Led by four-time All-American Mary Elsass, theCats claimed an impressive 72 wins in smallborecompetition while notching 84 victories in air rifle.While Elsass is the only shooter to ever attain thefour-time All-American status in both guns atKentucky, several other Cats were named All-American this year. Alongwith Elsass, senior David Fowler achieved this coveted honor in smallbore,while senior Jill Krukoski joined Elsass in air rifle.

At the 1999 NCAA Championships, Elsass finished third in smallbore andfourth in air rifle, while junior Jennifer Harrison finished eighth in air rifle.

ResultsSmallboreAir RifleOverallWLWLW  LOhio State101010Murray State010101Jacksonville St101010Walsch Invitational223261223Alaska Fairbanks010101UKIT194241223Xavier101010Withrow Invitational202161231Rose Hulman101010NCAA Sectionals51121121MACR Champ.212121Overall72138478511