Here are a few interesting snippets from the NRA’s latest newsletter:
NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship
We are extremely excited to announce that our brand new championship has been locked in for 2010! The NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship will be hosted by Purdue University, April 8-11, 2010. Purdue University is located inWest Lafayette, Indiana, has approximately 40,000 students attending, and boasts over 200 major areas of study. The Boilermakers are fortunate to have a 40 point indoor firing range in their armory located on campus.
The NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Championship will include NRA Collegiate Rifle Clubs, Varsity Rifle Teams, ROTC and “Independent” shooters. Qualification will be determined through NRA Collegiate Sectionals. The championship will include a training summit for the student athletes and their coaches.
The NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Championship will be a key factor in fostering collegiate rifle shooting in the USA. This championship will give shooters the opportunity to prove their talents and skills in front of their peers, their families and friends, their mentors, their university administrators, and their idols. The rewards will be endless. The tradition will be steadfast. The experience will last a lifetime.
Please join us in supporting the inaugural NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship! If you would like to become a sponsor of this fantastic event, please contact Woody Arenas, by phone 703-267-1469, or by e-mail, warenas@nrahq.org. If you would like to become a part of our volunteer family for this event please contact Victoria Croft via e-mail, vcroft@nrahq.org.
Thank you, to all of the collegiate shooting community for all of your steadfast support! We really look forward to 2010 and all of the spectacular events we have in store!
2010 National Metric Championship Causing Excitement
Excitement is building as the NRA Staff readies for the first 2010 National Metric Position and Prone Championships. The National Metric Championship will feature a Three-Position Championship and a Metric Prone Championship contested in July 2010. These Championships will be fired over two days each using metallic and any sights.
Located just off Interstate 80, and about three hours from Camp Perry, theWa-Ke-Da Range in Bristol, IN features a 100 point asphalt covered firing line. The range sits in a large grove of trees providing a beautiful setting and shelter from the wind. The range is ideal for metric competition.
Competitors who like to camp will have plenty of opportunity with a KOA Camp ground located just a mile away from the range and, in addition, the range has 20 RV hookups to support twenty early birds.Competitors who want to stay in a motel or hotel do not need to look very far for a place to stay. There are a few motels located about two miles from the range in Bristow and about 15 miles away in Elkhart, IN, there are plenty of hotels and motels.
There are also many restaurants in the area to support the competitors and staff. Food service will be offered at the range for folks who want something to eat during the day.
The Position and Prone Team Championships will have a different twist.The teams will be made up of two shooters. The team matches will be a “paper match” with the scores coming from the Individual Championships. A Metric Team Champion and an Any Sight Team Champion will be awarded for position and prone. There will also be a National Metric Position Team Champion and a Metric Prone Team Champion whose scores will come from both the Metallic Sights and the Any Sights Team Championships.
Tournament Program is planned to be ready in March in time to begin accepting registrations beginning April 1, 2010. When a competitor or a coach calls to register and pays the tournament fee they will be given their squadding and a confirmation will be sent to them in the mail. Only 200 competitors will be accepted for the Position Championship and 200 competitors for the Prone Championship will be accepted due to range limitations.
More information will become available in 2010. Right now, the NRA Staff is planning the tournament details and working with the Championship Sponsor to get specials at the local hotels and motels for the competitors. Keep watching for more information as it becomes available.
