The Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) is a
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA)
rifle-only conference. The GARC was established for schools that sponsor
rifle teams, but do not have rifle sponsored in their respective conferences.
Members
Current members
Former members
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Left in 2003 when it joined the rifle-sponsoring
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in partnership with ...
)
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NC State Wolfpack – Dropped rifle after the 2022–23 season.
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Nebraska
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(Left in 2021, joined the
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 confe ...
)
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Xavier Musketeers (Left in 2005, Dropped the sport)
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Ole Miss
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Co ...
(Left in 2024, joined the
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 confe ...
)
Champions
GARC championships
''Source:''
NCAA Championships
''Source:''
* Army – 2005
* Kentucky – 2011, 2018, 2021
* West Virginia (19) – 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988–93, 1995–98, 2009, 2013–17
See also
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List of NCAA rifle programs
The following are schools that field collegiate teams in NCAA Rifle Championship, rifle in the NCAA. Since there are only 22 Division I schools, 2 Division II schools, and 5 Division III schools that sponsor rifle, the NCAA holds only a single Nat ...
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NCAA Rifle Championship
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References
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Conferences
Rifle associations