Unexpected things always seems to happen at the NCAA Rifle Championships.

No one, for instance, figured this year’s Texas Christian squad had a chance to upset top-ranked West Virginia, No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks or No. 3 Kentucky and win a national title.

The Horned Frogs did, though, by shooting an aggregate score of 4,675. Alaska-Fairbanks claimed the runner-up slot with a 4,653. WVU finished third at 4,641.

MSN Sports has the full story.

WVU’s shooters, though disappointed after carrying a No. 1 ranking almost all year, were philosophical about the loss. Literally anything can happen in a rifle competition. The Mountaineers, for example, once won a title when an Alaska-Fairbanks shooter accidentally tapped his rifle’s trigger and sent an air-rifle round into the wall. His zero score on that shot gave WVU a 3-point margin in the final aggregate score.

Such are the vicissitudes of the shooting sports…

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