Air Force's Thomas Chandler received the Academy's MVP award

5/25/2009-Rifle

Air Force Academy sophomore Thomas Chandler, Squadron 23, from Oak Harbor, Wash, received the Academy's Most Valuable Marksmanship Award. Chandler also earned smallbore rifle All-American, second team honors. For the season, Chandler averaged a 574.15 in smallbore and his air rifle average was 534. [+]

AFA Marksman Honored as a NRA Collegiate All-American

3/20/2009-Rifle

The Academy's Tom Chandler, a sophomore from Oak Harbor, Wash., was honored by the NRA following the NCAA Rifle Championships as a 2009 smallbore rifle All-American, second team. For the season, Chandler averaged a 574.15 in smallbore and his air rifle average was 534. [+]

AFA's Chandler fails to make top eight

3/15/2009-Rifle

The Academy's Tom Chandler competed in the 2009 NCAA Rifle National Championships this past weekend held at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Chandler did not finish in the top eight. Chandler shot in the smallbore competition, shooting a prone 191, standing 186 and kneeling 193 for a total score of 570. [+]

Rifle team takes second place at Hawaiian Invitational

3/10/2009-Rifle

The Academy's rifle team traveled to Hawaii, Feb. 28, to compete in the Hawaiian Invitational. In the team scoring, Air Force finished smallbore with 2232 points. TCU won the smallbore event with 2260 points. In air rifle, the Falcons lost 2242. TCU was the air rifle winner with 2281 points followed by Nevada-Reno with 2245 points. TCU was the overall winner of the competition with an aggregate score of 4541, Air Force followed with 4474... [+]

Air Force marksman to compete in NCAAs

2/25/2009-Rifle

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - The NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Committee announced the team and individual qualifiers for the 2009 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships. Air Force marksman, sophomore Tom Chandler was AFA's lone qualifier for the event. Chandler will compete in the smallbore three-position (60 shots) competition. The championships will be held, Friday, March 13-14 in Fort Worth, Texas at the TCU Rifle... [+]

2009 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RIFLE SELECTIONS

2/25/2009-Rifle

The NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2009 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships. Texas Christian University will host the championships, which will be held March 13-14 in Fort Worth, Texas at the TCU Rifle Range and the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. [+]