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Akron Zips
2024 Akron Zips rifle team
UniversityThe University of Akron
Athletic directorCharles Guthrie
Head coachNewt Engle (48th season)
ConferenceGreat America Rifle
LocationAkron, OH
ArenaRobert A. Pinn Rifle Range
NicknameZips
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Individual Champions – Air Rifle
2009

The Akron Zips rifle team is a co-ed intercollegiate varsity sport of The University of Akron.[2] The rifle team participates in NCAA Division I rifle competitions within the rifle-only Great America Rifle Conference GARC. Newt Engle is the head coach of the Rifle Team with 2024 marking a tenure of 48 straight seasons.[3]

The rifle team went to their first NCAA Championship in the 2019/2020 season after placing 4th in the national standings. The 2020 NCAA Rifle Championship was cancelled after the practice day to Covid. Akron became a member of the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) after leaving the Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ The University of Akron Department of Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rifle". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. ^ "Newt Engle - Rifle Coach".
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