University of Nevada-Reno Loses Division I Rifle Team

The anti-Second Amendment movement continues to go after guns, this time with the sanctioned the help of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, by targeting university and high school sport-shooting team competition. It also appears the movement has gone ‘anti-women,’ in its latest victory.

The NCAA is slowly ending all Division I rifle teams within the collegiate-system, including the University of Nevada-Reno. The Wolf Pack rifle team had been active since the early 1900’s and consisted mostly of females.

This decision comes as a surprise to many at the school, as UNR’s rifle program had won more NCAA championships than any other sport at the university. Further, the move comes on the heel’s of a recently announced plan by the school to build a new 33,000 square foot shooting range and training facility.

There are plans to develop a non-NCAA shooting team in the future at the university. In a message from Athletic Director Doug Knuth to the Alumni, he writes: “The university will start an ASUN (Associated Students of the University of Nevada) sponsored club rifle team to provide an opportunity for current and future students to participate in the sport.”

With the loss of the Wolfpack’s team, there are only 22 NCAA Division I rifle programs remaining in the U.S.  UNR plans to replace the shooting team with a cross-country in the Fall of 2019.