FAIRBANKS, Alaska – For the first time in program history, the No. 6 Alaska Nanooks rifle team will play host to the 2019 Patriot Rifle Conference Championships this Saturday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3. The two-day event will take place in the Alaska Airlines Court at the Patty Center starting at 10am AKST on both days. The PRC Championships are free, open to the public and spectator-friendly.
 

Opponent	Patriot Rifle Conference Championships
Dates & Times	Saturday, Feb. 2 - Smallbore Relay 1 at 10am AKST | Relay 2 at 12:30pm AKST | Finals at 2:45pm AKST Sunday, Feb. 3 – Air Rifle Relay 1 at 10am AKST | Relay 2 at 12pm AKST | Finals at 2pm AKST *Awards ceremony 30 mins. after finals concluded
Location	Alaska Airlines Court | Fairbanks, Alaska
Follow Along	Results: Live | Final Live Stream (no audio commentary)
Social Media	Twitter | Facebook

Where to Watch & Listen
The Alaska Nanooks will be live streaming Saturday and Sunday's conference championships through the Alaska Nanooks Stretch Internet Portal in the link posted above. The stream will be free of charge but will not feature audio commentary.

Setting the Standard
For the first time in program history, the Alaska Nanooks will be hosting the PRC Championships since joining the league in 2013. Additionally, this year's conference championships will be the first time Alaska has hosted both smallbore and air rifle in the gymnasium. Alaska has hosted two NCAA Rifle National Championships (2007 and 2015), but the smallbore portion has always been held in the E.F. Horton Rifle Range, while air rifle was hosted in the gym.

Conference History
Alaska has only won two PRC team championship titles, in 2014 and 2015. The Nanooks only have one individual conference champion in Soren Butler, who won the smallbore title in 2016.

Patriot Rifle Conference Members
The Nanooks will play host to five other PRC members this weekend, including No. 4 Air Force, No. 17 Nevada, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 1 Texas Christian University and No. 18 University of Texas at El Paso.

Weekend Schedule

Saturday, Feb. 2 – Smallbore
10am AKST – Relay 1
12:30pm AKST – Relay 2
2:45pm – Smallbore Finals

Sunday, Feb. 3 – Air Rifle
10am AKST – Relay 1
12pm AKST – Relay 2
2pm AKST – Air Rifle Finals
Approx. 30 minutes following the finals, there will be an overall PRC Championships awards ceremony

Fan Information
This weekend's rifle competition is free and open to the public. The Alaska Airlines Court will be open to the public starting at 9:30am AKST and will lock following the conclusion of each day's competition. There will be music and live scores projected onto monitors for fans to follow along.

If fans aren't able to make this weekend's two-day competition, follow along on the live results and the stream in the links posted above.

For more information on the Alaska Nanooks rifle team, follow @NanooksRifle on Twitter or like the Alaska Nanooks Rifle team page on Facebook.