Army West Point Athletics
Tronsrue Marksmanship Center
Cadets compete in the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center from August to April. Outside the season, the Army Rifle staff hosts elite camps for junior and high school athletes.
Namesakes - George Marion Tronsrue Jr.
Funding for the reconstruction and renovation of the range was included in the West Point's Bicentennial Campaign plan as part of its "Margin of Excellence" intiative. The lead donors for the project were George Marion Tronsrue III (USMA '78) and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Petrie (USMA '67). On April 13, 2000, the center was dedicated to honor the Americsna soldier and Tronsrue's father (George Marion Tronsrue Jr. USMA '52), a four-year member of the Army rifle team.
History
The Tronsrue Marksmanship Center hosted the 2003 NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Championships, marking the national championship's first appearance at West Point since 1991. The Black Knights first hosted the tournament in 1981, the second year that the rifle championships came under the NCAA sponsorship. The NCAA Championships returned to West Point in 1991, and the Black Knights turned in a sixth-place finish competing in air rifle. Tronsue took center stage again in 2004, hosting the Great America Rifle Championships with the Black Knights placing second.
