The final event in the NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships is the Open Air Pistol Championship.
Shot from a distance of ten meters, the championship's course of fire is fairly straight forward - 60 shots over one hour and 45 minutes.
The schools fielding shooters vying for the team title were the USMA, USNA, Ohio St., MIT, Citadel, USCGA, Michigan St., Texas A&M, Yale and NDSU.
Ranked #1 in Open Air after NRA Sectionals, The United States Military Academy, held on to its position and won their second team title of the 2011 championships with a final score of 2224.
Finishing off his sweep of this year's individual category, Nick Mowrer of Pikes Peak Community College displayed exemplary shooting and took the Open Air individual title with a 678.4 score. Nick entered the finals with an eight point lead, which was extended to twelve after he posted an impressive 102.4 ten shots later.
Final team and individual standings are as follows:
Open Air Pistol - Team
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| Team | Score |
| USMA | 2224 |
| Ohio St. | 2191 |
| USNA | 2180 |
| Texas A&M | 2175 |
| Citadel | 2175 |
| NDSU | 2148 |
| USCGA | 2126 |
| MIT | 2119 |
| Michigan St. | 2088 |
| Yale | 2082 |
| USMMA | 2041 |
| Open Air Pistol - Individual |
| Name | Score |
| Nick Mowrer | 678.4 |
| Stephen Lutz | 666.9 |
| Matthew Pueppke | 666.0 |
| Heather Deppe | 653.7 |
| Benjamin Poth | 649.7 |
| Blake Reburn | 648.9 |
| Chris Hudock | 644.5 |
| Kirsten Asdal | 643.9 |