COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jacksonville State's Cole Tucker finished tied for second in the air rifle competition at the NCAA Rifle Championships on Saturday on the Ohio State University campus.

As a team, the Gamecocks turned in a 2340 air rifle after a mark of 2281 in smallbore on Friday.  Jax State finished eighth with an aggregate score of 4621 at the NCAA Championships.

Tucker, from Wye Mills, Md., shared second place with Sarah Scherer of Texas Christian University.  Both Tucker and Scherer tallied a 591.  West Virginia's Petra Zublasing won the air rifle individual crown with a 598.

Senior Monica Fyfe concluded her career with a 585, while junior Sam Muegge was one point back at 584.  Sophomore Dan McCall and freshman Samantha Bullard rounded out the Jax State scoring with a 580 and 579 respectively.

The inclusion in the 2013 NCAA Rifle Championships marked the third consecutive year that JSU has competed for a national title and the 12th time in the program's history in which JSU has earned an invite to the NCAA Rifle Championships.  The Gamecocks notched their seventh Ohio Valley Conference Championship in early February.