Complete Results & All-OVC AwardsJACKSONVILLE – For the fourth consecutive year and the ninth time overall, the Jacksonville State rifle team claimed an Ohio Valley Conference Rifle Championship on Sunday at its home range on the JSU campus.
The Gamecocks, who won the OVC Smallbore crown on Saturday with a 2311, the Red and White capped off the weekend with a 2351 in the air rifle to win the overall championship with an aggregate mark of 4662. JSU edged Murray State by 18 points as the Racers gave JSU a battle throughout the weekend. The Racers were 10 marks behind Jax State in air rifle with a 2341. UT Martin rounded out the top-three in the team standings.
The Gamecocks were paced by sophomore
Brandon Muske's top air rifle mark of 593. For his efforts, he was named the 2015 OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the year. Muske becomes the sixth JSU shooter to be named the top air rifle shooter in the conference and the first since Monica Fyfe won the award in 2013.
JSU's air rifle score was bolstered by
Cole Tucker's 591 and
Samantha Bullard's score of 589.
Dan McCall, who had a 584 in smallbore on Saturday, finished with a 578 in air rifle. The trio were all named to the OVC Air Rifle First Team. Bullard and Brooks also were named to the OVC Smallbore First Team.
Jax State Head Coach
Ron Frost shared 2015 OVC Coach of the Year honors with MSU's Alan Lollar. It marks the sixth time that Frost has claimed the league's top coaching honor, which is voted upon by his peers.
