MOREHEAD, Ky. – Ethan Cole was named co-Freshman of the Year and to the Second-Team All-Conference and Smallbore All-Newcomer Teams, as the Morehead State rifle team placed fourth at the 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Rifle Championships on Sunday in Martin, Tenn.
Morehead State totaled a 4,543 aggregate score for the two-day competition, while Jacksonville State brought home its sixth OVC championship with a 4,631 total.
MSU began the event with a fourth place effort in the smallbore competition, shooting a team total of 2,266 on Saturday. Cole led the Eagles with a seventh place finish, firing a 573 total.
Rob Gagliani also earned Second-Team All-OVC Smallbore.
The championship wrapped up on Sunday, with the Eagles tallying a fourth place finish in air rifle with a 2277 total. Sophomore
Mary Saenger and freshman
Jumell Wilson each scored a 570 total to pace MSU.
The Eagles next head to Lexington, Ky., on Feb. 18-19 to compete in the NCAA Sectional Qualifier.
