Rifle
Mike Greene

Mike Greene

Title: Head Rifle Coach
Phone Number: 706-565-4070
Email Address: greene_mike@columbusstate.edu

Mike Greene is entering his seventh year as Athletic Facilities Coordinator and his third year as head coach for the rifle program at Columbus State University.

Coach Greene had an immediate impact on the program as Jonathan Hall won the 2010 Air Rifle Championship.  Hall’s mark of 699.9 is the highest total in NCAA history, besting the previous mark by 3.5 points.  In the program’s first two years, the Cougars have won the NCAA Sectional in both the air rifle and smallbore competitions.  As a result of the instant success of the team, Columbus State University hosted the 2011 NCAA Rifle Championship.

In 2011, Greene coached his first All-American as April Dunn was selected to the second team All-American in the Air Rifle discipline.

In addition to his duties as rifle coach, Greene is now responsible for the day-to-day operation of Columbus State University’s original gym, Woodruff Gym. He also handles the duties as a marketing representative for the CSU Athletic Department.

An ordained minister, Greene has served at several churches in the Columbus area and is the team chaplain for the men’s and women's basketball team at CSU.

Greene and wife Marlece have two adult daughters and three grandchildren. They reside in the Dinglewood area of Columbus.

Rifle
Jamie Beyerle

Jamie Beyerle

Title: Assistant Rifle Coach

Jamie Beyerle is entering her first full season as the assistant coach of the Columbus State rifle program in the 2011-2012 season.

Beyerle graduated from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks where she was a member of one of the most successful rifle programs in the country. In her time at Alaska-Fairbanks, the Nanooks won three National Championships.

Beyerle participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for the United States rifle team. There, she finished fourth in the Women’s 10m air rifle event and fifth in the Women’s 50m smallbore event.

In March 2011, Beyerle won gold in the 50m smallbore competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation event held in Sydney, Australia. She also won gold in the same event at the ISSF competition in Fort Benning which was held this May.  

In July, USA Shooting announced that Beyerle was nominated to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. She is currently ranked first in the world in the 50m smallbore event.

Jamie was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and now resides in Phenix City.
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