GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Preston Tucker has signed a national letter of intent to attend Tusculum College and play golf for the Pioneers announced TC men's coach Bob Dibble.

Tucker, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., is wrapping up his JUCO career at Walters State College where he is coached by Tusculum Sports Hall of Famer Bill Gardner. Tucker has a 77.13 scoring average this season with the Senators.

The Knoxville Catholic High School graduate was an All-KIL second team selection with the Fighting Irish where he finished runner-up at the 2013 TSSAA Region Tournament. He also tied for sixth at the AAJGT Event at Willow Creek and 13th at the Holston Hills Invitational. His high school coach was Adam Walker.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports, including women's lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

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