Auburn AJROTC Upsets North Mesquite AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Auburn AJROTC upset North Mesquite AJROTC 1018 to 993 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Auburn AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 46 points lower than North Mesquite AJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row, Auburn AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Auburn AJROTC was led by Mauries Marcos who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Lael Verace, Emilio Santana, and Ian Salinas. Auburn AJROTC is from Rockford, IL, and is coached by Chris McMullen.
North Mesquite AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season North Mesquite AJROTC was led by Bradley Srader who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Adriana Robles, Nathalie Rios, and Joseph Spyker. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Billy Tollison.
Next up Auburn AJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Sierra Vista, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against Seneca Valley AJROTC from Harmony, PA. Seneca Valley AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763305672.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017