Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats William Floyd NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated William Floyd NJROTC 888 to 811 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Washburn Rural AFJROTC finishes the season in sixth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 2 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Chris Beeson who shot a 227. The remaining contributing members were Zoe Spangler, Winter Doud, and Zane Hermann. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
William Floyd NJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 2 record. William Floyd NJROTC was led by, Colby Neidig who shot a 206. The remaining contributing members were Keaton Peters, Michael Russitano, and Helena Gawlowski. William Floyd NJROTC is from Mastic Beach, NY, and is coached by Dwight Becherer.
Next up Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Gibbs AJROTC from Corryton, TN. Gibbs AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. While William Floyd NJROTC will compete against Northwood AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Northwood AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.846168429.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=855
William Floyd NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=982
05 - 11 Nov 2018