Mattoon AJROTC Upsets Eldorado NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC upset Eldorado NJROTC 991 to 947 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mattoon AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 38 points lower than Eldorado NJROTC coming into this game.
Mattoon AJROTC finishes the season in twenty-third place overall. They finished the season with a 6 - 2 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Marko Verdin who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Alex Flenner, Anrew Niemerg, and Jacob Stewart. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Eldorado NJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. They finishes the season in twentieth place overall. Eldorado NJROTC was led by, Daniel Ruiz who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Davis, Francisco Pallanes, and Jannely Renderos. Eldorado NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by Maj Todd Hook.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.876384688.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1058
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1069
01 - 07 Apr 2019