C. T. Johnson AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
C. T. Johnson AJROTC edged out Fort Payne AJROTC 1036 to 1030 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in eleventh place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Ian Zinsmeister who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Paul Mankewitz, Paul Johnson, and Christian Crawford. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Snapping a two game win streak Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Jade Robison, Ibet Perez, and Cameron McElrath. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
This coming week C. T. Johnson AJROTC has a bye week. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916755111.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1189
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1184
14 - 20 Oct 2019