West AJROTC defeats James Madison AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated James Madison AJROTC 1022.8 to 987.8 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, West AJROTC is in sixth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by, Aracely Marquez who shot a 266.2. The remaining contributing members were Geremiah Pedraza, Austin Rutherford, and Ignacio Serrano. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
James Madison AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season James Madison AJROTC was led by, Gavin Usher who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Scanlon, Kaden Harris, and Adrian Gonzales. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While James Madison AJROTC has a bye week.
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 skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013572.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1401
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1406
03 - 09 Feb 2020