Smith Station MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Smith Station MCJROTC edged out C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1076.7 to 1069.9 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Smith Station MCJROTC is in seventh place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Brooke Jarrett who shot a 276.9. The remaining contributing members were Louis Johnson, Hannah Williams, and Joel Baker. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fifth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Grant Mankewitz who shot a 273.4. The remaining contributing members were Elaine Knudson, Nicholas Turi, and Alyssa Castillo. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Next up Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While C. T. Johnson 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.945621158.1
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1408
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1425
02 - 08 Mar 2020