Denver North AJROTC Narrowly Defeats New Albany NJROTC
Denver North AJROTC edged out New Albany NJROTC 934.3 to 921.3 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Denver North AJROTC was led by Jonathan Romero who shot a 264.6. The remaining contributing members were Giulio Quijano, Brady Wonhof, and Gael Tavarez. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Overall Denver North AJROTC is ranked forty-sixth. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season New Albany NJROTC was led by Devon Barnicott who shot a 243.4. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Minton, Logan Gentry, and Chaz Needy. New Albany NJROTC is from New Albany, IN, and is coached by Michael Cluver.
Overall New Albany NJROTC is ranked forty-fourth. They have a 2 - 4 record.
Next up Denver North AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While New Albany NJROTC will compete against Waimea High School from Waimea, HI. Waimea High School currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024022612354047.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2467
New Albany NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2465
04 - 10 Mar 2024