Saint Thomas Academy Narrowly Defeats Selma MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Saint Thomas Academy edged out Selma MCJROTC 1110.4 to 1104.5 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Saint Thomas Academy was led by Will Sellner who shot a 281.8. The remaining contributing members were Jonah Saad, Will Carey, and Nick Steiner. They are from Mendota Heights, MN, and are coached by Paul Preblich.
Saint Thomas Academy is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Selma MCJROTC was led by Dulce Gallardo who shot a 281.9. The remaining contributing members were Catherine Baez, Kimberly Torres, and Azul Estrada. Selma MCJROTC is from Selma, CA, and is coached by Mike Romero.
Selma MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against American Legion Post 72 from Warrenton, VA. American Legion Post 72 currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Selma MCJROTC will compete against Eldorado MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Eldorado MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
The league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072508570849.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024100716484088.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2585
Selma MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2627
14 - 20 Oct 2024