Fontana MCJROTC Upsets Kofa MCJROTC
Fontana MCJROTC upset Kofa MCJROTC 1083.4 to 1027.4 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Fontana MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 158 points lower than Kofa MCJROTC coming into this game.
Fontana MCJROTC was led by Stephanie Mendoza who shot a 282.8. The remaining contributing members were Ana Porras, Mileydi Corea, and Eliezer Moreno. They are from Fontana, CA, and are coached by LtCol Denny Meelarp.
Fontana MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Kofa MCJROTC was led by Delila Mendez who shot a 280.5. The remaining contributing members were Mildreth Hernandez, Austin Fritz, and Caden White. Kofa MCJROTC is from Yuma, AZ, and is coached by Todd Birney.
Kofa MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Fontana MCJROTC will compete against Austin E Lathrop AJROTC from Fairbanks, AK. Austin E Lathrop AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Kofa MCJROTC will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 3 - 0 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=1.1.2024101515554947.1
Fontana MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2630
Kofa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2639
21 - 27 Oct 2024