Saint Thomas Academy defeats Robert McQueen AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Saint Thomas Academy defeated Robert McQueen AJROTC 1123.8 to 1097.7 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Saint Thomas Academy was led by Jonah Saad who shot a 283.9. The remaining contributing members were Will Sellner, Will Carey, and Tadhg Harlin. 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 first place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Snapping a four game win streak Robert McQueen AJROTC was led by Tynan Leyva who shot a 284.7. The remaining contributing members were Delanie Salas, Nayeli Cruz, and Garbiel Youngker. Robert McQueen AJROTC is from Reno, NV, and is coached by Nick Snelson.
Robert McQueen AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. While Robert McQueen AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 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=1.1.2024110415222298.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2585
Robert McQueen AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2563
11 - 17 Nov 2024