Sapulpa MCJROTC defeats Central Arkansas Hawkeyes
Shooting their highest score of the season Sapulpa MCJROTC defeated Central Arkansas Hawkeyes 2336.4 to 2272.5 in the 2024 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. Sapulpa MCJROTC was led by Emily Nelson who shot a 594.3. The remaining contributing members were Sydney Burrow, Logan Harwood, and Christopher Ford. They are from Sapulpa, OK, and are coached by William Shannon.
Sapulpa MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. Within the Jrotc Conference they are in third place. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Central Arkansas Hawkeyes was led by Chloe Parish who shot a 596.0. The remaining contributing members were Victoria Bellish, Nikulas Bellish, and Charleigh Herburger. Central Arkansas Hawkeyes is from Conway, AR, and is coached by Andy Faulkner.
Central Arkansas Hawkeyes is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Sapulpa MCJROTC will compete against Robinson Rifle Team from Burke, VA. Robinson Rifle Team currently has a 2 - 4 record. While Central Arkansas Hawkeyes will compete against Eldorado MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Eldorado MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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/1.1.2024072509092300.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024111109073228.1
Sapulpa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2509
Central Arkansas Hawkeyes team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2526
11 - 17 Nov 2024