St. John's College AJROTC Defeats SOROCO Rifle Club
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1363 points, St. John's College AJROTC defeated SOROCO Rifle Club. St. John's College AJROTC finishes the season in eleventh place overall and eighth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 2 - 1 record. St. John's College AJROTC was led by John Kavanagh who shot a 349. The remaining contributing members were Maria Shepp, Jessica Kolevar, and Ryan Hunter. St. John's College AJROTC is from Washington, DC, and is coached by SFC Scheddrick Womack.
SOROCO Rifle Club finished the season with a 0 - 3 record. They finishes the season in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. SOROCO Rifle Club is from McCoy, CO, and is coached by Rick Kirby.
Next up St. John's College AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While SOROCO Rifle Club has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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 a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.841799978.1
St. John's College AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=964
SOROCO Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=965
15 - 21 Oct 2018