West AJROTC Upsets Eldorado NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC upset Eldorado NJROTC 977 to 973 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. West AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 13 points lower than Eldorado NJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, West AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall. They currently have a 6 - 1 record. West AJROTC was led by, Jennifer Diaz who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Hillary Trejo-Nava, Seth Barela, and Juan Flores. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eldorado NJROTC was led by, Francisco Pallanes who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Davis, Barbara Gutierrez, and Brianna Davis. Eldorado NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by Maj Todd Hook.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Grant County AJROTC from Dry Ridge, KY. Grant County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record. While Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.874981990.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1081
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1069
18 - 31 Mar 2019