Competition Recap

James Madison AJROTC defeats Shoals American Legion

Shooting their highest score of the season James Madison AJROTC defeated Shoals American Legion 995.9 to 883.5 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, James Madison AJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. James Madison AJROTC was led by, Jonathan Gonzales who shot a 251.1. The remaining contributing members were Gavin Usher, Kaden Harris, and Adrian Gonzales. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.

Shoals American Legion currently has a 1 - 3 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Chase Crowder who shot a 236.6. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Justus, Emma Justus, and Wyatt Taylor. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Chrystal Maschino.

Next up James Madison AJROTC will compete against Stranahan MCJROTC from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Shoals American Legion will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 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 skill level.

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 10.9 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.

For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter

Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.942728091.1

James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1406

Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1384

17 - 23 Feb 2020

Individual - Sporter

Rank Participant Region Prone Standing Kneeling Individual
1 Gonzales, Jonathan (351138) San Antonio, TX 90.5 78.6 82.0 251.1
2 Usher, Gavin (351135) San Antonio, TX 87.2 79.7 82.6 249.5
3 Harris, Kaden (351134) San Antonio, TX 89.8 68.0 90.9 248.7
4 Gonzales, Adrian (351141) San Antonio, TX 83.9 75.0 87.7 246.6
5 Crowder, Chase (111) Shoals, IN 93.5 65.3 77.8 236.6
6 Justus, Hailey (108) Shoals, IN 81.1 65.8 81.2 228.1
7 Myers , Kristoff (351142) San Antonio, TX 85.5 70.5 71.9 227.9
8 Justus, Emma (109) Shoals, IN 85.2 46.2 86.1 217.5

Team - Sporter

Rank Participant Region Prone Standing Kneeling Team
1 James Madison AJROTC San Antonio, TX 353.0 303.8 343.2 995.9
2 Shoals American Legion Shoals, IN 331.7 241.9 309.9 883.5

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