Pace NJROTC defeats First State Military Academy
Pace NJROTC defeated First State Military Academy 943.6 to 898.1 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pace NJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Pace NJROTC was led by, Gabriella Pickard who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Alexander Snyder, Collin Neville, and Hannah Olafsen. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, Fl, and is coached by John Baker.
Snapping a two game win streak First State Military Academy currently has a 2 - 2 record. First State Military Academy was led by, Shawn McDougall who shot a 227.2. The remaining contributing members were Ashley Diaz-Martinez, Tyler Johnes, and Alayna Hensley. First State Military Academy is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by Major McCombs.
Next up Pace NJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. While First State Military Academy has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022020715310005.1
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1790
First State Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1814
14 - 20 Feb 2022