Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Missouri Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Missouri Military Academy 1085.7 to 1060.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Raquel Martinez who shot a 275.4. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Romero, Maximus Wilcox, and Sariga Suresh. They are from Pueblo, CO, and are coached by Arnold Lewis.
Pueblo County AJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-first place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Missouri Military Academy was led by Zijie Zhou who shot a 269.9. The remaining contributing members were Marco Afane, Eliseo Buch, and Xiang Chen. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Joseph Balvanz.
Missouri Military Academy is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in nineteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in sixth place. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record.
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 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.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022103115255985.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1949
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1946
07 - 13 Nov 2022