West AJROTC defeats Fullerton Union JROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC defeated Fullerton Union JROTC 795.1 to 389.5 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. West AJROTC was led by Karla Rodriguez-Garcia who shot a 230.2. The remaining contributing members were Leo Gallardo, Eddie Lopez-Serda, and Nicolas 8Th. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Overall West AJROTC is ranked fifty-sixth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Fullerton Union JROTC was led by Joshua 1Rodriguez who shot a 196.0, while teammate Leo 1Saavedra shot a 193.5. Fullerton Union JROTC is from Fullerton, CA, and is coached by Michael Albertson.
Overall Fullerton Union JROTC is ranked sixty-ninth. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Fullerton Union JROTC will compete against Russell County JROTC from Russell Springs, KY. Russell County JROTC 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=1.1.2023020710014052.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2189
Fullerton Union JROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2190
13 - 19 Feb 2023