U. S. Grant MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lewisville AJROTC
U. S. Grant MCJROTC edged out Lewisville AJROTC 1047.0 to 1037.7 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Alexa Flores who shot a 270.2. The remaining contributing members were Eduardo Uribe, Omar Velez, and Rosa Cardenas. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked sixth. They have a 4 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Lewisville AJROTC was led by Jaylynn Compton who shot a 268.5. The remaining contributing members were Ciara Morris, Carlos McElhaney, and Byron Sherman. Lewisville AJROTC is from Richburg, SC, and is coached by LTC Dave Lander.
Overall Lewisville AJROTC is ranked fourteenth. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While Lewisville AJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2023021314051969.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2185
Lewisville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2150
20 - 26 Feb 2023