Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats St Stephens NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated St Stephens NJROTC 928.4 to 905.5 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Aydan Rohlf who shot a 239.4. The remaining contributing members were Michael Leonard, Kelsie Schneider, and Noah Czechanski. They are from Topeka, KS, and are coached by Lt Col Ron Daniels.
Overall Washburn Rural AFJROTC is ranked forty-seventh. They have a 5 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season St Stephens NJROTC was led by Anel Chavez who shot a 232.6. The remaining contributing members were Eliseo Chavez, Makalynn Joines, and Kaitlyn Barger. St Stephens NJROTC is from Hickory, NC, and is coached by John Moore.
Overall St Stephens NJROTC is ranked forty-fifth. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Next up Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Fontana, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record. While St Stephens NJROTC will compete against Fork Union Military Academy from Fork Union, VA. Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 3 - 4 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=1.1.2023031314354571.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2121
St Stephens NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2168
20 - 26 Mar 2023