James Madison AJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
James Madison AJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 1036.5 to 916.6 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. James Madison AJROTC was led by Nick Veracruz who shot a 262.3. The remaining contributing members were Valeria Rodriguez, Militza Camacho, and Elaynna Goddard. They are from San Antonio, TX, and are coached by LTC Scott Koast.
Overall James Madison AJROTC is ranked seventh. They have a 1 - 0 record.
American Legion Post 290 was led by Deion Evans who shot a 264.2. The remaining contributing members were Julia Combs, Jackson Niesent, and Emilynn Mika. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
Overall American Legion Post 290 is ranked twenty-fourth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up James Madison AJROTC will compete against Clark AFJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Clark AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While American Legion Post 290 will compete against Mountain Home NJROTC from Mountain Home, AR. Mountain Home NJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024012608462092.1
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2435
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2470
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