U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Hoke County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Hoke County AJROTC 950.5 to 876.4 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Rubi Cardenas who shot a 272.7. The remaining contributing members were Miguel Cardenas, Fabian Gaytan, and Alejandro Madrid. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by LtCol Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked twenty-third. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Hoke County AJROTC was led by Miguel Sanchez Jimenez who shot a 251.2. The remaining contributing members were Jalyn Fernandez, Hannah McCann, and Alexander Robinson. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Overall Hoke County AJROTC is ranked thirty-eighth. They have a 0 - 2 record.
This coming week U. S. Grant MCJROTC has a bye week. While Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.2024012608465165.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2433
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2430
05 - 11 Feb 2024