U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Mountain Home NJROTC
U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Mountain Home NJROTC 977.8 to 955.8 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Rubi Cardenas who shot a 275.0. The remaining contributing members were Fabian Gaytan, Alina Torres, and Miguel Cardenas. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by LtCol Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked nineteenth. They have a 3 - 4 record.
Mountain Home NJROTC was led by Emerson Walls who shot a 260.6. The remaining contributing members were Lukas Pool , MaKynley Smith, and Karhys Herbert. Mountain Home NJROTC is from Mountain Home, AR, and is coached by Jason Williams.
Overall Mountain Home NJROTC is ranked thirtieth. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Pace NJROTC from Pace, FL. Pace NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. While Mountain Home NJROTC will compete against John F. Kennedy AJROTC from Denver, CO. John F. Kennedy AJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 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=1.1.2024031812551843.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2433
Mountain Home NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2450
25 - 31 Mar 2024