Auburn AJROTC defeats Concordia Lutheran AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Auburn AJROTC defeated Concordia Lutheran AJROTC 898 to 754 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Auburn AJROTC is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Auburn AJROTC was led by Marcos Mauries who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Donni Purifoy , Suryia Malivarn, and Lael Verace. Auburn AJROTC is from Rockford, IL, and is coached by Chris McMullen.
Concordia Lutheran AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in ninth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Concordia Lutheran AJROTC was led by JAZMIN MARKS who shot a 225. The remaining contributing members were CECELIA SEIFER, LUCAS ROSBROUGH, and CHRIS JACKSON. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC is from Ft. Wayne, IN, and is coached by Alan Conrad.
Next up Auburn AJROTC will compete against Taylor County AJROTC from Monticello, FL. Taylor County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688452591.1
10 - 16 Oct 2016