Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Vilseck AJROTC
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Vilseck AJROTC 1498 to 1458 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC finishes the regular season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Kailia Jones who shot a 385. The remaining contributing members were Jared Tipton, Logan Schartung, and Jacquelin Horval. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC season will continue next week in the Post-Season tournament. They received an automatic bid for winning the Champions Division and will be seeded eighth. They will compete against one seed Georgia Competitive Shooters in the opening game.
Vilseck AJROTC dropped to 5 - 2 on the season. They finish the season in fourth place in their Division. Vilseck AJROTC was led by Shelby Hartmann who shot a 368. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Garcia, Victoria Banister, and Mikaela Motherwell. Vilseck AJROTC is from Vilseck, Germany, and is coached by Mitchell Pollock.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, both Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC and Vilseck AJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688457926.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016