Pueblo County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Pueblo County AJROTC edged out Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1066 to 1056 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row, Pueblo County AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Kayla Mihelich who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Knox, Hannah Brown, and Nathaniel Romero. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Christian Sanchez who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Lara, Crystal Galvan, and Marina Banuelos. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763303102.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017