Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Upsets Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC upset Fort Payne AJROTC 1064 to 1021 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 22 points lower than Fort Payne AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in twenty-second place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Madesyn Floyd who shot a 281. The remaining contributing members were Eljer Wandasan, Jeffrey Rael, and Zander Santin. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Kristen Fowler who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Ibet Perez, and Jade Robison. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.843225829.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=924
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=941
22 - 28 Oct 2018