Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1072 to 1012 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Madesyn Floyd who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Jeffrey Rael, Eljer Wandasan, and Zander Santin. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by, Jacob Lara who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Fatima Hernandez, Isabel Quezada, and Saul Claustro . Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 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=1.1.844620053.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=924
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=916
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