Pacific MCJROTC defeats Fork Union Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Pacific MCJROTC defeated Fork Union Military Academy 1031 to 860 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pacific MCJROTC is in third place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pacific MCJROTC was led by, Destiny Martin who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Leamia Perez, Julia Thomas, and Saraha Johnson. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 1 - 1 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Vincent Hatch who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were N Moore, Adam Nazar, and Khang Le. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by David Wallace.
Next up Pacific MCJROTC will compete against Stranahan MCJROTC from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against James Madison AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. James Madison AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.863875194.1
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1067
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1096
04 - 10 Feb 2019