Lafayette Gun Club Upsets James Madison AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club upset James Madison AJROTC 927 to 840 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Lafayette Gun Club was able to win despite averaging 130 points lower than James Madison AJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Holly Freeman who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were Maria Koenig, Victoria Koenig, and Matthew Stout. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Mark Teixeira.
James Madison AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season James Madison AJROTC was led by, Josue Reyes who shot a 221. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Robles, Dylan Mangus, and Bryce Terhune. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.
This coming week Lafayette Gun Club has a bye week. While James Madison AJROTC will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.867736439.1
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1107
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1063
18 - 24 Feb 2019