First State Military Academy MCJROTC Upsets Pueblo West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season First State Military Academy MCJROTC upset Pueblo West AJROTC 977 to 911 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. First State Military Academy MCJROTC was able to win despite averaging 12 points lower than Pueblo West AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row. With the win, First State Military Academy MCJROTC is in twenty-second place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. First State Military Academy MCJROTC was led by, Madison Husted who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Timothy Dziubinsky, John Roisland, and Kenneth Selzer. First State Military Academy MCJROTC is from Clayton, DE, and is coached by MSgt Huston.
Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Kailey Arrigo who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Ure, Tyana Sanchez, and Jacile Sanchez. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
This coming week First State Military Academy MCJROTC has a bye week. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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=1.1.870615221.1
First State Military Academy MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1106
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1073
04 - 10 Mar 2019