Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Kaiserslautern AFJROTC
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Kaiserslautern AFJROTC 1583.1 to 1508.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in seventh place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 3 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Sarah Hancock who shot a 405.0. The remaining contributing members were Leah Stapp, Courtney Allison, and Leila Rivera-Page. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Kaiserslautern AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and sixth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Kaiserslautern AFJROTC was led by, Aiden Malcolm who shot a 390.0. The remaining contributing members were Reigen Pezel, Jonathan Stricker, and Marina Benavides. Kaiserslautern AFJROTC is from Kaiserslautern, Germany, and is coached by Eric San Pedro.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Sutter Union High School from Sutter, CA. Sutter Union High School currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Kaiserslautern AFJROTC will compete against Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Precision 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 Division is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910342352.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1572
Kaiserslautern AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1576
01 - 07 Nov 2021