McMichael AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Kofa MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season McMichael AFJROTC edged out Kofa MCJROTC 1102.7 to 1089.8 in the 2024 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. McMichael AFJROTC was led by Kelsey Steele who shot a 289.0. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Piotrowski, Autumn Hall, and Chesni Hopper. They are from Mayodan, NC, and are coached by Andrew Mercer.
McMichael AFJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in first place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Kofa MCJROTC was led by Delila Mendez who shot a 278.7. The remaining contributing members were Mildreth Hernandez, Thifanny Cardenas, and Jasmine Escalera. Kofa MCJROTC is from Yuma, AZ, and is coached by Todd Birney.
Kofa MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Next up McMichael AFJROTC will compete against Kauai High School from Lihue, HI. Kauai High School currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Kofa MCJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
The league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072508570849.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024100716484070.1
McMichael AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2495
Kofa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2639
14 - 20 Oct 2024