Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1085 to 1029 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC finishes the regular season in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Eljer Wandasan who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Madesyn Floyd, Jeffrey Rael, and Zander Santin. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will advance to the postseason's Invitational Tournament where they are the number eight seed. In their Quarterfinal matchup they will take on Cross Creek NJROTC who has a 5 - 2 record. The postseason begins 26 November 2018.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC finished the season with a 2 - 5 record. They finishes the season in twenty-second place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by, Saul Claustro who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Jacob Lara, Isabel Quezada, and Ana Toledo. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
These two teams are competing in the 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.847559292.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=924
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=916
12 - 18 Nov 2018