Onate NJROTC Upsets Eldorado NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Onate NJROTC upset Eldorado NJROTC 982 to 969 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Onate NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 7 points lower than Eldorado NJROTC coming into this game.
Their second win in a row. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in twentieth place overall. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Onate NJROTC was led by, Dacota Cribley who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Ashby, Rudy Allen, and Jayde Dean. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eldorado NJROTC was led by, Brianna Davis who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Francisco Pallanes, Daniel Ruiz, and Jonathan Davis. Eldorado NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by Maj Todd Hook.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against Hopewell AJROTC from Huntersville, NC. Hopewell AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Eldorado NJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West, CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.870615219.1
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1077
Eldorado NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1069
04 - 10 Mar 2019