C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Lafayette Gun Club
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Lafayette Gun Club 1056.7 to 930.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in third place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Grant Mankewitz who shot a 267.5. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Castillo, Elaine Knudson, and Nicholas Turi. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall. Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Lacy Matney who shot a 277.4. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Evans, McKenna Swain, and Jonas Taylor. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Las Vegas AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Bellevue West from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West currently has a 0 - 1 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter-1
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.939013345.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1425
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1409
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