Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Camden County NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Camden County NJROTC 1596.7 to 1566.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Leah Stapp who shot a 400.8. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Hancock, Courtney Allison, and Caden Cavanaugh. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Camden County NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place overall and fourth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Camden County NJROTC was led by, Cole Gott-Lay who shot a 397.2. The remaining contributing members were Danjela Jordan De Jesus, Abigail Swain, and Katie Mooren. Camden County NJROTC is from Kingsland, GA, and is coached by Stephen Banta.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Camden County NJROTC will compete against La Cueva MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. La Cueva MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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=1.1.2021092315505307.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1572
Camden County NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1571
04 - 10 Oct 2021