John F. Kennedy AJROTC defeats Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season John F. Kennedy AJROTC defeated Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC 952.2 to 797.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, John F. Kennedy AJROTC is in eighth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. John F. Kennedy AJROTC was led by, Isabel Rios who shot a 250.3. The remaining contributing members were Nicole Trujillo, Jazmin Espinosa-Garcia, and Alexandra Ronquillo. John F. Kennedy AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Mark Gartner.
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC was led by, David Whisenhunt who shot a 213.7. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Fang, Elleana Smiley, and Matthew Temple. Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC is from Lugoff, SC, and is coached by Rayford McDowell.
Next up John F. Kennedy AJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Riverside, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC will compete against Heritage Classical Christian Academy from Fenton, MO. Heritage Classical Christian Academy currently has a 0 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021101116104260.1
John F. Kennedy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1666
Lugoff-Elgin AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1685
18 - 24 Oct 2021