Saint Thomas Academy defeats East Surry AJROTC
Saint Thomas Academy defeated East Surry AJROTC 997.8 to 737.0 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Saint Thomas Academy is in ninth place overall. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Saint Thomas Academy was led by, Will Buchelle who shot a 271.4. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Podolyan, Ryan Becker, and Tadhg Harlin. Saint Thomas Academy is from Mendota Heights, MN, and is coached by Paul Preblich.
East Surry AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. East Surry AJROTC was led by, Dylan Myers who shot a 212.9. The remaining contributing members were Colby Stowers, Joseph Boggs, and Addy Collins. East Surry AJROTC is from Pilot Mountain, NC, and is coached by Robert Sentell.
Next up Saint Thomas Academy will compete against Round Rock MCJROTC from Round Rock, TX. Round Rock MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While East Surry AJROTC will compete against Northview NJROTC from Bratt, FL. Northview NJROTC 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
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022012111255337.1
Saint Thomas Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1791
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1838
24 - 30 Jan 2022