Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Washburn Rural AFJROTC 1078.2 to 789.9 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Mario Guzman who shot a 272.1. The remaining contributing members were Addyson Gustafson, Miah Leong, and Nathan Zelaya. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Nick Fewell who shot a 223.7. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Johnson, Lucas Lindey, and Taylor Leonard. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
This coming week Zion Benton NJROTC has a bye week. While Washburn Rural AFJROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022012111274656.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1808
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1835
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