Topeka West AJROTC defeats Waller AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Topeka West AJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC 917.1 to 783.7 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Cesar Arteaga who shot a 239.6. The remaining contributing members were Gilbert Alcala, Brielle Belshe, and Jaffar Abu-Nasser. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by 1SG Johnnie Fields.
Waller AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Waller AFJROTC was led by, Priscilla Ayala who shot a 242.2. The remaining contributing members were Joel Andrade, Leigha Wilkes, and Blaine Brewer. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
This coming week Topeka West AJROTC has a bye week. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 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=1.1.2022013113554227.1
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1830
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1840
07 - 13 Feb 2022