SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeats Fork Union Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeated Fork Union Military Academy 904.1 to 871.2 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by, C Peterson who shot a 241.2. The remaining contributing members were J Register, F Mason, and B Kryzenski. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 0 - 3 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Isaac Gilman who shot a 239.0. The remaining contributing members were Tzu-Heng Hung, Nicholas Coleman, and Niv Patel. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Next up SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against Seaford NJROTC from Seaford, DE. Seaford NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against Smithson Valley from Spring Branch, TX. Smithson Valley currently has a 1 - 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=1.1.2022013113554263.1
SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1800
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1828
07 - 13 Feb 2022