East River AJROTC defeats Waller AFJROTC
East River AJROTC defeated Waller AFJROTC 884.8 to 366.3 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. East River AJROTC was led by, Seth Ewing who shot a 235.7. The remaining contributing members were Patrick Rodi, Julian Cash, and Lex Cardona. East River AJROTC is from Orlando, FL, and is coached by Eric Flores.
Waller AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Waller AFJROTC was led by, Joel Andrade who shot a 233.8. The remaining contributing members were Bryan Martinez, Priscilla Ayala, and Eva Bradley. Waller AFJROTC is from Waller, TX, and is coached by Lt Col Byrl Engel.
Next up East River AJROTC will compete against Smith Station MCJROTC from Smith Station, AL. Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Waller AFJROTC will compete against MacArthur AJROTC from Irving, TX. MacArthur AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.2022020715310045.1
East River AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1788
Waller AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1840
14 - 20 Feb 2022