Fork Union Military Academy defeats East Surry AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fork Union Military Academy defeated East Surry AJROTC 957.9 to 769.3 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. They finished the season with a 6 - 3 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Tzu-Heng Hung who shot a 260.7. The remaining contributing members were Isaac Gilman, Christopher Acosta -Serrano, and Nicholas Coleman. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
East Surry AJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 6 record. East Surry AJROTC was led by, Colby Stowers who shot a 222.7. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Boggs, Nicholas Boggs, and Michael Needham. East Surry AJROTC is from Pilot Mountain, NC, and is coached by Robert Sentell.
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=1.1.2022032023202422.1
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1828
East Surry AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1838
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