C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Venice MCJROTC
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Venice MCJROTC 1075.7 to 1000.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Nicholas Turi who shot a 281.8. The remaining contributing members were Feiona Nakprommin, Antonio Valdespino, and Sara Mercado. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Venice MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in ninth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Venice MCJROTC was led by, Collin Speyrer who shot a 269.4. The remaining contributing members were Tristyn Jordaan, Jackson Weaver, and David Feijoo. Venice MCJROTC is from Venice, FL, and is coached by Frank Troxel.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against West Broward AJROTC from Pembroke Pines, FL. West Broward AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Venice MCJROTC will compete against Missouri Military Academy from Mexico, MO. Missouri Military Academy currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 shoot 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213273434.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1951
Venice MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1952
26 Sep-09 Oct 22