Marion AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Liberty County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Marion AJROTC edged out Liberty County AJROTC 992.8 to 988.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Marion AJROTC was led by Stephanie Miksch who shot a 266.4. The remaining contributing members were Gwynneth Hamilton, Shan Reed, and Jordan Hitchings. They are from Marion, IN, and are coached by David Farlow.
Marion AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-third place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in tenth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Liberty County AJROTC was led by Emily Goff who shot a 268.7. The remaining contributing members were Cierra Morales, Sydney Goff, and Jessie Brown. Liberty County AJROTC is from Bristol, FL, and is coached by Jason Dence.
Liberty County AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twentieth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up Marion AJROTC will compete against Bellevue West AFJROTC from Bellevue, NE. Bellevue West AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Liberty County AJROTC has a bye week.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022100317274901.1
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1997
Liberty County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1990
10 - 16 Oct 2022