Waimea AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mountain View MCJROTC
Waimea AJROTC edged out Mountain View MCJROTC 1051.7 to 1035.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Waimea AJROTC was led by Rochelle Uri who shot a 273.6. The remaining contributing members were Trislyn Martinez, Kaye Marie Alvarez, and Fredy Padamada. They are from Waimea, HI, and are coached by William Wilder.
Waimea AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Mountain View MCJROTC was led by Sameer Singh who shot a 269.5. The remaining contributing members were Aleena Owens, Charles Wallace, and Jocelyn Borges. Mountain View MCJROTC is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by SgtMaj Allen Tanner.
Mountain View MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in fourth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Next up Waimea AJROTC will compete against Round Rock MCJROTC from Round Rock, TX. Round Rock MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Mountain View MCJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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=1.1.2022100317282532.1
Waimea AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1950
Mountain View MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1973
10 - 16 Oct 2022