Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats Union AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated Union AFJROTC 989.6 to 907.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Thomas Diaz who shot a 277.3. The remaining contributing members were Nick Fewell, Alex Jackson, and Mason Padgett. They are from Topeka, KS, and are coached by Lt Col Ron Daniels.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-eighth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Union AFJROTC was led by Keily Juarez who shot a 238.9. The remaining contributing members were Red Khanal, Ella Williams, and Mari Rodriguez. Union AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Rick Turner.
Union AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-third place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
This coming week Washburn Rural AFJROTC has a bye week. While Union AFJROTC also 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=1.1.2022100317282576.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2004
Union AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2003
10 - 16 Oct 2022