Venice MCJROTC defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Venice MCJROTC defeated Lafayette Gun Club 1049.1 to 974.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Venice MCJROTC was led by Julie Waller who shot a 265.5. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Mitizak, Collin Speyrer, and Tristyn Jordaan. They are from Venice, FL, and are coached by Frank Troxel.
Venice MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 1 record.
Lafayette Gun Club was led by Caroline Bullock who shot a 269.5. The remaining contributing members were Alexandra Orr, Brody Campbell, and Natalie Tuggle. Lafayette Gun Club is from Yorktown, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Overall Lafayette Gun Club is ranked forty-third. They have a 2 - 3 record.
Next up Venice MCJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against James River NJROTC from Midlothian, VA. James River NJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 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=1.1.2022102511122005.1
Venice MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1952
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2034
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