Mitchell AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats West Valley MCJROTC
Mitchell AFJROTC edged out West Valley MCJROTC 1006.2 to 1002.5 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Mitchell AFJROTC was led by Alaura Figueroa who shot a 269.0. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Mountjoy, Ruben Silva, and Larry Sugia. They are from Colorado Springs, CO, and are coached by Christopher Newcomer.
Overall Mitchell AFJROTC is ranked eleventh. They have a 5 - 3 record.
West Valley MCJROTC was led by Rahziel Brooks who shot a 258.3. The remaining contributing members were Katie Ojaniemi, Kyle Sharpton, and James Williams. West Valley MCJROTC is from Fairbanks, AK, and is coached by SSgt Travis Walker.
Overall West Valley MCJROTC is ranked eighteenth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
This coming week Mitchell AFJROTC has a bye week. While West Valley MCJROTC will compete against Concordia Lutheran AJROTC from Ft. Wayne, IN. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC currently has a 4 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 shoots 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023031314354519.1
Mitchell AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2178
West Valley MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2142
20 - 26 Mar 2023