U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Mariner AJROTC
U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Mariner AJROTC 919.3 to 882.7 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Fabian Gaytan who shot a 245.8. The remaining contributing members were Miguel Cardenas, Alejandro Madrid, and Alina Torres. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by LtCol Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked twenty-first. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Mariner AJROTC was led by Joann Gonnering who shot a 262.6. The remaining contributing members were Augustin Calderon, Robert Woelke, and Lukus Aldrich. Mariner AJROTC is from Cape Coral, and is coached by Bryan Williams.
Overall Mariner AJROTC is ranked seventeenth. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Caney Creek NJROTC from Conroe, TX. Caney Creek NJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Mariner AJROTC will compete against Daniel Boone MCJROTC from Gray, TN. Daniel Boone MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024021214265500.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2433
Mariner AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2438
19 - 25 Feb 2024