U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Pace NJROTC
U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Pace NJROTC 968.4 to 926.0 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Rubi Cardenas who shot a 264.7. The remaining contributing members were Fabian Gaytan, Miguel Cardenas, and Alina Torres. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by LtCol Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC finishes the regular season eighteenth. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 4 record.
Pace NJROTC was led by Bianca Buensuceso who shot a 248.4. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Avery, Grace Dunn, and Desiree Geyen. Pace NJROTC is from Pace, FL, and is coached by John Baker.
Overall Pace NJROTC finishes the regular season twenty-third. They finished the regular season with a 3 - 5 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=1.1.2024032513011587.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2433
Pace NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2424
01 - 07 Apr 2024