West AJROTC Upsets Ridgeland AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West AJROTC upset Ridgeland AFJROTC 1325 to 1298 last week in the National Air Rifle League. West AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 51 points lower than Ridgeland AFJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row, West AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. West AJROTC was led by Daniel Ponce de Leon who shot a 354. The remaining contributing members were Lesly Trejo-Nava, Kimberly Irazoque-Soriano, and Ashlyn DeLaRosa-Ramirez. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Ridgeland AFJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Ridgeland AFJROTC was led by Martin Camlic who shot a 354. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Atchison, Daniel Barrett, and Zori Champion. Ridgeland AFJROTC is from Rossville, GA, and is coached by MSgt Carl Gentry Jr.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC from Albuquerque, NM. Atrisco Heritage Academy MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Ridgeland AFJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. 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 round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763353198.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017