C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Missouri Military Academy
C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Missouri Military Academy 1104.2 to 1083.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, C. T. Johnson AJROTC is in sixth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Grant Mankewitz who shot a 282.2. The remaining contributing members were Jaden Neel, Nicholas Turi, and Sara Mercado. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Missouri Military Academy currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Missouri Military Academy was led by, Ethan Zinser who shot a 286.2. The remaining contributing members were Marco Afane, Landon Meyer, and Ezekiel Richardson. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against David Crockett NJROTC from Jonesborough, TN. David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910372236.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1604
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1600
01 - 07 Nov 2021