Zion Benton NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mitchell AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Zion Benton NJROTC edged out Mitchell AFJROTC 1030.5 to 1014.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Franchisco Camacho who shot a 268.7. The remaining contributing members were Brian Rico, Shanon Braden, and Davin Braden. They are from Zion, IL, and are coached by Master Chief Dan Hackstein.
Overall Zion Benton NJROTC is ranked fifteenth. They have a 3 - 4 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mitchell AFJROTC was led by Alaura Figueroa who shot a 271.0. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Mountjoy, Ruben Silva, and Kimberly Quiterio. Mitchell AFJROTC is from Colorado Springs, CO, and is coached by Christopher Newcomer.
Overall Mitchell AFJROTC is ranked fourteenth. They have a 4 - 3 record.
This coming week Zion Benton NJROTC has a bye week. While Mitchell AFJROTC will compete against West Valley MCJROTC from Fairbanks, AK. West Valley MCJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 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=1.1.2023030811541141.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2132
Mitchell AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2178
13 - 19 Mar 2023