Los Alamos NJROTC Upsets Liberty NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Los Alamos NJROTC upset Liberty NJROTC 1429 to 1384 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Los Alamos NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 364 points lower than Liberty NJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Los Alamos NJROTC is in eighth place in their Division with a 1 - 2 record. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Jacob Torrez who shot a 373. The remaining contributing members were Echo Rogers, Jonathon Chavez, and Alex Proicou. Los Alamos NJROTC is from Los Alamos, NM, and is coached by Timothy Graziani.
Liberty NJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in tenth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Liberty NJROTC was led by Mathea Caole who shot a 365. The remaining contributing members were Christian Castro, Chandler Alexander, and Timothy Caole. Liberty NJROTC is from Renton, WA, and is coached by John Deehr.
Next up Los Alamos NJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Liberty NJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 Division is the most difficult division in the conference. 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=1.1.763348841.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017