Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1594.2 to 1558.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in fifth place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by, Leah Stapp who shot a 405.5. The remaining contributing members were Angelina Tinerow, Marisol Wentling, and Normar Oyola-Marrero. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and eighth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by, Isabella LaHaye who shot a 398.2. The remaining contributing members were Isabella Rios, Kristen Crawford, and Bella Gamez. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Granbury MCJROTC from Granbury, TX. Granbury MCJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 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 nearly 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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919676080.1
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1144
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1148
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