Washburn Rural AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Chaparral NJROTC
Washburn Rural AFJROTC edged out Chaparral NJROTC 756.6 to 737.8 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Nick Fewell who shot a 216.8. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Johnson, Aaron Dailey, and Zach Zillinger. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Chaparral NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. Chaparral NJROTC was led by, John Acosta who shot a 229.9. The remaining contributing members were Jesus Romero, Yitzelle Chavez, and Damian Ruiz. Chaparral NJROTC is from Las Vegas, NV, and is coached by John Becker.
Next up Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against New Bern NJROTC from New Bern, NC. New Bern NJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While Chaparral NJROTC will compete against Randolph AJROTC from Universal City, TX. Randolph AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 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=1.1.2022021414354477.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1835
Chaparral NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1832
21 - 27 Feb 2022