Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeats Earl Warren AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC defeated Earl Warren AFJROTC 827.7 to 798.1 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, Nick Fewell who shot a 244.0. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Johnson, Savannah Nelson, and Caylen McCoy. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Earl Warren AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 7 record. Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by, Alejandro Tovar who shot a 211.5. The remaining contributing members were Shawn Rudd, Iaasc Silva, and Marchelo Puno. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Next up Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Lumen Christi Archangels from Anchorage, AK. Lumen Christi Archangels currently has a 1 - 6 record. While Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Topeka MCJROTC from Topeka, KS. Topeka MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 4 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=1.1.2022031408520968.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1835
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1848
21 - 27 Mar 2022