Venice MCJROTC defeats Missouri Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Venice MCJROTC defeated Missouri Military Academy 1070.1 to 1038.7 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Venice MCJROTC was led by Collin Speyrer who shot a 277.6. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Mitizak, Julie Waller, and Tristyn Jordaan. They are from Venice, FL, and are coached by Frank Troxel.
Venice MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in tenth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Missouri Military Academy was led by Marco Afane who shot a 273.5. The remaining contributing members were Zijie Zhou, Blake Morais, and (Required) Hines. Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Joseph Balvanz.
Overall Missouri Military Academy is ranked twenty-ninth. They have a 1 - 2 record.
Next up Venice MCJROTC will compete against Mosley MCJROTC from Lynn Haven, FL. Mosley MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Missouri Military Academy will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213280140.1
Venice MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1952
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1946
03 - 16 Oct 2022