Abraham Lincoln AJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Abraham Lincoln AJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 997.3 to 943.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Laura Garcia who shot a 256.8. The remaining contributing members were Juan Luna, Silvia Cruz, and Gabe Lara. They are from Denver, CO, and are coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in nineteenth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in seventh place. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by Larissa Kelly who shot a 275.3. The remaining contributing members were Alexander Whitaker, Shelby Pickering, and Jeffrey Thomas. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Mattoon AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-ninth place. They have a 2 - 1 record.
Next up Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Ansbach AJROTC from Ansbach, Germany. Ansbach AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Cameron, NC. Union Pines NJROTC 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=1.1.2022100317282572.1
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2000
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1999
10 - 16 Oct 2022