Venice MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mountain View MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Venice MCJROTC edged out Mountain View MCJROTC 1083.0 to 1066.6 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Venice MCJROTC was led by Tristyn Jordaan who shot a 276.8. The remaining contributing members were Collin Speyrer, Samantha Mitizak, and Julie Waller. 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 third place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Mountain View MCJROTC was led by Angelina Govoni who shot a 272.6. The remaining contributing members were Sameer Singh, Charles Wallace, and Aleena Owens. Mountain View MCJROTC is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by SgtMaj Allen Tanner.
Mountain View MCJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in third place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 2 record.
Next up Venice MCJROTC will compete against Lafayette Gun Club from Yorktown, VA. Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Mountain View MCJROTC will compete against Round Rock MCJROTC from Round Rock, TX. Round Rock MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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=1.1.2022101714313020.1
Venice MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1952
Mountain View MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1973
24 - 30 Oct 2022