Kofa MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Haughton AFJROTC
Kofa MCJROTC edged out Haughton AFJROTC 1070.9 to 1054.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Kofa MCJROTC was led by Christian Gerardo who shot a 274.4. The remaining contributing members were Carlos Soto, Hannah Daniels, and Jasmine Escalera. They are from Yuma, AZ, and are coached by Todd Birney.
Kofa MCJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in sixteenth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they finish in fourth place. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 3 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Kofa MCJROTC preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 1035 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year.
Haughton AFJROTC was led by Katelyn Lewis who shot a 270.6. The remaining contributing members were Leland Merritt, Layla Briggs, and Candice Giddings. Haughton AFJROTC is from Haughton, LA, and is coached by Tony Zucco.
Overall Haughton AFJROTC finishes the regular season thirty-third. They finished the regular season with a 4 - 3 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Haughton AFJROTC preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 1035 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
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=1.1.2022110717205258.1
Kofa MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1955
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2005
14 - 20 Nov 2022