U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Hoke County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Hoke County AJROTC 1052.6 to 755.4 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Alexa Flores who shot a 269.5. The remaining contributing members were Rosa Cardenas, Eduardo Uribe, and Omar Velez. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked fifth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Hoke County AJROTC was led by Ethan Landry who shot a 215.4. The remaining contributing members were Justin Rippy, Alyssia Pridgen, and Noah Rulli. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Overall Hoke County AJROTC is ranked fifty-third. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against James River NJROTC from Midlothian, VA. James River NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Hoke County AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023011922382670.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2185
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2125
30 Jan-05 Feb 23