U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Marcos de Niza AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Marcos de Niza AJROTC 1034.5 to 983.7 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Eduardo Uribe who shot a 274.2. The remaining contributing members were Alexa Flores, Rosa Cardenas, and Fabian Gaytan. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by LtCol Shane Rossow.
U. S. Grant MCJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in fifth place. Within the Marine Corps JROTC Conference they are in first place. They have a 3 - 0 record.
Marcos de Niza AJROTC was led by Raeghan Willis who shot a 260.2. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Zazueta, Sarah Richard, and Mia Florez. Marcos de Niza AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Marcos de Niza AJROTC is also competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in seventh place. They have a 0 - 3 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Marcos de Niza AJROTC will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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.
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, kneeling, prone, and standing. Scored in decimal, 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023101014005142.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2248
Marcos de Niza AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2281
16 - 22 Oct 2023