Marion AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
Marion AJROTC edged out Washburn Rural AFJROTC 964.2 to 961.9 in the 2023 National Sporter Air Rifle League. Marion AJROTC was led by Adelia Santiago who shot a 245.4. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Torres, Damian Evans, and Lilly Carter. They are from Marion, IN, and are coached by David Farlow.
Marion AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-ninth place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Nick Fewell who shot a 256.7. The remaining contributing members were Noah Czechanski, Kelcie Schneider, and Landen Minton. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by Lt Col Ron Daniels.
Washburn Rural AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in forty-fourth place. They have a 1 - 5 record.
Next up Marion AJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Fontana, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.2023103015503742.1
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2297
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2308
06 - 12 Nov 2023