West Forsyth AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Mountain View MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season West Forsyth AJROTC edged out Mountain View MCJROTC 983.9 to 967.3 in the 2024 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. West Forsyth AJROTC was led by Gabriela Gonzalez who shot a 264.2. The remaining contributing members were Christian Ortiz Vargas, Janluca Chinchilla, and Alexander Oxendine. They are from Clemmons, NC, and are coached by MAJ Richard Sugg.
Overall West Forsyth AJROTC is ranked thirteenth. They have a 2 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Mountain View MCJROTC was led by Wallace Hogan who shot a 251.2. The remaining contributing members were Aziya Waddy , Anastasia Witte, and Makayla Irwin. Mountain View MCJROTC is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by SgtMaj Allen Tanner.
Overall Mountain View MCJROTC is ranked twenty-fifth. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Next up West Forsyth AJROTC will compete against Kelly Walsh MCJROTC from Casper, WY. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Mountain View MCJROTC will compete against LeMoore NJROTC from Lemoore, CA. LeMoore NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by Scopos, 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, kneeling, prone, and standing. 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=1.1.2024020514112459.1
West Forsyth AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2443
Mountain View MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2444
12 - 18 Feb 2024