Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Upsets Los Alamos NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC upset Los Alamos NJROTC 1501 to 1497 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 46 points lower than Los Alamos NJROTC coming into this game.
Their sixth win in a row, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Kailia Jones who shot a 385. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Balajadia, Jared Tipton, and Jeric Wandasan. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Snapping a five game win streak Los Alamos NJROTC dropped to 5 - 1 on the season. They are currently in second place in their Division. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Stephanie Nielsen who shot a 379. The remaining contributing members were Samantha Miller, Holly Hayes, and Jacob Torrez. Los Alamos NJROTC is from Los Alamos, NM, and is coached by Wes Shumaker.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Vilseck AJROTC from Vilseck, Germany. Vilseck AJROTC currently has a 5 - 1 record. Los Alamos NJROTC will compete against Lafayette AJROTC from Lafayette, GA. Lafayette AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688457966.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016