Pueblo County AJROTC Upsets Ozark AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC upset Ozark AJROTC 1079 to 1071 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Pueblo County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 28 points lower than Ozark AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row, Pueblo County AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Nathaniel Romero who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Brown, Vannesa Martinez, and Jennifer Knox. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Ozark AJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Ozark AJROTC was led by Elizabeth Vigneaux who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Britni Campbell, Nathan Obert, and Tyme Decker. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford .
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Ozark AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763303094.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017