Auburn AJROTC defeats C. T. Johnson AJROTC
Auburn AJROTC defeated C. T. Johnson AJROTC 1012 to 937 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Auburn AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Auburn AJROTC was led by Mauries Marcos who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were Lael Verace, Ian Salinas, and Emilio Santana. Auburn AJROTC is from Rockford, IL, and is coached by Chris McMullen.
Snapping a three game win streak C. T. Johnson AJROTC dropped to 3 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by Nicholas Thacker who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Jonathan Alexander, Roman La Haye, and Zachary Landry. C. T. Johnson AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Next up Auburn AJROTC will compete against Cookeville AJROTC from Cookeville, TN. Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against North Mesquite AJROTC from Mesquite, TX. North Mesquite AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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 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=1.1.763305710.1
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