Eugene Ashley NJROTC Upsets Liberty NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Eugene Ashley NJROTC upset Liberty NJROTC 852 to 816 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Eugene Ashley NJROTC was able to win despite averaging 39 points lower than Liberty NJROTC coming into this game.
Eugene Ashley NJROTC finishes the season in seventh place in their Division with a 2 - 5 record. Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by Jennifer Mallin who shot a 234. The remaining contributing members were Alena Graybush, Emma Congleton, and Nico Medina. Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
Liberty NJROTC dropped to 3 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in fifth place in their Division. Liberty NJROTC was led by Kerrek Matson who shot a 209. The remaining contributing members were Naomi Heller, Nathaniel Jensen, and Hannah Nguyen. Liberty NJROTC is from Renton, WA, and is coached by John Deehr.
These two teams are competing in the Navy JROTC Elite 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=1.1.763350371.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017