West AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Washburn Rural AFJROTC
West AJROTC edged out Washburn Rural AFJROTC 917 to 913 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, West AJROTC is in nineteenth place with a 4 - 3 record. West AJROTC was led by Mahamoud Camara who shot a 249. The remaining contributing members were Jared Hernandez, Daniel Luna-brown, and Daniel Reffalt. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Snapping a four game win streak Washburn Rural AFJROTC dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They are currently in eighteenth place. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by Ryan Bihler who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Christian Ahlf, Winter Doud, and Benjamin Hill. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Next up West AJROTC will compete against Pacific MCJROTC from Pacific, MO. Pacific MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, 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 win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
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/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.797080679.1
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=772
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=748
12 - 18 Mar 2018