Onate NJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Onate NJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 927 to 838 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Onate NJROTC is in twenty-first place overall. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Onate NJROTC was led by, Kaitlyn Ashby who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Dacota Cribley, Daniel Granado, and Jayde Dean. Onate NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC was led by, Hua Lin who shot a 227. The remaining contributing members were Jaelyn Diorec, Tyler Olson, and Brady Udilnek. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up Onate NJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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.
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=1.1.863875210.1
Onate NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1077
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1061
04 - 10 Feb 2019