Round Rock MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Seneca Valley AJROTC
Round Rock MCJROTC edged out Seneca Valley AJROTC 1054.5 to 1040.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Round Rock MCJROTC was led by Addison Blair who shot a 269.0. The remaining contributing members were Isabella Baker, Shreyas Dhagay, and Riley Hudson. They are from Round Rock, TX, and are coached by Thomas Olmeda.
Round Rock MCJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Marine Corps Jrotc Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Wesley Marks who shot a 266.2. The remaining contributing members were Hayden Pearce, Logan Randall , and Lexi Bardos. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Seneca Valley AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up Round Rock MCJROTC will compete against St Pauls AJROTC from St Pauls, NC. St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record.
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 regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022103115255982.1
Round Rock MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2051
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1985
07 - 13 Nov 2022