Webb City AJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Brunswick AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Webb City AJROTC edged out North Brunswick AJROTC 1128.5 to 1127.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Webb City AJROTC was led by Johnathan Tatum who shot a 284.7. The remaining contributing members were Yaisa Walker, Preston Burton, and Gabe Elder. They are from Webb City, MO, and are coached by LTC Dustin Elder.
Webb City AJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in fourth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they finish in second place. They finished the regular season with a 6 - 1 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Webb City AJROTC preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 1035 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year.
Snapping a five game win streak North Brunswick AJROTC was led by Jasmine Lopez who shot a 286.2. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Gore, Jose Gonzalez, and Julissa Bojorquez. North Brunswick AJROTC is from Leland, NC, and is coached by George Williams..
North Brunswick AJROTC is also competing in the Champions Division where they finish the regular season in third place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they finish in first place. They finished the regular season with a 6 - 1 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season North Brunswick AJROTC preliminarily qualifies for the Champions Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season. To complete their qualification, they must still shoot a 1035 or higher in a sanctioned competition within the next year.
Post-season teams and squadding will be posted to the league website and emailed to coaches shortly.
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=1.1.2022110717205211.1
Webb City AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1993
North Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1947
14 - 20 Nov 2022