Ramona NJROTC defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Ramona NJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 1100.8 to 1058.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Ramona NJROTC was led by Aodhan MacLochlainn who shot a 280.0. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Anliker, Audrey Norton, and Wyatt Barrett. They are from Ramona, CA, and are coached by CDR Rick Jordan.
Ramona NJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they finish the regular season in first place. Within the Navy Jrotc Conference they finish in first place. They finished the regular season with a 5 - 2 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Ramona NJROTC 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.
Smith Station MCJROTC was led by Kari Smith who shot a 277.1. The remaining contributing members were Armando Rivera, Madison Dean, and Nathaniel McCoy. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
Overall Smith Station MCJROTC finishes the regular season fortieth. They finished the regular season with a 2 - 5 record.
The cut scores for next season are still unofficial, however thanks to their performance this season Smith Station MCJROTC likely qualifies for the Distinguished Division in the 2023 National Air Rifle League Season.
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=1.1.2022110717205275.1
Ramona NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2042
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1954
14 - 20 Nov 2022