C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats Organ Mountain NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated Organ Mountain NJROTC 1097.9 to 1067.7 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their third win in a row. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by Elijah Madrigal who shot a 286.0. The remaining contributing members were Hector Flores, Crimson Dunderdale, and Macen Dunderdale. They are from San Antonio, TX, and are coached by MAJ Tom Groggett.
Overall C. T. Johnson AJROTC is ranked first. They have a 5 - 0 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Organ Mountain NJROTC was led by Tran Nguyen who shot a 267.9. The remaining contributing members were A Aguirre, Omero Chavez, and K Curnutt. Organ Mountain NJROTC is from Las Cruces, NM, and is coached by Robert Rodriguez.
Overall Organ Mountain NJROTC is ranked ninth. They have a 2 - 4 record.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While Organ Mountain NJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 skill level.
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 10.9 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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023022113275883.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2169
Organ Mountain NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2175
27 Feb-05 Mar 23