Smith Station MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Summerlin Academy AJROTC
Smith Station MCJROTC edged out Summerlin Academy AJROTC 914.5 to 898.9 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Smith Station MCJROTC was led by Matthew Westenkirchner who shot a 251.0. The remaining contributing members were Nathaniel McCoy, Janelle Owens, and Donovan Melendez. They are from Smith Station, AL, and are coached by Major William Bolden.
Overall Smith Station MCJROTC is ranked thirty-first. They have a 2 - 4 record.
Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Jolimar Rosario who shot a 245.0. The remaining contributing members were Italia Lopez, Jansen Lewis, and Kendrick Charles. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by SFC (R) Lamonte Munns.
Overall Summerlin Academy AJROTC is ranked twenty-fifth. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Next up Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. While Summerlin Academy AJROTC has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023030315423948.1
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2166
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2133
06 - 12 Mar 2023