C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeats U. S. Grant MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season C. T. Johnson AJROTC defeated U. S. Grant MCJROTC 1118.8 to 1005.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. C. T. Johnson AJROTC was led by Elijah Madrigal who shot a 291.3. 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 7 - 0 record.
U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Alexa Flores who shot a 266.8. The remaining contributing members were Eduardo Uribe, Rosa Cardenas, and Ariana Knight. U. S. Grant MCJROTC is from Oklahoma City, OK, and is coached by Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked ninth. They have a 4 - 3 record.
Next up C. T. Johnson AJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 5 - 2 record. While U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 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=1.1.2023031314354498.1
C. T. Johnson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2169
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2185
20 - 26 Mar 2023