Garfield AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fork Union Military Academy
Garfield AJROTC edged out Fork Union Military Academy 955.0 to 952.0 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Garfield AJROTC was led by Legend Easley who shot a 244.6. The remaining contributing members were Sadie Feagain, Isabella Baughman, and Jonathan Stanevich. They are from Akron, OH, and are coached by Eric Rouse.
Overall Garfield AJROTC is ranked twenty-third. They have a 3 - 4 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Fork Union Military Academy was led by Chrysander Rahardjo who shot a 261.0. The remaining contributing members were Francisco Duarte, Christian Lopez, and Sean Hurley. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Overall Fork Union Military Academy is ranked thirty-sixth. They have a 3 - 4 record.
Next up Garfield AJROTC will compete against James River NJROTC from Midlothian, VA. James River NJROTC currently has a 3 - 4 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 4 - 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=1.1.2023031314354544.1
Garfield AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2181
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2124
20 - 26 Mar 2023