Pueblo West AJROTC defeats Fork Union Military Academy
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC defeated Fork Union Military Academy 956 to 861 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Pueblo West AJROTC is in twenty-third place overall. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Kailey Arrigo who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Hailey Ure, Faye Mares, and Jacile Sanchez. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 4 - 3 record. Fork Union Military Academy was led by, Nicholas Moore who shot a 228. The remaining contributing members were Brian Wu, Adam Nazar, and Khang Le. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by David Wallace.
Next up Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Stranahan MCJROTC from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stranahan MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against First State Military Academy MCJROTC from Clayton, DE. First State Military Academy MCJROTC 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 win-loss record.
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 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.874981994.1
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1073
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1096
25 - 31 Mar 2019