Washburn Rural AFJROTC Upsets Battle Ground AFJROTC
Washburn Rural AFJROTC upset Battle Ground AFJROTC 841 to 617 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was able to win despite averaging 17 points lower than Battle Ground AFJROTC coming into this game.
They finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. Washburn Rural AFJROTC was led by, David Miller who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Zane Hermann, Jaq Donaldson, and Delaney Williams. Washburn Rural AFJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by MSgt Wayne Long.
Battle Ground AFJROTC finished the season with a 3 - 5 record. Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Brandon Richardson who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Jena Beachner, Kai Morton Jones, and Marcus Adams. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
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=1.1.876384704.1
Washburn Rural AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1074
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1079
01 - 07 Apr 2019