Clark AFJROTC defeats North Mesquite AJROTC
Clark AFJROTC defeated North Mesquite AJROTC 1021 to 997 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Clark AFJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Clark AFJROTC was led by, Alexandra Ruckstuhl who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Bonillas-Ruiz, Madelyn Hickman, and Christian Ramirez. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Jonathan Jehn.
North Mesquite AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-third place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season North Mesquite AJROTC was led by, Nathalie Rios who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Cesar Salinas, Kimberly Muniz, and Jorge Perez. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Eric Schmidt.
Next up Clark AFJROTC will compete against East River AJROTC from Orlando, FL. East River AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099543.1
Clark AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1179
North Mesquite AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1186
04 - 10 Nov 2019