SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeats West AJROTC
SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC defeated West AJROTC 1493.9 to 1460.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC is in third place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by, Jeremiah Jordon who shot a 379.4. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Brown, Jayden Kline, and Job Letendre. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. West AJROTC was led by, Hillary Trejo-Nava who shot a 375.1. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Diaz, Jared Hernandez, and Daniel Luna-Brown. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against West Valley AJROTC from Yakima, Wa. West Valley AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While West AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.921099709.1
SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1168
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1176
04 - 10 Nov 2019