Denver North AJROTC Upsets Pacific MCJROTC
Denver North AJROTC upset Pacific MCJROTC 1069 to 1066 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Denver North AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 28 points lower than Pacific MCJROTC coming into this game.
Denver North AJROTC finishes the season in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Suriana Mendez who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Katrena Silletto, Elena Farrell, and Paula Madrid. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Snapping a two game win streak Pacific MCJROTC finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. They finishes the season in third place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Pacific MCJROTC was led by, Amanda Benetin who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Lucas Hicks, Julia Thomas, and Leamia Perez. Pacific MCJROTC is from Pacific, MO, and is coached by Brian Cain.
Both teams will advance to the postseason Championship Tournament. Ironically they are the number 3 and number 6 seeds respectively and will take on each other again in the first round. The postseason begins December 2nd.
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=1.1.923976671.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1183
Pacific MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1198
18 - 24 Nov 2019