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ANNISTON, Ala. -- Navy Junior ROTC cadets from across the United States participated in the Navy Air Rifle Championship, Feb. 7-9.
The annual three-day event, hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), brought more than 200 cadets who qualified from a field of more than 7,000 cadets together in order to establish who has the right to be called Navy national champions.
The event concluded with an awards ceremony to honor the competitors and present awards to the winners from each division.
“Everyone that participated in this national championship is already a winner,” said retired Navy Capt. Tim Daseler, NJROTC program director. “It takes a lot of hard work from the cadets to make it here, but also the fine support of the instructors, school districts and most importantly the parents.”
The competition consisted of two days of firing by cadets, in which two divisions of competitors, Sporter and Precision, vied for gold, silver and bronze medals. Sporter-class air rifles are designed for junior competitors and are characterized by their light weight, low cost and outstanding accuracy for basic marksmanship training. Precision-class air rifles are higher in cost and require additional, specialized clothing to be worn by the competitor.
Winning teams and competitors were determined based on their two-day aggregate scores.
In the Sporter division, for the second consecutive year, Santa Fe, New Mexico High School, which fielded three teams, finished first and third in the competition.
They were followed by Volunteer High School from Church Hill, Tennessee, who was the second place team.
The top shooter in the Sporter division was Angelica Segovia, a sophomore from Santa Fe High School and team captain for the winning team. She was followed by Jaden-Ann Fraser from Volunteer High School who finished 0.3 points behind.
“I had an amazing predecessor, but it was amazing to take our program farther,” said Segovia. “All of our hard work paid off and we really worked together as a team.”
In the Precision division, Joshua (Texas) High School was named champion, with Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, finishing as the runner-up.
“We will take a lot of pride in this win,” said junior Grace Sharp, team captain from Joshua High School. “It was a big accomplishment for us, as I felt we really worked hard as a team this year.”
The top shooter in the Precision division was Matthew Sanchez, a junior from Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, who broke the NJROTC national record en route to his win. He was followed by Ionee Mendoza from Parlier (California) High School.
“This win was a good indicator of how far I’ve come since I started competing,” said Sanchez. “This means a lot to me and the school, and it has also been great to see my team come up and develop, too.”
The top seven Sporter teams, top eight Sporter individuals, top five Precision teams and top six Precision individuals will represent NJROTC in the All-service JROTC Championship in Anniston, Alabama, March 21-23.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U.S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and air guns through gun safety training, marksmanship training and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501(c)(3) corporation that places its highest priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills.
The NJROTC program is supported by Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois.
NJROTC is a citizenship development program that instills in high school students, in U.S. secondary educational institutions, the value of citizenship and service to the United States.
Bernacchi and his NSTC staff at Great Lakes and Pensacola, Florida supoort 98 percent of initial officer and enlisted accessions training for the Navy, as well as the Navy's Citizenship Development program. NSTC includes Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp; NROTC at more than 160 colleges and universities across the country; Officer Training Command (OTC) in Newport, R.I.; NJROTC and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development programs at more than 600 high schools worldwide.
For more information on NJROTC visit www.njrotc.navy.mil/.
For more information about NSTC, visit www.netc.navy.mil/nstc/ or visit the NSTC Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/navalservicetraining/.
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| Date Taken: | 02.09.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2019 14:17 |
| Story ID: | 310577 |
| Location: | ANNISTON, ALABAMA, US |
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