CMP Uses Alternative Method to Name Winners in Withdrawn JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Matches

May 13, 2020

Civilian Marksmanship Program▸The First Shot▸CMP Uses Alternative Method to Name Winners in Withdrawn JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Matches

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer

To make up for unexpected changes to the usual air rifle season, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has come up with a substitute method of establishing and awarding top junior athletes in its unfired national events.

Each year, two of the biggest competitions in the world of junior air rifle are the JROTC and the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Championships. Both begin in the fall with a postal match before moving on to regional competitions that eventually lead to the crowning national events in the spring and early summer, where overall champions in sporter and precision classes are finally determined. The JROTC Championships accommodate high school scholastic athletes from around the country, while the CMP Three-Position event welcomes a variety of junior individuals and teams from schools and clubs.

With many districts closed for the remainder of the year due to COVID-19, the decision was made in early spring to cancel the JROTC Air Rifle National Championships and the CMP Three-Position Regional/National events – carefully considering the idea that the CMP would rather cancel the events entirely than carry on without full participation from qualifying schools.

Recalling its mission of awarding talented junior marksmen, the CMP remained enthusiastic about recognizing those junior athletes who exhibited exceptional performances in the fired portions of the Three-Position Championships and named winners from the following matches that were able to be completed as scheduled.

JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Championships:

Prize money reserved for the JROTC National Championship was used to award those who recorded outstanding scores in the JROTC Service Championships (fired in Ohio, Alabama and Arizona). Those finalized results can be found on CMP’s Competition Tracker page at http://ct.thecmp.org/JROTCNatresults.  

The Top 5 teams and individuals from precision and sporter classes were presented with monetary awards for their success during the match.

        Precision Teams

Team Name	Score	Inner Tens	Award Money
1   Granbury HS TX	4692	320	$2,000.00
2   East Coweta HS GA	4662	289	$1,500.00
3   La Cueva HS NM	4658	288	$1,000.00
4   Joshua HS TX	4641	283	$750.00
5   Eldorado HS NM	4621	270	$500.00

        Sporter Teams

Team Name	Score	Inner Tens	Award Money
1   Nation Ford HS SC	4435	171	$2,000.00
2   Zion-Benton HS IL	4433	167	$1,500.00
3   Jack C. Hays  HS TX	4404	147	$1,000.00
4   Nation Ford HS SC	4322	115	$750.00
5   Lebanon HS OR	4320	133	$500.00

        Precision Individuals

Name	Team	Score	Award Money
1   Philip Becker  (204588)	Granbury HS TX	1285.9	$500.00
2   Ionee Mendoza (296002)	Parlier HS CA	1274.8	$400.00
3   Kaylene Castillo (263667)	Eldorado HS NM	1272.7	$300.00
4   Allison Henry (233890)	Granbury HS TX	1272.3	$200.00
5   Clarissa Layland (255915)	Granbury HS TX	1271	$100.00

        Sporter Individuals

Name	Team	Score	Award Money
1   Halie Creekmore (296147)	Zion-Benton HS IL	1,215.6	$500.00
2   Maya Cameron (331188)	Nation Ford HS SC	1,212.3	$400.00
3   Alexia Resendiz (263632)	Zion-Benton HS IL	1,205.8	$300.00
4   Kayla Kalenza (296557)	Nation Ford HS SC	1,202.3	$200.00
5   Alana Ruggiero (331185)	Nation Ford HS SC	1,197.0	$100.00

In addition to money awarded by the CMP, Larry and Brenda Potterfield from the MidwayUSA Foundation offered generous donations to be distributed amongst those teams that qualified to attend the JROTC Service Championships.  

CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Championships:

The CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Match schedule was also disrupted this spring – with only the Postals Match completed earlier in the year. Regional competitions set for March and April in Ohio, Alabama and Utah were ultimately cancelled.

Below are the Top 5 highest scoring teams and individuals in both precision and sporter from the Postals results. View a complete list of results on the CMP Competition Tracker page: http://ct.thecmp.org/2020CMPPostalresults.

Precision Teams

            Team Name                Score   Inner Tens       

Team Name	Score	Inner Tens
1   Ontelaunee Jr. Rifle PA	1174	74
2   Gallatin Valley Sharp Shooter MT	1170	78
3   Capitol City Junior Rifle Club WA	1165	71
4   Hellgate Rifle MT	1165	59
5   Sabertooth Shooting Squad WA	1164	68

        Sporter Teams

Team Name	Score	Inner Tens
1   Zion-Benton HS IL	1105	35
2   Lebanon HS OR	1099	40
3   Boca Ciega HS FL	1088	31
4   Des Moines North Marine Corps JROTC IA	1080	34
5   Denver North AJROTC HS C	1068	22

        Precision Individuals

Name	Team	Score
1   Mackenzie Strauch (166349)	Gallatin Valley Sharp Shooter MT	297-25x
2   Katrina Demerle (224913)	Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association OH	297-19x
3   Marcus Klemp (335048)	Hellgate Rifle MT	297-18x
4   Scott Rockett (204660)	Patriot Shooting Club of VA 4-H VA	296-25x
5   Allison Buesseler (159811)	MN Centershots Legion Post 102	296-22x

        Sporter Individuals

Name	Team	Score
1   Shelby Carr (226797)	Guns R Us 4-H NE	283-13x
2   Jeremiah Vonzell (297774)	Zion-Benton HS IL	282-9x
3   Christopher Hicks (269176)	Culpeper County MCJROTC VA	281-9x
4   Zoe Geoghegan (316756)	Lebanon HS OR	279-13x
5   Katrena Silletto (321198)	Denver North AJROTC HS CO	278-7x

Congratulations to all awarded teams and individuals! We at the CMP were saddened to have to cancel these always exciting and meaningful junior air rifle events, but we were happy to be able to still recognize these talented athletes for their hard work and determination.