Top Winners and Individuals Named in 2014-2015 JROTC Postal Competition

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- A total of 11,515 young marksmen participated in the 2014-2015 JROTC Postal match, with the top shooters and teams in each branch earning an invitation to the JROTC Regional Service Championships, to be held in Phoenix, AZ; Anniston, AL; and Camp Perry, OH.

A list of invited teams and individuals are listed on CMP’s website, by service, at https://thecmp.org/air/jrotc-air-rifle-national-championship/. Registration forms and more information can also be found on the same page.

The road to the JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle National Championship began in October with its opening Postal Competition, where cadets from Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs submitted targets to the CMP to be scored and compared against top junior shooters around the country.

To compete, registered participants received three targets and instructions for recording scores. Participants fired in each of the three positions (prone, standing, kneeling) at their home ranges – using one target for each position. Once record shots are fired, shooters returned the targets to CMP for scoring.

The overall Top Scores for the JROTC Postal Competition are:

Army:

Sporter Individual:

1. Rachquel Villegas, Simon Sanchez HS, Guam – 278-12x
2. Za’Cori Ross, Ridge View HS, SC – 277-11x
3. Samuel Supplee, Saint Thomas Academy HS, MN – 277-9x

Sporter Team:

1. Fountain Fort Carson HS, CO – 1086-33x
2. Lebanon HS, OR – 1086-32x
3. Ridge View HS, SC – 1081-32x

Precision Individual:

1. Melissa Espinoza, Del Valle HS, TX – 296-22x
2. Jaime Escobar, Del Valle HS, TX – 295-18x
3. Torrance Kang, Howard HS, MD – 293-16x

Precision Team:

1. Del Valle HS, TX – 1159-66x
2. Walla Walla HS, WA – 1149-60x
3. Patch HS, AE 1 – 1145-61x

Marine Corps:

Sporter Individual:

1. Jackson Thompson, Sapulpa HS, OK – 284-11x
2. Hayden Briggs, Nation Ford HS, SC – 282-11x
3. Brian Hampton, Fort Mill HS, SC – 279-12x

Sporter Team:

1. Rockdale County HS, GA – 1680-6x
2. Gulfport HS, MS 1 – 1093-35x
3. Nation Ford HS, SC 1 – 1084-36x

Precision Individual:

1. Cassandra Suter, La Cueva HS, NM – 294-22x
2. Charles Mathews, East Coweta HS, GA – 293-21x
3. Nathan Price, La Cueva HS, NM – 290-18x

Precision Team:

1. La Cueva HS, NM Precision 1 – 1162-67x
2. East Coweta HS, GA 1 – 1159-68x
3. Granbury HS, TX Precision 1 – 1149-54x

Navy:

Sporter Individual:

1. Larry Maloney, Tulock HS, CA – 282-9x
2. Brandon Oerman, Midland Valley HS, SC – 280-10x
3. Matthew Pellegrino, Westview HS, CA – 279-10x

Sporter Team:

1. Wade Hampton HS, SC – 1207-7x
2. Glenda Dawson HS, TX – 1156-4x
3. Zion Benton HS, IL 1 – 1107-32x

Precision Individual:

1. Rosemary Kramer, Upson Lee HS, GA – 296-22x
2. Levi Rivard, McEachern HS, GA – 291-18x
3. Joanna O’Neill, Los Alamos HS, NM – 289-20x

Precision Team:

1. New Albany HS, IN Precision 1 – 1148-61x
2. Upson Lee HS, GA Precision 1 – 1147-60x
3. Los Alamos HS, NM Precision 1 – 1146-63x

Air Force:

Sporter Individual:

1. Cody Vernon, Western Hills HS, TX – 281-10x
2. Macey Tucker, McMichael HS, NC – 279-8x
3. Adam Cusack, South Anchorage HS, AK – 278-11x

Sporter Team:

1. McMichael HS, NC 1 – 1099-35x
2. South Panola HS, MS 1 – 1083-34x
3. Volcano Vista HS, NM Sporter 1 – 1078-38x

Precision Individual:

1. Brantley Santrock, Franklin County HS, VA – 295-19x
2. Samuel Elliott, Volcano Vista HS, NM – 293-21x
3. Mary Pratt, Monroe Area HS, GA – 292-16x

Precision Team:

1. Franklin County HS, VA Precision 1 – 1160-68x
2. Volcano Vista HS, NM Precision 1 – 1139-54x
3. Monroe Area HS, GA Precision 1 – 1132-51x

Dates for the Regional Service Championships are:

• Feb 13-15, 2015 – Anniston, AL (Army and Air Force); Camp Perry, OH (All services)
• Feb. 19-21, 2015 – Anniston, AL (USMC and Navy); Phoenix, AZ (All services)

The National JROTC Championship will be held March 19-21 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, OH.

Larry and Brenda Potterfield will again provide incredible donations to the JROTC Championships – donating over $400,000 through generous endowments offered through the MidwayUSA Foundation to winning teams and individuals. The MidwayUSA Foundation is a public charity that helps communities and organizations raise funds to support their youth shooting teams and activities.

For a complete list of JROTC Postal Competition results, visit https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&tab=results&match=11900.

For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org for more information and program descriptions.