Camp Perry, Ohio– January 2024– The results are in for the 2023-2024 JROTC Three-Position Postal Air Rifle Championship. The competition was facilitated by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), running from September to December.
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The JROTC Postal Championship is a three-position competition where high school sporter and precision air rifle athletes from across the country fire upon official targets at their home ranges and return them to the CMP Headquarters for scoring. Teams and individuals are ranked against one another, with top competitors moving on to the JROTC Service Championships – set to be held in Utah, Alabama and Ohio in February 2024.
A total of 5,875 junior athletes competed in the Postal event. Finishing as the overall sporter competitor in the JROTC Postals was Celeste Guerrero, 17, of Buda, Texas, with a score of 285-14X. Kameron Wells, 18, of Granbury, Texas, was the leading precision individual with a score of 298-25X.
Other leading athletes and teams from the JROTC 2023-2024 Postal include:
Army:
Sporter Individual:
- Linzey Pope, 16, Mulberry High School, FL – 283-11X
- Eryka Vazquez, 17, Mariner High School, FL – 283-10X
- Rhett Daniel, 17, Ozark High School, MO – 280-13X
Sporter Team:
- Mariner High School, FL – 1104-41X
- Mulberry High School, FL – 1081-34X
- Walhalla High School, SC – 1076-32X
Precision Individual:
- Gabrielle Ayers, 17, Sarasota Military Academy, FL – 296-21X
- Liv Lusky, 18, Lumpkin County High School, GA – 295-22X
- Jens Gigstad, 16, Fountain Fort Carson High School, CO – 295-18X
Precision Team:
- Fountain Fort Carson High School, CO – 1169-70X
- Sarasota Military Academy, FL – 1153-59X
- Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, TX – 1152-55X
Marine Corps:
Sporter Individual:
- Celeste Guerrero, 17, Jack C. Hays High School, TX – 285-14X
- Ebin Arzac, 18, West Valley High School, AK – 279-8X
- Nanchaya Bailey, 17, Daniel Boone High School, TN – 278-13X
Sporter Team:
- Jack C. Hays High School, TX – 1112-42X
- Daniel Boone High School, TN – 1099-41X
- West Valley High School, AK – 1087-31X
Precision Individual:
- Kameron Wells, 18, Granbury High School, TX – 298-25X
- Aidan Fogg-Anderson, 17, West Valley High School, AK – 294-22X
- Ronja Wagner, 17, West Valley High School, AK – 294-21X
Precision Team:
- Granbury High School, TX – 1172-82X
- West Valley High School, AK – 1167-72X
- Eldorado High School, NM – 1165-70X
Navy:
Sporter Individual:
- Kalinn White, 18, Zion Benton High School, IL – 280-11X
- Adreyona Smith, 15, Norview High School, VA – 277-11X
- Savannah Mello, 17, McDowell High School, NC – 277-8X
Sporter Team:
- Zion-Benton High School, IL – 1106-41X
- McDowell High School, NC – 1093-26X
- Pascagoula High School, MS – 1089-40X
Precision Individual:
- Leslie Avitia-Lozano, 18, West Mesa High School, NM – 296-24X
- Danjela DeJesus, 18, Camden County High School, GA – 296-23X
- Chance Phillipy, 17, New Albany High School, IN – 295-20X
Precision Team:
- Joshua High School, TX – 1174-80X
- Camden County High School, GA – 1165-65X
- Manzano High School, NM – 1157-65X
Air Force:
Sporter Individual:
- Daniella Ornelas-Ramirez, 16, Republic High School, MO – 276-12X
- Cody Egbert, 18, Cheyenne East High School, WY – 272-10X
- Kylie Kinnamon, 17, Reagan High School, NC – 270-7X
Sporter Team:
- Republic High School, MO – 1050-24X
- Reagan High School, NC – 1047-21X
- South Panola High School, MS – 1045-26X
Precision Individual:
- Chloe Shannon, 18, Union High School, OK – 294-19X
- Sydney Watson, 18, Cherokee High School, GA – 287-16X
- Amy Filippone, 17, North Gwinnett High School, GA – 286-19X
Precision Team:
- Cherokee High School, GA – 1137-51X
- Kaiserslautern High School, AE – 1125-46X
- Del Norte High School, NM – 1121-42X
For a complete list of results, visit https://ct.thecmp.org/2023JROTCPostalResults. A list of those invited to the 2024 JROTC Three-Position Service Championships may be found on the CMP website at https://thecmp.org/youth/jrotc/.
By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
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