Teodor Ilkov, Richard Calvin, Maya Arredondo and John Carter outperfromed the competition at the National Precision Air Rifle Compeition.
Siegel High School has been crowned the National Precision Air Rifle Champions for 2010 by scoring a 4633 out of 4800 points during the 2-day national competition held March 25-27.
The competition was held at the Civilian Marksmanship Program Air Rifle Competition Center South in Anniston, Ala.
Each branch of service (Army, Navy, and Marines) sent their 4 best teams to compete who qualified at their individual Service Championship. Siegel’s team achieved a National record by scoring a 2321 on the first day of competition.
Richard Calvin from Siegel was crowned the Overall Individual Precision Champion with a score of 1182 out of 1200 points. Richard broke several national records to include the National Army record of 594/600 points on Day 1.
Maya Arredondo won 3rd Place overall with a score of 1172 out of 1200 points. Other team members included John Carter and Teodor Ilkov.
For additional information, please contact retired Master Sgt. Jim Thurston, Army Instructor for the Siegel High School JROTC program, at (615) 893-5815 ext. 29572 or thurstonj@rcschools.net.