Friday, April 19, 2024
The Granbury High School Marine Corps JROTC air rifle team captured the national trophy for the fourth straight year after JROTC Virtual Air Rifle Championships April 7-8.
Also, Granbury’s Sarah Folsom became the national individual champion and teammate Parker Haydin placed second overall.
“This is a really big deal for this team as we have been preparing for this match all year trying to make it a fourth year in a row as national champions,” Senior Marine Instructor Lt. Col. Scott Casey said.
Ashton Arlington, Alexis DeLaPena, Tye Foster, Caroline Martin, Sunnee Schumann, Kaylynn Slaughter, Julia Czernik, Jonathan Hutchison, Cadince McGrath, Kameron Wells, Folsom and Haydin represented GHS in the 3×20 air rifle event.
The GHS top squad of Folsom, Arlington, Haydin and Slaughter claimed the national title.
Additionally, Folsom led the team with a personal best 1,187 out of a possible 1,200 points to win the gold medal. Haydin joined Folsom on the podium shooting a total of 1,184 in both days that propelled him to a second-place finish.
Granbury’s second team of DeLaPena, Schumann, Martin and Czernik placed fifth overall. The third squad of McGrath, Wells, Hutchison and Foster placed 19th out of 47 teams.
