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Lemoore NJROTC shooter places 16th out of 200 top Navy shooters to advance to national finals featuring all armed forces
Lemoore High NJROTC shooter William Wilkins finished 16th in recent Navy competition in Alabama, earning him a spot in next month's national event featuring all the armed forces.
Photo Courtesy Lemoore High School NJROTC
It’s back to Alabama next month to compete against all of the Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy JROTC shooters in the United States.
Earlier this year he won the Area-11 NJROTC championships to earn a trip to Alabama Feb. 7-9. The Area-11 championships involved 54 JROTC units.
To qualify to compete in Alabama Wilkins shot a 94.5% average in the prone position, an 84.5% average in the standing or offhand position, and a 91.5% average in the kneeling position, totaling 540 out of 600 possible points. :
William’s plans after graduating from Lemoore High School this summer is to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
