Njrotc Air Rifle Shooter Earns National Title

CHURCH HILL — Volunteer High School ended its second school year in a row last spring with the top air rifle shooter in the nation, although that didn’t become official until Wednesday, when sophomore Jaden Fraser, was officially awarded her medal and plaque for earning the national title in the NRA National Air Rifle Championship. The NRA National Indoor Rifle Championships are compiled from separate sectional tournaments shot throughout the U.S. Volunteers’ marksmanship team traveled to Walhalla, South Carolina, in mid-March to shoot in the 40-shot standing competition. A total of 200 shooters fired in the competition throughout the country. The national results were tabulated over the summer, and in mid-August, rifle team coach Chief Norman Greear was notified that Fraser had placed first overall in the competition with a score of 357 out of a possible 400 points. Volunteer’s most recent national shooting champion was Kimberly Harr in 2016 who is currently attending San Diego State University on an ROTC scholarship. VHS senior naval science instructor Maj.