Air Force JROTC Colorado Drill Meet

A highlight event of the year for JROTC students is the annual drill meet sponsored by the Lance P. Sijan Chapter of the Air Force Association.  January 30^th was the sixth annual competition held at General William Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs and led by the JROTC Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, Lt Col Isaac (Keith) K. Woodfork, and the  Aerospace Science Instructor, Chief Master Sergeant David Figueroa.  JROTC teams represented the Air Force, Army and Navy from nine schools to include Falcon High School, Fountain Fort Carson High School, Harrison High School, John F. Kennedy High School, Mitchell High School, Sand Creek High School, Skyview Academy, Westminster High School, and Widefield High School.  The Opening Ceremony kicked off the event at 0800 in the Main Gym and the meet included judged events in Color Guard, Unarmed Regulation, Armed Exhibition, Unarmed Exhibition, and Inspection.  The final event of the Drill Meet was a Drill Down in the Main Gym, followed by the Awards Ceremony at 1400.

• Competition Results

• Drill Down
  • 10^th Place – Andrea Smith, Skyview High School
  • 9^th Place—Dominique McDonald, Mitchell High School
  • 8^th Place—Rafael Figueroa, Skyview High School
  • 7^th Place –Alan Zarate, Harrison High School
  • 6^th Place –Harvey Rosas, Skyview High School
  • 5^th Place –Kevin Brunnemer, Sand Creek High School
  • 4^th  Place—Pearla Bracamentes, Skyview High School
  • 3^rd Place –Bailey Bryant, Fountain Fort Carson High School
  • 2^nd Place – Randy Keller, Harrison High School
  • 1^st Place Alex Sanchez, Harrison High School

• Armed Exhibition Solo Category
  • 4^th Place—Timothy Swanson, Sand Creek High School
  • 3^rd Place—Bailey Bryant, Fountain Fort Carson High School
  • 2^nd Place—   Kaelan Schartung , Fountain Fort Carson High School
  • 1^st Place- Devin Parsay,Mitchell HS; Lucas Polley, Fountain Ft Carson  (tie)

• Inspection
  • 1^st Place—Sand Creek High School
  • 2^nd Place—Mitchell High School and John F. Kennedy (tie)
  • 3^rd Place—Skyview High School
  • 4^th Place –Widefield High School

• Unarmed Regulation
  • 1^st Place—John F. Kennedy High School
  • 2^nd Place—Harrison High School A Team
  • 3^rd Place—Harrison High School  B Team
  • 4^th Place—Mitchell High School Silver Team

• Unarmed Exhibition
  • 1^st Place—Mitchell High School
  • 2^nd Place—John F. Kennedy
  • 3^rd Place—Skyview High School

• Color Guard
  • 1^st Place—Falcon High School Team B
  • 2^nd Place—Mitchell High School Silver Team
  • 3^rd Place—Falcon High School Team
  • 4^th Place—Mitchell High School Blue Team
  • 5^th Place –Harrison High School

• Commander’s Trophy (Overall Championship)—William Mitchell High School