Colonel's Cadence Blog
Rifle Closes Season Undefeated
Congratulations to the Massanutten Military Academy rifle team as they closed the 22-23 season undefeated! Director of Athletics, Kevin Barb, remarked "our Rifle team capped off another successful season, going undefeated and out shooting their opponents by at least 20 points each match. After uncertainty of whether the season was going to happen, the Colonels arose to the occasion and had a phenomenal season!"
The MMA rifle team led by SFC Kurtz was faced with adversity prior to the season starting. SFC Kurtz explained his plan for the season, "My goal for the team this year was to just give them opportunities to continue shooting as we had yet another school withdrawal from the Virginia Military Schools Rifle League. Our shooters really used their time effectively and worked towards improving each of the shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. All shooters made marked improvement and I could not be more pleased with the team this year."
The MMA Rifle Team led by SFC Kurtz:
Cadet Antich
Cadet Braddock
Cadet Petti
Cadet Renfrow
Cadet Thompson
Cadet Vickers
Cadet Xie
Congratulations again to the rifle team members and SFC Kurtz on an undefeated season! The full 2022-2023 schedule for the team can be found here.
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At Massanutten Academy, every student matters. We develop honorable young people of character through an intentionally personal educational experience in which students are known, challenged, encouraged, and supported.
Here, education is purposeful. Through academics, athletics, leadership opportunities, mentorship, service, and community, students discover their strengths, develop confidence, and learn to accomplish hard things.
We develop young people of character and competence prepared for college, leadership, and life. Honor in Character. Excellence in Purpose. Leadership in Service.
This is The Massanutten Way.
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