Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 28, 2018 Root Admin Posted March 28, 2018 Record setting 3,132 student archers competed at MoNASP state tournament Tenth annual Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament sends hundreds to nationals. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The tenth annual Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) state tournament held March 23-24 in Branson drew 3,132 student archers in grades 4-12 from a record setting 140 schools across the state. Winning teams and individuals, along with other teams and individuals who had qualifying scores, will go on to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) tournament in Louisville, Ky., on May 10-12. MDC’s Education Outreach Coordinator Eric Edwards, who coordinates MoNASP, said this year’s tournament was the largest one ever. “To put the size of the state tournament in perspective if you laid every arrow end-to-end that was shot at the tournament, they would stretch 111 miles,” Edwards said. MoNASP is coordinated through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri in partnership with 670 participating schools and numerous supporting organizations throughout the state. More than 185,000 Missouri students in grades 4-12 participate in MoNASP. “The growth of the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program has been tremendous over the past couple years and this surge has led students outdoors with their families to participate in this lifetime sport,” said Edwards. “Many local conservation groups and civic organizations are also volunteering to help support MoNASP in their communities. Students are connecting with family members, coaches, and teachers through archery. This connection and confidence gained through archery will spread into other parts of their lives.” Edwards noted this year’s MoNASP state archery tournament, hosted by MDC and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, drew more than 10,000 spectators. Top Tournament Scores “It seems like I say this every year, but I’m so impressed with the scores this year,” he said. “Each year the scores just get better and better. Missouri students have a very strong chance at making the podium at nationals in May.” The top overall archers this year include Norwood R-1 sophomore Savannah Sadler, who shot an impressive score of 295 out of 300. Top overall male archer was Helias High School’s sophomore Jacob Wankum, who shot an impressive score of 292 out of 300. George Guffey Elementary once again continued its dominance by winning the team division again this year. “Congratulations to George Guffey Elementary for winning their team division in elementary for the tenth straight year,” Edwards said. “We have had ten state tournaments and they’ve won every one of them, which is a tremendous achievement.” Other team and individual winners from this year’s MoNASP state bullseye archery tournament include: High School Division 1st: Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro 2nd: Carl Junction High School, Carl Junction 3rd: Sarcoxie High School, Sarcoxie Middle School Division 1st: Carl Junction Middle School, Carl Junction 2nd: Sarcoxie Middle School, Sarcoxie 3rd: Hillsboro Junior High School, Hillsboro Elementary School Division 1st: George Guffey Elementary School, Fenton 2nd: Lamar Elementary, Lamar 3rd: Sarcoxie Elementary, Sarcoxie Individual High School Males 1st: Jacob Wankum, Helias High School 2nd: Donald Holupka Hillsboro High School 3rd: Logan Ems, St. Clair High School 4th: Blake Stark, Clinton High School 5th: Andrew Hasenbeck, Helias High School Individual High School Females 1st: Savanna Sadler, Norwood R-1 High School 2nd: Frankie Goforth, Carl Junction High School 3rd: Brooklynn Weis, Jefferson City High School 4th: Kamryn Twehus, Blair Oaks High School 5th: Madison Genge, Hillsboro High School Individual Middle School Males 1st: Peyton Willeford, Hillsboro Junior High 2nd: Jackson Miller, Summit Lakes Middle 3rd: Elijah Buntin, Carl Junction Middle 4th: Stetson Wiss, Lamar Middle 5th: Caden Clough, St. George Catholic Individual Middle School Females 1st: Liberty Lyon, Our Lady of the Presentation 2nd: Ally Nordell, Sarcoxie R-2 3rd: Mariana Nelson, Carl Junction Middle 4th: Jocelyn Scheppers, Trinity Lutheran 5th: Olivia Hohler, Carl Junction Middle Individual Elementary School Males 1st: Chris Lara, Sarcoxie 2nd: Ethan Mazzola, George Guffey Elementary 3rd: Mac Klouzek, St. George 4th: Bridger Markway, St. Stanislaus 5th: Koen Littlejohn, Lamar Individual Elementary School Females 1st: Paige Kelley, George Guffey Elementary 2nd: Lilly Sargent, Carl Junction 3rd: Kynlee McCulloch, Lamar 4th: Renee Berkey, Immaculate Conception Jefferson City 5th: Jessie Jiang, George Guffey Elementary For complete MoNASP state bullseye tournament scores go to: https://nasptournaments.org/TournamentDetail.aspx?tid=3361. MoNASP 3D state tournament team and individual winners include: High School Division 1st: Carl Junction High School, Carl Junction 2nd: Sarcoxie High School, Sarcoxie 3rd: Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit Middle School Division 1st: St. Stanislaus, Wardsville 2nd: Carl Junction Middle School, Carl Junction 3rd: Sarcoxie Middle School, Sarcoxie Elementary School Division 1st: Compass Elementary, Platte City 2nd: Lamar Elementary, Lamar 3rd: Sarcoxie Elementary, Sarcoxie Individual High School Males 1st: Donald Holupka, Hillsboro High School 2nd: James Filbeck, Carthage High School 3rd: Jacob Winslow, Lee’s Summit West High School 4th: Garret Wright, Fox High School 5th: Cayden Kinter, Helias High School Individual High School Females 1st: Micah Edwards, Sarcoxie High School 2nd: Frankie Goforth, Carl Junction High School 3rd: Sophia Holupka, Hillsboro High School 4th: Coral Corbin, Carl Junction High School 5th: Kamryn Twehus, Blair Oaks High School Individual Middle School Males 1st: Jackson Sargent, Carl Junction Middle School 2nd: William Herrbold, St. Stanislaus 3rd: Michael Kloeppel, St. Joseph Catholic Westphalia 4th: Ethan Lubbering, St. Thomas the Apostle 5th: Elijah Bruemmer, St. Stanislaus Individual Middle School Females 1st: Olivia Hohler, Carl Junction Middle School 2nd: Alyssa Willis, Sarcoxie Middle School 3rd: Ally Nordell, Sarcoxie Middle School 4th: Mariana Nelson, Carl Junction Middle School 5th: Haili Barton, Spokane Middle School Individual Elementary School Males 1st: Porter Campbell, Compass Elementary 2nd: Bridger Markway, St. Stanislaus 3rd: Koen Littlejohn, Lamar Elementary 4th: Chris Lara, Sarcoxie Elementary School 5th: Gfiffon Talken, Saint Francis Xavier Individual Elementary School Females 1st: Kynlee McCulloch, Lamar Elementary 2nd: Donna Rodebush, Lamar Elementary 3rd: Lilly Sargent, Carl Junction Elementary School 4th: Lauren Brooks, Sarcoxie Elementary School 5th: Alexis Medina, Carl Junction Elementary School For complete MoNASP 3d state tournament results go to: https://nasptournaments.org/TournamentDetail.aspx?tid=3360. MoNASP is an affiliate of NASP and promotes education, self-esteem, and physical activity. Since NASP’S beginnings in 2002, more than 10 million students have participated in the program through 10,000 schools in 47 states and 10 countries. For more information on MoNASP, visit mdc.mo.gov/monasp. Congratulations to Norwood R-1 sophomore Savannah Sadler for being the overall top archer at the 2018 MoNASP State Tournament, along with being the top high school female archer. She is pictured (right) with MDC Outreach and Education Coordinator Eric Edwards. Tenth annual Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament sends hundreds to nationals. Learn more about MoNASP at mdc.mo.gov/monasp.
Flysmallie Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 MoNASP and JOAD are great programs for young archers. It's great seeing it continue to grow. patfish 1
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