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.
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