Disney's Wide World of Sports® to Host 1st World NASP® Tournament October 8-11, 2009

The National Archery in the Schools Program is inviting teams from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa to compete in the first world NASP archery tournament.  Teams and individuals who qualified for the 2009 NASP® national tournament held in May 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky are eligible to participate at the World Tournament. 

Those teams that qualified for the 2009 NASP® National Tournament or placed first in their state can send from 12-24 participants four of whom must be the opposite gender. Elementary  school teams with a score of 2500, Middle school teams with a score of 2600, and High school teams with a score of 2700 and any individuals who were on a team that qualified in their state or provincial tournament are eligible.

There will only be two archers in each lane per flight, one each from different schools.  If archers share bows they must be registered in different flights.    Flight times will begin at 1:00pm EST on October 8 and the tournament will conclude with the World Awards Ceremony at noon on October 11, 2009.  Each archer will be provided five practice shots before shooting at the 10 and 15 meter distances. 

NASP® began in March 2002 in 21 pilot schools and has grown to more than 5000 schools in the elementary, middle, and high school levels. This school year more than a million students will learn this lifetime skill from their physical education teachers in schools across the U.S., Canada, and beyond. 

World Ranking     Name               Grade/Gender              Score

            25            Dalton Wieck               4/Male             220

            28            Jordyn Wedell              5/Female          233     

            36            Bryson Buckner            5/Male             244

            17            Mary Claire  Cogbill     6/Female          247

            19            Lauren Khoury             6/Female          243

            27            Emily Kirkpatrick         6/Female          235     

            42            Nick Pena                    6/Male             224

            27            Sarah Ennis                  7/Female          245

            39            Hannah Cornelison       7/Female          204

            39            Collin Adami                7/Male             201

            21            Jonathan Maniet           7/Male             256