In preparation for the state archery tournament to be held February 26th, St. Mary's Catholic School attended an invitational tournament held in Gladewater, Texas last week. Union High School in Gladewater held its first archery tournament in which five schools attended. There were approximately 250 students, grades 3 through 8, who competed. St. Mary's, who took about 50 students, had a great showing.
In the primary category, which is 3rd grade only, St. Mary's placed first overall in the team category and had students in 2nd through 8th places in the individual category: Jesse Flynn 2nd, Tonya Sanchez 3rd, Jared Miller 4th, Duke Jarvis 5th, Luke Miller 6th, Emily Adlof 7th, and Ryan McNamara 8th. In the Elementary division, which is 4th through 6th grades, St. Mary's came in third place as a team and had three students in the top 6 as individuals: Jordyn Wedell 2nd, Charlotte Huckestein 3rd, and Carter Khoury 6th. To be noted, Jordyn Wedell shot the same score as the winner but the tie break comes down to the amount of bulls-eyes that each student shoots. She just had fewer 10's than the winner. And lastly, in the Middle School division, which is 7th and 8th grades, St. Mary's placed first as a team and had three students in the top 8: Mary Claire Cogbill, Jonathan Maniet, and Emily Kirkpatrick all shot a 252 out of 300, with Mary Claire shooting 6 bulls-eyes for the highest rank of the three.
This is the largest group that St. Mary's has ever taken to a tournament. With this being only the third year that archery has been offered at the school, St. Mary's has set the standard quite high having placed 2nd in the state last year. The program continues to grow and to be extremely successful under the leadership of Nathan Wieck and Bill Cogbill.
In preparation for the state archery tournament to be held February 26th, St. Mary's Catholic School attended an invitational tournament held in Gladewater, Texas last week. Union High School in Gladewater held its first archery tournament in which five schools attended. There were approximately 250 students, grades 3 through 8, who competed. St. Mary's, who took about 50 students, had a great showing.
In the primary category, which is 3rd grade only, St. Mary's placed first overall in the team category and had students in 2nd through 8th places in the individual category: Jesse Flynn 2nd, Tonya Sanchez 3rd, Jared Miller 4th, Duke Jarvis 5th, Luke Miller 6th, Emily Adlof 7th, and Ryan McNamara 8th. In the Elementary division, which is 4th through 6th grades, St. Mary's came in third place as a team and had three students in the top 6 as individuals: Jordyn Wedell 2nd, Charlotte Huckestein 3rd, and Carter Khoury 6th. To be noted, Jordyn Wedell shot the same score as the winner but the tie break comes down to the amount of bulls-eyes that each student shoots. She just had fewer 10's than the winner. And lastly, in the Middle School division, which is 7th and 8th grades, St. Mary's placed first as a team and had three students in the top 8: Mary Claire Cogbill, Jonathan Maniet, and Emily Kirkpatrick all shot a 252 out of 300, with Mary Claire shooting 6 bulls-eyes for the highest rank of the three.
This is the largest group that St. Mary's has ever taken to a tournament. With this being only the third year that archery has been offered at the school, St. Mary's has set the standard quite high having placed 2nd in the state last year. The program continues to grow and to be extremely successful under the leadership of Nathan Wieck and Bill Cogbill.
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. St. Mary's Team results were as follows:
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
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. St. Mary's Team results were as follows:
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
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. St. Mary's Team results were as follows:
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
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. St. Mary's Team results were as follows:
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
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. St. Mary's Team results were as follows:
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
Press Release 2009 NASP Nationals May 12, 2009 Student Archers on Target for World Records They came to Louisville, Kentucky with equipment invented in Africa 52,000 years ago. They arrived by auto, bus, and airplane in singles, pairs and excited packs until 4,565 student archers had gathered to obliterate the world record for the largest archery tournament in world history. The 2009 National Archery in the Schools Program championship was about to begin. Between the 1
st whistle to “shoot” at 9 am on May 8th and the last whistle to “go get arrows” at 3 pm on May 9 th, these 4th-12th grade archers released 182,600 arrows into an 80 centimeter international target. Laid end to end the arrows would reach from Louisville to just south of Indianapolis, Indiana. Some arrows landed more centered than others, but each young participant, will forever remember the day they made NASP history. NASP is an in-school target archery program started in 21 Kentucky schools on March 3, 2002. NASP’s aim is to teach target archery skills to students in grades 4-12 as part of the in school curriculum. Rapidly expanding NASP archery is currently presented in more than 5,000 schools in 46 states and five countries by nearly 16,000 teachers. Archery is ranked safer than every ball sport taught in schools except table tennis. Every student at the tournament shot 10 practice and 30 scoring shots using identical equipment at the same target from 10 and 15 meters. The highest possible individual score is 300 and the highest possible team score is 3,600. NASP archery is a co-gender discipline with every team required to contain boys and girls. At this tournament 38% of the participants were female.
In fact, Jessica Nystrom from Hartland High School in Hartland, Michigan, tied NASP legend, Graham Cofield’s world record with a score of 298. The first placing high school team with 3,435 points was perennial power, Henderson County High from Henderson, Kentucky. Separated by only 4 points, the 2 nd and 3rd placing high schools were Trigg and Meade County High from Cadiz and Brandenburg, Kentucky. With 3,350 points Ashville Middle School from Ashville, Alabama won their division. A single point separated Henderson County (KY) and Stuart Pepper Middle School from Brandenburg for 2nd and 3rd positions. The elementary team division finish order was Trigg County Intermediate, Meigs Intermediate in Middleport, OH and Westonka Elementary, from Minnetrista, Minnesota. Rumor has it the Minnesota archers took a day off from updating the state’s inventory of 10,000 lakes to attend the tournament! There were ten first place boys and girls in the various divisions. Meredith Noland from Chickasha, Oklahoma and Blake Taylor from Lewisburg, Kentucky were tops among fourth graders. Katie Rappuhn from Grand Bay, Alabama and Jeremy Elliott from Corbin, Kentucky took 1st among fifth graders. First place honors for sixth grade were earned by Kayla Dowell from Payneville Elementary (KY) and Kolt Perkins from Zaneis School in Wilson, Oklahoma.
The top middle school girl was Trigg County’s Patsy banister. Her counterpart in the middle school male category, 8
th grader Taylor Knott, was the top overall male shooter for the entire tournament with a 297 from Stuart Pepper Middle School in Brandenburg, Kentucky. First place prizes for high school female champion were awarded to the new world record holder, Jessica Nystrom from Hartland High in Hartland, Michigan. Jessica’s arrow just missed the target’s center twice all day. She was accompanied on the podium by the high school champion male, Adrian Sprankle from Maysville High in Zanesville, Ohio.
With most of the event’s 5,000 spectators watching, the top four scoring male and top four scoring female archers participated in a Scholarship Shoot-Off. Thanks to a large number of donors, NASP was again able to award a total of $14,000 in college scholarships to these eight shoot-off contestants. The top scholarships of $2,500 went to Zanesville, Ohio’s Adrian Sprankle for the boys and lady archer Brandi Waters of Brandenburg, Kentucky.
The final and possibly most anticipated awards of the tournament were presented last. Winning the
Spirit Award for enthusiasm and sportsmanship were Meigs HS from Pomeroy, OH and Hartland Elementary and Middle Schools from Hartland, Michigan. To be conducted in a timely, safe, and efficient manner, this tournament was served by an army of volunteers. More than 150 volunteers came from the ranks of Centershot Ministries, KY Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, United Bowhunters of KY, Mathews Archery Professionals, KY Traditional Bowhunters Association, Northern KY Bowhunters Association, and visiting state NASP Coordinators.
The 2009 NASP Nationals were joined by archers from 35 states from Alaska to New Jersey. For the first time in NASP’s history, Canada’s anthem was presented, as archery teams from Saskatchewan joined the fray this year. The team from Melfort, Saskatchewan raised $30,000 in three weeks to make the trip to Louisville. NASP is a non-profit foundation able to operate only by support from a variety of generous donors. Many of these donors were present at the nationals including medal-level sponsors; Mathews Archery, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Morrell Targets, The Block, and Rinehart Targets. The National Field Archery Association’s MJ Rogers was again on hand to loan and help set up the NFAA’s huge portable indoor archery range. A complete list of tournament award winners in every division and a list of scholarship sponsors can be found at:
The 2010 NASP Nationals will be held again at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, May 7th and 8th. All students who qualified to attend the 2009 Nationals are invited to attend the 1st annual NASP. World Tournament in Orlando, FL October 7-11, 2009.
Davis Wieck and Brandon Bramer two of St. Mary's 8th grade archers trying their best to shoot a perfect score of 300 at the 2009 NASP National Archery Tournament in Louisville, KY. They both came up a little short.
Spencer Stovall shot his personal best a whoping 245 at the NASP National Archery Tournament in Louisville, KY.
Hunter Wieck shot a 251 to finish 234 out of 1004 elementary males.
Elisa Marlow shooting a 254 to finish 79 out of 598 at the NASP national archery tournament in Louisville, KY.
Alida Dispenza shooting a 259 which placed her 127 out of 561 in the middle shool female division at the NASP national archery tournament in Louisville, KY!