MDC congratulates Sarcoxie High School on NASP championship win

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Missouri student archers and teams on their competition efforts at the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Open and NASP Championship tournaments June 10-12 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The NASP Open and Championship are open to NASP students from around the world. Students compete in Bullseye and/or 3D archery competitive shooting and may compete as part of their school’s team or as individuals.

Missouri student archers competed as members of the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP). MoNASP is coordinated through MDC, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri in partnership with more than 800 participating schools and numerous supporting organizations throughout the state.

MDC congratulates the following MoNASP NASP Open and Championship participants:

3D Competition:

• Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 1st Place;
• Carl Junction High School in Carl Junction -- 4th Place;
• Calvary Lutheran High School in Jefferson City -- 9th Place;
• Kayla Coker of Billings Elementary in Billings -- 1st Place Elementary Girls;
• Jake Sloan of Compass Elementary in Platte City -- 8th Place Elementary Boys;
• Sydney King of Lewis & Clark Elementary in Jefferson City -- 2nd Place Middle School Girls;
• Garrett Elliott of Cole Camp Middle School in Cole Camp -- 4th Place Middle School Boys;
• Alyssa Willis of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 1st Place High School Girls;
• Emma Harper of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 5th Place High School Girls;
• Ally Nordell of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 8th Place High School Girls;
• Jeremiah Jones of Carl Junction High School in Carl Junction -- 3rd Place High School Boys;
• James Filbeck of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 5th Place High School boys.

Bullseye Competition:

• Sarcoxie High School Team in Sarcoxie -- 4th Place;
• Carly Schollmeyer of Chamois Elementary in Chamois -- 4th Place Elementary Girls;
• Luke Wieberg of Immaculate Conception in Jefferson City -- 5th Place Elementary Boys;
• Jack Schollmeyer of Chamois High School in Chamois -- 3rd Place Middle School Boys;
• Garrett Elliott of Cole Camp Middle School in Cole Camp 5th Place Middle School Boys;
• Alyssa Willis of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 8th Place High School Girls;
• Ian Morris of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 8th Place High School Boys;
• Dylan Heckmaster of Sarcoxie High School in Sarcoxie -- 9th Place High School Boys;
• Jeremiah Jones of Carl Junction High School in Carl Junction -- 9th Place high School Boys.

Bullseye Open Competition:

• Aiden Small of Hurley Elementary in Hurley – 3rd Place Middle School Boys;
• Owen Vaught of Crane Middle School in Crane – 6th Place Middle School Boys;
• Colby Kremer of Fatima High School in Westphalia – 7th Place High School Boys;
• Linsey Alia Lopez of Crane High School in Crane – 10th Place High School Girls.

3D Open Competition:

• Hunter Chase of Galena High School in Galena – 9th Place High School Boys;
• Bradly Allen of Norwood R-I in Norwood – 9th Place Middle School Boys.

More than 85,000 Missouri students participate in the MoNASP program. It is an affiliate of NASP and is an in-school program for grades 4 through 12 that teaches the basics of archery, along with confidence, self-control, patience, and discipline to success both behind the bow and in school and life. For more information on MoNASP, visit education.mdc.mo.gov/monasp.

For more information on NASP, visit naspschools.org/.