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Three archers repeated as state champions at the National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament March 17-18 at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln.
Winning back-to-back titles were Harrison Harvey of Lincoln Southwest in the high school division, Ayla Salistean of Milford in the middle school division and Paul Ng of Omaha Mater Dei Academy in the elementary division.
Harvey and teammate Aaron Wohleb scored 284 points — out of a possible 300 — for the highest scores in the tournament. Harvey then won the tiebreaker for first place. Salistean’s 283 was the highest female score of the tournament. Ng’s 278 was 20 points better than his closest competitor.
NASP is an in-school curriculum covering target archery for students in grades 4-12. The state tournament is the largest archery event in Nebraska.
The 17th state tournament saw nearly 700 student-archers from 30 schools competed in the traditional bull’s-eye tournament. More than 230 from 18 schools also participated in the 3D Challenge tournament.
To download photos of state champions, visit the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Facebook page.
The results:
Individual Results
Elementary
Female – 1. Charley Kathman, Lawrence-Nelson, 255; 2. Jacey Wagoner, Cornerstone Christian, 251; 3. Emery Korth, Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 248; 4. Nora Bettes, Cornerstone Christian, 246; 5. Mary Ng, Omaha Mater Dei Academy, 245.
Male – 1. Paul Ng, Omaha Mater Dei, 278; 2. Caden Fritz, Cornerstone Christian, 258; 3. Devin Pofahl, Lawrence-Nelson, 257; 4. Dillon Laughlin, Lawrence-Nelson, 254; 5. Asher Scott, Tri-City Homeschool, 252.
Middle School
Female – 1. Ayla Salistean, Milford, 283; 2. Claire Danner, Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 270; 3. Natalie VanderVelde, Tri-City Homeschool, 270; 4. Natalie Meysenburg, Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 269; 5. Melanie Elssasser, Lincoln Pound MS, 267.
Male – 1. Grant Torson, Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 279; 2. Luis Rascon, Omaha Mater Dei, 276; 3. Sam Millen, Lincoln Park MS, 274; 4. Camden Roker, Lincoln Pound MS, 273; 5. Kallen Pulliam, Omaha Mater Dei, 271.
High School
Female – 1. Natalie Nutzman, Milford, 277; 2. Winnie Plants, Lincoln East, 274; 3. Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East, 274; 4. Autumn Wissenburg, Milford, 273; 5. Maddie Tinsley, Lincoln Pius X, 272.
Male – 1. Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest, 284; 2. Aaron Wholeb, Lincoln Southwest, 284; 3. Landon Sterns, Lincoln Southwest, 283; 4. James Wissenburg, Milford, 282; 5. Aiden March, Lincoln Southwest, 280.
Overall High Score
Female – Ayla Salistean, Milford, 283
Male – Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest, 284
Nebraska Bowhunters Association Sportsmanship Trophy – Milford
Team Results
Elementary – 1. Cornerstone Christian, 2,704; 2. Omaha Mater Dei, 2,594; 3. Lawrence-Nelson, 2,528.
Middle School – 1. Lincoln Pound MS, 3,095; 2. Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 3,015; 3. Omaha Mater Dei, 3,015.
High School – 1. Omaha Mater Dei, 3,218; 2. Lincoln Southwest, 3,215; 3. Lincoln Pius X, 3,194.
SACO Duels – 1. Lincoln Southwest; 2. Lincoln St. John the Apostle; 3. Superior; 4. Lincoln Pound MS
Nebraska Endowment Scholarship – Females: Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East, $2,000; Ayla Salistean, Milford, $1,000; Winsome Plants, Lincoln East, $500; Males: James Wissenburg, Milford, $2,000; Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest, $1,000; Paul Ng, Omaha Mater Dei, $500
NASP All-Nebraska Academic Archer Team
Talin Abney-Cook, Lincoln Southeast
Cheyenne Blackenship, Cornerstone Christian
Olivia Canaday, Lincoln Southwest
Hunter Falkinburg, Lincoln East
Andrew Furasek, Lincoln Pius X
Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest
Piotr Korlacki, Lincoln East
Aidan Mach, Lincoln Southwest
Isaac Michaelson, Lincoln North Star
Celia Mueller, Burwell
Will Muff, Lincoln Pius X
Natalie Nutzman, Milford
Kade Peters, Lawrence-Nelson
Nathan Pofahl, Lawrence-Nelson
Josh Richardson, Lincoln Pius X
Sean Rodrigo, Lincoln Pius X
Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pound MS
Connor Rowe, Lincoln Southwest
Ayla Salistean, Milford
Brody Schnieders, Lincoln Pius X
Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East
Natalie Vander Velde, Tri-City Homeschool
Jacob Volpp, Lincoln Pound MS
Autumn Wissenburg, Milford
James Wissenburg, Milford
Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest
Stoner’s 289 is high score at Western Nebraska NASP
Gabrielle Stoner of Lincoln East had the highest score of the day with a 289 at the Western Nebraska NASP Regional Tournament on Feb. 25 at the D&N Event Center in North Platte.
More than 170 student-archers in grades 4 through 12 from 23 schools in Nebraska and South Dakota competed in the fourth annual event.
The results:
Individual Results
Elementary
Female – 1. Brooklyn DeVall, Tri-City Homeschool, 219; 2. Jacey Wagoner, Cornerstone Christian, 219; 3. Sarah Rhodes, Tri-City Homeschool, 193; 4. Elle Shefferd, Tri-City Homeschool, 169; 5. Natasha Thompson, North Platte Cody Elementary, 153.
Male – 1. Asher Scott, Tri-City Homeschool, 261; 2. Jase Antle, Tri-City Homeschool, 234; 3. Sawyer Prier, Cornerstone Christian, 221; 4. Bennett White, Cornerstone Christian, 216; 5. Michael Morris, North Platte Cody Elementary, 213.
Middle School
Female – 1. Lorie Kolb, Spearfish MS (SD), 276; 2. Ayla Salistean, Milford, 275; 3. Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Pound MS, 272; 4. Allie Gerdes, Milford, 265; 5. Aspyn Callaway, Lincoln Pound MS, 256.
Male – 1. Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pound MS, 281; 2. Canon Hulsebus, Lincoln Pound MS, 257; 3. Zephyr Mowinkel, Milford, 256; 4. Sam Millan, Lincoln Park MS, 255; 5. Kolbe Brock, Tri-City Homeschool, 254.
High School
Female – 1. Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East, 289; 2. Natalie Nutzman, Milford, 275; 3. Celia Mueller, Burwell, 274; 4. Sydney Havlat, Milford, 266; 5. Isabel Wendt, Spearfish HS (SD), 264.
Male – 1. Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest, 284; 2. Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest, 283; 3. Will Muff, Lincoln Pius X, 282; 4. James Wissenburg, Milford, 276; 5. Kellen Johnson, Lincoln East, 269.
Overall High Score
Female – Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East, 289
Male – Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest, 284
Team Results
Middle School – 1. Lincoln Pound MS, 2,921; 2. Tri-City Homeschool, 2,876; 3. Spearfish MS (SD), 2,756.
High School – 1. Milford, 3,144; 2. Lincoln East, 3,002; 3. Cornerstone Christian, 2,562.
Regional Nebraska Academic Archer Team
Kolbe Brock, Tri-City Homeschool
Anna Diessner, Tri-City Homeschool
Hunter Falkinburg, Lincoln East
Allie Gerdes, Milford
Harrison Harvey, Lincoln Southwest
Sydney Havlat, Milford
Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Pound MS
Canon Hulsebus, Lincoln Pound MS
Hayes Jensen, Burwell
Kellen Johnson, Lincoln East
Ethan Joy, Burwell
Ben Kendle, Lincoln East
Aidan Mach, Lincoln Southwest
Zephyr Mowinkel, Milford
Celia Mueller, Burwell
Natalie Nutzman, Milford
Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pound MS
Ayla Salistean, Milford
Asher Scott, Tri-City Homeschool
Gabrielle Stoner, Lincoln East
Natalie Vander Velde, Tri-City Homeschool
Vinnie Vander Velde, Tri-City Homeschool
James Wissenburg, Milford
Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest
