Mar 15, 2023
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Two state records fell at the 18th annual National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament March 15-16 at the Sandhills Global Events Center in Lincoln.
Sydney Havlat of Milford scored 292 points out of a possible 300 shooting bull’s-eye targets for a record score for females. Also, Omaha Mater Dei Academy totaled 2,709 points for the state record elementary division team score.
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 state tournament saw 700 student-archers shoot bull’s-eye targets and 300 shoot 3D targets.
The results:
Female – 1. Christine Ng, Omaha Mater Dei Academy, 262; 2. Morgan Meysenburg, Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 256; 3. Amabelle Shumate, Mater Dei Academy, 248; 4. Ruth Merrimen, Mater Dei Academy, 243; 5. Lily Miller, Mater Dei Academy, 243.
Male – 1. Hunter Therkildsen, Bellevue Cornerstone Christian, 280; 2. Evan King, Cornerstone Christian, 259; 3. Asis Diaz, Mater Dei Academy, 255; 4. Caleb Lehman, Yorkshire Homeschool, 254; 5. Corey Goodwin, Lincoln St. John, 249.
Female – 1. Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Pound MS, 283; 2. Melanie Elsasser, Pound MS, 280; 3. Anna Diessner, Tri-City Homeschool, 273; 4. Brooklyn Devall, Tri-City Homeschool, 270; 5. Avery Ostdiek, Lawrence-Nelson, 268.
Male – 1. Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pounds MS, 289; 2. Danny Fuller, Superior, 283; 3. Eli Collins, Cornerstone Christian, 279; 4. Peter Pulliam, Mater Dei Academy, 278; 5. Chris Wissenburg, Milford, 276.
Female – 1. Sydney Havlat, Milford, 292; 2. Kamryn Wanser, Lincoln Standing Bear, 283; 3. Ayla Salistean, Milford, 280; 4. Olivia Burns, Standing Bear, 279; 5. Addison Wolfe, Lincoln Southeast, 278.
Male – 1. James Wissenburg, Milford, 282; 2. Will Muff, Lincoln Pius X, 281; 3. Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest, 280; 4. Brody Schnieders, Lincoln Pius X, 278. 5. Diego Vila, Mater Dei Academy, 275.
Female – Sydney Havlat, Milford, 292
Male – Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pound MS, 289
Nebraska Bowhunters Association Sportsmanship Trophy – Milford
Elementary – 1. Omaha Mater Dei, 2,709; 2. Lawrence-Nelson, 2,423; 3. Lincoln Blessed Sacrament, 2,285.
Middle School – 1. Lincoln Pound MS, 3,164; 2. Bellevue Cornerstone Christian, 3,132; 3. Omaha Mater Dei, 3,078.
High School – 1. Milford, 3,238; 2. Omaha Mater Dei, 3,194; 2. Lincoln Pius X, 3,054.
SACO Duels – 1. Lincoln Standing Bear; 2. Lincoln Pound MS; 3. Superior; 4. Lincoln St. John
Nebraska Endowment Scholarship – Females: Sydney Havlat, Milford, $2,500; Kamryn Wanser, Standing Bear, $1,500; Ayla Salistean, Milford, $1,000; Males: Camdon Roker, Lincoln Pound MS, $2,500; James Wissenburg, Milford, $1,500; Aaron Wohleb, Lincoln Southwest, $1,000
Editor’s note: This story was updated March 21, 2024, to correct the high school male winners from the state tournament.
Kamryn Wanser and Olivia Burns of Standing Bear High School in Lincoln celebrate after winning a round of the SACO Duels during 2024 Nebraska National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln on March 16, 2024. Eric Fowler, Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Ellery Potts of Lincoln Southwest High School and Talin Abney-Cook of Lincoln Southeast High School shoot during the 2024 Nebraska National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln on March 16, 2024. Eric Fowler, Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Safety official Nick Fischer, assistant superintendent at Indian Cave State Park, helps archers score their targets during the 2024 Nebraska National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln on March 16, 2024. Eric Fowler, Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.