The Scholastic Archery Association continued its mission to successfully bridge the gap between beginning archery programs and target archery by hosting the seventh annual S3DA 3-D National Championship at the Mermet Lake State Conservation Area in Metropolis, Illinois.

The 2019 event featured nearly 900 archers all vying for their chance to be crowned a National Champion. Held in collaboration with the Archery Shooters Association (ASA), the ranges were at maximum capacity, and despite bad weather, the event was very successful.

Competitors represented 91 clubs and 22 teams from 18 states. The archers and their families took part in not only the tournament, but also some special events that were held such as the Pope & Young North American Big Game Challenge, the QDMA Family Whitetail Challenge, and the Whitetails Unlimited Longshot Challenge.

Many vendors, sponsors and partners were present to see the future of the outdoor industry in action. In particular, Easton Technical Products donated gift certificates for a dozen Easton Superdrive 23 or Carbon One arrows, as well as Easton World Cup bow cases to the 3-D National Champions of each class and division.

2019 Team and Club Awards

Elementary School Team

1. PCA Thunderbirds, NC – 1857/17
2. TJCA Gryphon Archers, NC – 1845/25 

Elementary School Club

1. Refuge Archery, GA – 2016/39
2. Owensboro Archery Club, KY – 1970/40
3. Covenant Ranch Youth Archery, TN – 1938/57

Middle School Team

1. PCA Thunderbirds, NC – 1997/45
2. Daviess County Middle School, KY – 1914/38

Middle School Club

1. Hilltop Archers, IN – 2039/54
2. Impact Archery, KY – 2039/51
3. Covenant Ranch Youth Archery, TN – 2027/58

High School Team

1. Daviess County High School, KY – 2114/81
2. Trinity High School, KY – 2084/74
3. Boyd County High School, KY – 2050/63

High School Club

1. Owensboro Archery Club, KY – 2136/89
2. Blackhawk S3DA, IN – 2100/72
3. Refuge Archery, GA – 2081/68

Individual Awards

Elementary School Division

• Female Traditional: 1st Kristen Eastridge, 2nd Brooklyn Lyvers, 3rd Mary Jurus
• Male Traditional: 1st Brody Shelton, 2nd Logan Carter, 3rd Daniel Jurus
• Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Bridget Bailey, 2nd Anya Carson, 3rd Josie Bailey
• Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Eli Barton, 2nd CJ Griffith
• Female Open: 1st Catie Elam, 2nd Jennabeth Childers, 3rd Lily Sanders
• Male Open: 1st Kaden McGrath, 2nd Addan Witt, 3rd Reece Adams
• Female Fixed Pins: 1st Anslee Roberson, 2nd Rylee Turner, 3rd Georgia Fletcher
• Male Fixed Pins: 1st Ean Neal, 2nd Jaxson Pack, 3rd Blake Landingham

Middle School Division

• Female Traditional: 1st Hailey Smith, 2nd Claire Krepps, 3rd Maggie Brensinger
• Male Traditional: 1st Bear Geise, 2nd Avery Wilson, 3rd AJ Moss
• Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Maci West, 2nd Lucy Fritz, 3rd Emma Vicars
• Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Luke Burthold, 2nd Grant English, 3rd Joseph Hickerson 
• Female Open: 1st Emma Farmer, 2nd Brynley Bartley, 3rd Katie Skinner
• Male Open: 1st Kapt Brandt, 2nd Noah Coyle, 3rd Jacob Weber
• Female Fixed Pins: 1st Savannah Philpot, 2nd Rebecca Heavner, 3rd Emma Willis
• Male Fixed Pins: 1st Grayson Wilson, 2nd Wyatt Landingham, 3rd Andrew Hubbs

High School Division

• Female Traditional: 1st Elaina Wahlman, 2nd Kaitlyn Shull, 3rd Ava Davenport
• Male Traditional: 1st Daniel Colloms, 2nd Dillon Childers, 3rd Landon Richardson
• Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Kaitlyn Robinson, 2nd Olivia Hale, 3rd Viktoria Mancheva
• Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Hayden Massey, 2nd Max Fieber
• Female Open: 1st Meg Curtis, 2nd Katie Hemmann, 3rd Olivia Hay
• Male Open: 1st Cooper Jones, 2nd Drake Barnett, 3rd Max Wangler
• Female Fixed Pins: 1st Grace Magnusen, 2nd Kynsley Redmon, 3rd McKayla Kidwell
• Male Fixed Pins: 1st Wyatt Burtts, 2nd Dalton Burkhead, 3rd Chance Taylor
• Female Adv. Fixed Pins: 1st Madison Cox, 2nd Ashley Coffing, 3rd Grace Heavner
• Male Adv. Fixed Pins: 1st Uriah Bush, 2nd Ben Fannin, 3rd Mason Manning

About S3DA

Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge the gap between beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3–12.

For more information, visit www.S3DA.org.