Archers from around the state lineup in preparation to shoot during the State Archery Meet on Saturday, March 10 in Des Moines. Photo by Sue Carnahan

South Tama’s elementary and middle school teams qualified for what could be their first trip to Nationals as a team after their first appearance as a team at a State Tournament. The State Tournament was held on March 10-11 at the Iowa State Fair grounds in Des Moines.

Representing the Elementary team was: Josey Wacha, Mayla Kiebach, Joshua Strong, Taylor Slifer, Emily Carnahan, Caitlyn Mathes Henle, Cale Graff, Elena Glockl, Mariah Gilbert, Sebastian Porter, Madison Hitchcock, Logan Richards, Lily Wacha, Jaycie Graves, Ian Vore, Faith Zody, Finn Miller, Ryden Forcht, Jesse Ordaz, Taylor Johannsen and Tanner Large.

The middle school team consisted of: JT Keenan, Millie Mathes Henle, Austin Clark, Adam Haughey, Grace Smith, Kara Nachazel, Wade Cosgrove, Caleb Cosgrove, Demitri Ferneau, Jack Keenan, Daryn Cherveny, Destanie Panosh, Adisyn Pansegrau, Jacob Youngbear, Jonathan Ebersole, Dakota Panosh, Colten Mathes, Macie Henle, Clayton graff, Linsie Vore, Deja Sprague, Darian Davenport, Robert Jensen and Donny Bugar.

The following information is from a release from the Iowa DNR. 1,750 archers from 86 Iowa schools participated in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)

Lilly Machart, from Anamosa, won the girls bullseye competition with a score of 297. Cassie Allen, from Holstein Ridge View, won the girls 3D competition with a score of 293. Machart and Allen were each awarded a bow for winning the respective competition.

Emily Carnahan prepares to shoot at the State Archery Meet on Saturday March 10 in Des Moines. Photo by Sue Carnahan

Jatin Moore, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, won the boys bullseye competition with a score of 293. Kade Butterwegge, from West Des Moines Stilwell, won the boys 3D competition with a score of 290. Moore and Butterwegge were each awarded a bow for winning the respective competitions.

Scholarships were awarded to the top scoring 12th grade boys and girls in each category.

NASP archers who scored highest league scores plus the highest state tournament scores were named All State Archers.

Boys All State Archers

Connor Myers, Mount Vernon

Alex Brittain, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont

Jatin Moore, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont

Owen Lerg, West Des Moines Valley

Adam Larson, Lawton

Collin Hallier, Mount Vernon

Girls All State Archers

Lilly Machart, Anamosa

Makenna Hewitt, Cedar Rapids Prairie Point

Paige Emig, Mount Vernon

Samantha Mellinger, Washington

Breann Holtz, Lawton

Haley Schwenneker, Spencer

High All-Around Champions were named based on their total combined scores from the state 3D and bullseye tournaments. Lilly Machart, from Anamosa, with a total combined score of 588 and Alex Brittain, from Eddyville – Blakesburg – Fremont, with a total combined score of 578.

Nearly 3,600 archers from more than 300 schools participated in Iowa’s National Archery in the Schools Program. The NASP season was Dec. 1 to Feb. 24.