YOUNG OHIO ARCHERS SUCCEED AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Meigs County elementary is first Ohio school to score a first in the national competition
COLUMBUS, OH - A Meigs County elementary recently became the first Ohio school to place first in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) championship tournament.
Meigs Intermediate School Elementary scored 3,178 points to take the national title in the elementary school division at the 2008 NASP National Championship Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. The team's effort topped the performances of 31 other elementary schools from across the U.S. Maysville Elementary School from Muskingum County finished third in the division.
Maysville Middle School took third place in the middle school team division. Maysville High School placed second in the high school team division. In all, Ohio teams occupied four of nine podium positions at the NASP national championships.
"In all, 309 Ohio students displayed their team spirit, sportsmanship and represented Ohio with integrity and pride," said Kevin Dixon, shooting sports coordinator and administrator of Ohio's NASP effort. "All of the students earned their way to the event through their dedication to improving on the skills they learned in their school's physical education program."
Twenty-four states, including Alaska, were represented in the championship tournament. A total of 2,856 students participated. Ohio sent 14 teams and 2 individual archers from 16 schools to the event. Thirteen Ohio students finished in the top 10 of their divisions in the individual archer competitions.
Editors Note: List of individual top 10 finishers in the NASP National Championship Tournament follows. Best possible individual score is 300.
Elementary Female Division - Mallory Spring from Maysville Elementary finished second with a score of 279; Miranda Manley of Meigs Intermediate finished ninth with a score of 270.
Elementary Male Division - Taylor Rowe from Meigs Intermediate finished second with a score of 285; Adam Landerman from Maysville Elementary finished fifth with a score of 281;
Kahler Smith from Maysville Elementary finished seventh with a score of 280; Jerry Huggins from Maysville Elementary finished eighth with a score of 278.
Middle School Female Division - Kassandra Mullins from Meigs Middle School finished fifth with a score of 280; Alexis Hayes from Maysville Middle School finished ninth with a score of 278.
Middle School Male Division - Treay McKinney from Meigs Middle School finished eighth with a score of 284.
High School Female Division - Kelsey Taylor from Morgan High School finished second with a score of 287; Malisa Spring from Maysville High School finished sixth with a score of 285; Kassidie Smith from Maysville High School finished ninth with a score of 280.
High School Male Division - Matt Good from Maysville High School finished third with a score of 296.