May 20

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5/20/2008 1:00 AM

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.

Individual Top 10 Finishers in the NASP National Championship Tournament Best possible individual score is 300
Elementary Female Division	Mallory Spring	Maysville Elementary	finished second with a score of 279
	Miranda Manley	Meigs Intermediate	finished ninth with a score of 270
Elementary Male Division	Taylor Rowe	Meigs Intermediate	finished second with a score of 285
	Adam Landerman	Maysville Elementary	finished fifth with a score of 281
	Kahler Smith	Maysville Elementary	finished seventh with a score of 280
	Jerry Huggins	Maysville Elementary	finished eighth with a score of 278
Middle School Female Division	Kassandra Mullins	Meigs Middle School	finished fifth with a score of 280
	Alexis Hayes	Maysville Middle School	finished ninth with a score of 278
Middle School Male Division	Treay McKinney	Meigs Middle School	finished eighth with a score of 284
High School Female Division	Kelsey Taylor	Morgan High School	finished second with a score of 287
	Malisa Spring	Maysville High School	finished sixth with a score of 285
	Kassidie Smith	Maysville High School	finished ninth with a score of 280
High School Male Division	Matt Good	Maysville High School	finished third with a score of 296

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