Williamsburg, KY – On February 2nd, 2023, Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA), in conjunction with the National Field Archery Association (NFAA), held the 6th annual S3DA Vegas National Championship at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. S3DA and NFAA staff worked together to accommodate the burgeoning registration numbers with additional venue space, allowing more archers to have the opportunity to compete. S3DA had recording-breaking attendance with nearly 300 archers from 64 teams and 30 states across the nation competing for the title of “National Champion” in their respective division and class. Many collegiate archery programs sent scholarships to be presented to the Young Adult archers during the awards ceremony.

The S3DA program is experiencing rapid growth in the western United States. One of the main reasons the west has grown so rapidly is because the program not only focuses on competition archery, but also assists youth members in learning about conservation education. Many members are engaged in outdoor activities, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, trapping, etc.

Chris McDonald, National Competition Coordinator states, “Each year droves of archers register for the “The Vegas Shoot” and many of those youth archers are members of the NFAA and S3DA programs. While working the event, one of the NFAA judges complimented our kids and program. He said that our kids were very respectful to judges as well as to fellow competitors and were well-coached. It makes me really happy to get feedback like this. I am proud to be just a small part of such a great organization.”

S3DA is now looking forward to the Eastern Indoor National Championship on March 2nd-5th, 2023 in Owensboro, Kentucky at the Owensboro Convention Center as well as the Western Indoor National Championship on April 1st-2nd, 2023 in Vernal, Utah. If you are an S3DA youth participant and interested in either of those events, you can register via Sport:80 today!

If you would like to learn more about Scholastic 3-D Archery visit the website or Facebook page!

About Scholastic 3-D Archery

Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) is a unique, family-oriented youth archery program which has grown exponentially across the United States as a next-step initiative to follow introductory archery programs. The mission of the Scholastic

3-D Archery program is to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA program is to provide archery and bowhunting opportunities to youth in after-school settings, as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. S3DA youth participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Youth members can participate at regional, state and national archery events and earn college scholarships from colleges and universities across the United States. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge 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 youth archers.

Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:

410 Sycamore Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685

Media contact Kayla Bolton at kayla@s3da.org, Ph: 423.494.2204