Boyd County High School Hosts S3DA E. Kentucky 3-D Regional
Louisville, KY - On April 1, 2017, Boyd County High School hosted the first Kentucky 3-D tournament of the 2017 outdoor season. One hundred sixty-four young archers along with many parents, grandparents and friends braved the less than ideal weather conditions to attend the 2017 Eastern Kentucky 3-D Regional Tournament.
The outdoor 3-D tournament season seems to be following the same pattern as our indoor 5-spot season by more than doubling the number of archers competing. Last year this tournament was held at a later date and had approximately 78 archers. "The rapid growth of this program in Kentucky and the anticipated number of archers per tournament has forced us to step back and make some adjustments in planning and carrying out our outdoor tournament season." says Kentucky State Coordinator Chris McDonald.
As archers hit the two ranges for competition on Saturday most didn't seem to mind the much cooler temperatures, breezy wind and drizzling rain. "When you shoot archery in Kentucky you just need to be prepared for any kind of weather," said S3DA archer Blake Groce, as he showed off the "hot hands" he had tucked away in the pocket of his hoodie.
The Boyd County High School concession stand volunteers were also well prepared for the cooler temps. They had plenty of coffee and hot chocolate along with a wide variety of warm foods to keep everyone satisfied.
"The first tournament of any season is always the most difficult," stated Kristi Wilson, Daviess County Coach and S3DA Volunteer. "There are so many changes these young archers face and have to adjust to when they transition from the indoor season to the outdoor season. All of the archers I observed at this tournament seem to have made the transition with great ease."
Tournament Results:
Elem. Female Fixed Pins: 1st Landrey Prewitt, 2nd Braedyn Strebeck, 3rd Hailey Biggs.
Elem. Female Traditional: 1st Isabelle Moore, 2nd Mary Jurus, 3rd Anya Carson
Elem. Male Fixed Pins: 1st Ethan Partin, 2nd Rylan Long, 3rd Brody Shelton
Elem. Male Open: 1st Landyn Cox, 2nd Tanner Willis, 3rd Elijah Cook
Elem. Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Ethan Williams
Elem. Male Traditional: 1st Ethan Fields, 2nd Caden Goodman, 3rd Jason Purvis
Middle Female Fixed Pins: 1st A.K. Warren, 2nd Harley Wilson, 3rd Savannah Philpot
Middle Female Open: 1st Madison Marcum, 2nd Serena Witt
Middle School Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Natalie Williams
Middle School Female Traditional: 1st Audrey Routte, 2nd Rickalyn Raybourn, 3rd Shelby Russell
Middle School Male Fixed Pins: 1st Kenton Banks, 2nd Brayden Upchurch, 3rd Shane Truett
Middle School Male Open: 1st Chase Morris, 2nd Jordan Isaacs, 3rd Dave Hast
Middle School Male Traditional: 1st Nate Jarobe, 2nd Lucas Wheatley, 3rd Hayden Waugh
High School Female Fixed Pins: 1st Katie Hemmann, 2nd Bailee Jones, 3rd Kensley Redmon
High School Female Open: 1st Natalie Brockman, 2nd Kaylee Brown, 3rd Bethany Groce
High School Female Traditional: 1st Taylor Middleton, 2nd Danielle Underwood
High School Male Fixed Pins: 1st C J Jones, 2nd Blake Boyd, 3rd Brandon Whitt
High School Male Open: 1st Jase Boils, 2nd Josh Isaacs, 3rd Jimmy Gibson
High School Male Traditional: 1st Kody Kline, 2nd Darrell Turner, 3rd Tristan Kitchen
School Team Awards:
Middle School Teams: 1st West Carter
High School Team Awards: 1st Boyd County High, 2nd Daviess County High, 3rd West Carter
Club Awards:
Elementary School Club: 1st Impact Archery, 2nd Central Kentucky Nock Busters
High School Club: 1st Central Kentucky Nock Busters
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 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 on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: infos3darchery@gmail.com
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