Williamsburg, KY – Brody Popp is in the 1st grade and currently attends St. Mary’s Springs Academy School in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. He is a current S3DA member of Nocked N Locked in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin under Head Coach, Johnny Herbeck. Brody’s interest in archery was influenced by his dad exceedingly early in his life. He wanted to hunt whitetail deer, but he was too small to hunt with a compound bow. With a lot of convincing and a good report card, Brody earned his very own Bear Saga 370 Crossbow at the age of five. Later that year, he shot his first buck on his own and is determined to now be an archer for life.

Brody has always enjoyed the outdoors and sports as he currently participates in baseball, basketball, golf, hunting, fishing, and archery. Although he is new to the sport of archery and only started shooting roughly six months ago, he seems to be a natural talent. He was introduced to competition archery at Nocked N Locked Archery Club by his dad’s colleague. Brody showed up to observe and within moments another club member had a bow in his hand. Brody joined the club and has went to every practice that he can. Brody received his own Bear Archery Compound bow for Christmas, the Bear Cruzer G2, and is having a lot of success. Brody finished in 1st Place at the Wisconsin S3DA State Indoor Nationals with a 291/300 and 2nd Place at the S3DA Virtual Indoor Nationals with a 147/150. He just won his first 3-D regional shoot and is now preparing for 3-D State and attending S3DA 3-D Nationals in London, Kentucky, on June 17th-20th, 2021.

While reflecting on his archery career thus far, Brody says one moment he will never forget is his very first shoot. He was competing in an Indoor 5-Spot shoot and he shot three arrows at the wrong target before a fellow archer told him. Those arrows cost him a lot of points and a first-place finish. It was a very painful moment for the parents to watch, but it was a good lesson to learn at an early age. One mistake that Brody says he will hopefully never make again.

“Brody is only seven but has the determination and maturity to excel in anything he does. The Nocked N Locked Club and the entire S3DA program has been so welcoming, and we are happy to be a part of it. The time and effort everyone puts in to make all the practices and events run smooth does not go unnoticed. We are extremely proud of Brody’s accomplishments, but we stress to always stay humble and kind. He has a bright future in archery, and we are so excited to watch him grow in this great sport,” stated Brody’s mother, Kelly Popp.

Bear Archery partners with Scholastic 3-D Archery to help educate, guide, and inspire the next generation of archers. Bear Archery makes great bows that kids can grow with and the Popp family is all in on their bow line-up. Brody is very excited to compete with Bear Archery’s newest and bestselling bow, the Bear Legit, at some upcoming events. Brody has three younger siblings that also have a strong interest in archery and are following in his footsteps. It won’t be long until the Popp household is having shoot-outs in the yard with their Bear bows.

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 3-D, 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 students participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Students 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 young archers.

Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:
www.s3da.org or 410 Sycamore Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685
Media contact Kayla Bolton at kayla@s3da.org, Ph: 423.494.2204