Williamsburg, KY – Scholastic 3-D Archery recently held their 2nd annual Western 3D National Championship and the very 1st annual Western Outdoor Target National Championship in beautiful Palisade, Colorado at the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. Palisade, Colorado is in the heart of Mesa County and is a paradise for outdoor lovers with many activities to choose from including but not limited to camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, and of course, spectacular views.

S3DA National Competition Coordinator, Chris McDonald, had this to say. “The Western National S3DA Championships was a great event to witness. You can describe the scenery but that won’t do it justice; it’s absolutely breathtaking. It was very educational for me to see the similarities and differences between the Eastern and Western National S3DA Events. All stakeholders were excited to finally be able to award Western National Shooter of the Year to the archers. I would encourage everyone to attend the Western S3DA events and if you are a youth archer, definitely put this on your bucket list to shoot!”

Over one-hundred student archers from across the United States met to compete for the title of “Western National Champion” in their respective class and division. All archers that shot the 2022 Western S3DA Indoor, Western 3D and Western Outdoor Target National Championships qualified for the Inaugural S3DA Western National Shooter of the Year. Archers arrived Friday to compete in the qualification rounds of the Western Outdoor Target National Championship. After all archers completed their qualification rounds, they were seeded into a bracket based on their qualification scores to compete in head-to-head elimination matches on Saturday. At the conclusion of the elimination matches on Saturday, archers switched over to the 3D format and shot the Western 3D National Championship.

Archers were very dedicated to earning a podium placement as they battled high temperatures and extremely low humidity throughout the weekend. From nerve-racking head-to-head elimination rounds in Outdoor Target to some very difficult and challenging 3D targets in the 3D competition, these youth archers gave it their all. Downwind Nock Busters, Blue Ridge Archers, Arrow Busters, Little Belt Archers, and Western Colorado Archers also got to take home some team trophies. Team scores are calculated by adding the top five (5) scores shot by individuals from that team, without consideration of shooting class or gender.

S3DA Coach of Blue Ridge Archers, Amber Crapo stated, “We are so proud of these kids and their heart and willingness to put in the work beforehand and then to dig deep when conditions are challenging, and the competition is so tight. My team did an amazing job and many of them earned themselves some hardware! This is a phenomenal group of kids. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with them and I look forward to next season.”

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:

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