Williamsburg, KY – Archers from across the United States convened at the Laurel County Fairgrounds in London, Kentucky to participate in the 2020 S3DA 3-D National Championship. Throughout the weekend, several bonus events were held, including the Delta McKenzie “North American Big Game Bowhunting Challenge”. This challenge featured a 10-target range of various Delta McKenzie 3-D targets modeled after big game wildlife common in North America such as elk, caribou, standing bear, black bear, big horn sheep, mule deer, whitetail deer, mountain lion, antelope and strutting turkey.

Each S3DA student and their adult mentor competed against other student/mentor teams in the student’s age-division and shooting class. Each team would shoot 3-D targets from various known distances and the totals from each student and their mentor were combined for an ending score. Certificates for 1st - 3rd were issued in each age-division and class.

Hillside Archery S3DA coach, Dan Haire stated, “It is a real joy to be able to get out here and shoot with the kids. These bonus fun shoots are a blast and they provide a lot of parents and coaches some extra time to work on shooting techniques as well as enjoyment of family-fun. I have been an archery coach for many years and it never ceases to amaze me at how much this program continues to grow year after year. I love to see kids that have a passion for archery. We appreciate all the hard work and effort that goes into making these bonus fun shoots possible.” Dan and student archer, Bear Geise was one of the many student/mentor teams to compete in the event.

Reading Archery Club Scholastic 3-D Archery student archer, Alivia Slusser stated, “I really enjoyed a low-pressure practice course that I could shoot with my dad. For most of the archers coming down from Pennsylvania, we typically shoot Rinehart targets. It was nice to be able to shoot some of the Delta McKenzie targets before the scoring rounds for the National Tournament.” Alivia came in first place in the Elementary Female Open Division in the Delta McKenzie North American Big Game Bowhunting Challenge and she was the overall 3-D National Champion.

Delta McKenzie is a current Gold Level sponsor of Scholastic 3-D Archery. They have assisted with various activities and events, especially during this pandemic, by making sure that kids stay active and tuned up with archery. Delta McKenzie’s realistic high-detail full-line 3-D target animals make this challenge at 3-D Nationals super fun and one that brings archers back to compete year-after-year.

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 local, 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, grades 3–12.

Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:

www.s3da.org or 225 North 3rd Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685

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