Temple High School Archers Aim For The State Championship

17 Temple students are taking archery to the next level.

Temple High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Archery Team

17 members of the Temple High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps archery team are headed to a state tournament, the first Temple High School JROTC archers to ever compete there. According to kdhnews.com, this follows their performance at the Texas NASP State Qualifying Tournament in Mesquite this past January.

National Archery in Schools Program Texas State Championship

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host the 20th anniversary of the Texas State National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Bullseye & 3D Tournament March 20 –21, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. According to the TPWD website, the event will bring together thousands of young archers from across the state for two days of competition and scholarships. TPWD says over 5,000 students representing nearly 200 schools are expected to compete in the Bullseye and 3D archery disciplines. It is a great way for students to earn scholarships, awards, and qualification slots for the NASP National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.

Target Archery

When many think of archery, they assume it involves hunting an animal. Target archery is different in that it is a sport that focuses on hitting a non-living target. This form of archery can be divided into three disciplines: Static, Field, and 3D.

Static Archery

Target archery ranges involve foam target bails at fixed distances ranging from 10yds to 100yds. Paper targets are then pinned to these bails.

Field Archery

Field archery mimics Static Archery, but in this version of the sport, the target bails are spread over a course connected by a trail over uneven terrain. A typical course loop can contain anywhere between 10 and 30 targets.

3D Archery

3D archery resembles Field archery, but instead of a bail target, life-like 3-dimensional animals the target and they are spread over a course connected by a trail over uneven terrain. Everything else is virtually the same.

Congratulations!

The Temple high school students who will advance to the National Archery in Schools Program Texas State Championship are as follows:Damien Acosta, Aiden Bibi, Angyl Bibi,Aiden Castillo, Fits Myguel Abuyabor Dajao, Reyna Davila, Jaxson Fraley, James Herrera, Cheyenne King, Katelynn Larson, La’Shaiyah Leverette, Tyra Ly, Kenneth O’Bar, Dayton Printup, Pika Saga, Winona Saga and Zander Zambrano.