2 archers on target for Nationals

The majority of Washington's archers shot for the Nationjal Archery in the Schools Program state competition last week but the virtual aspect allowed participants leeway in when they would compete.

After all the results were finalized, two Demon archers are eligible for Nationals with their Top 10 finishes.

Washington Middle School archer Audrey Smith, shot a 276 in 3D to place ninth. Lincoln Elementary archer Charlee Read shot a 258 in Bullseye, also earning ninth place out of 75.

Bullseye consists of shooting at a ringed target while the 3D competition has Styrofoam animals for the targets.

National tournament will be virtual April 18 - May 8.

'The girls, Audrey and Charlee, had strong tournament results all season, so their performances were on target,” program director Kathy Stender said. 'Competition was so different this season that it was hard to predict anything. Our teams, overall, shot very well.”

In qualifying for 3D, Smith hit 13 10s. She was second of 27 seventh grade girls and 32nd of 228 total middle school girls.

Washington Middle School's 3D team scored 1,556, fifth out of 13 teams. Second for the Demons was Emma Helfrich, who had a 260 with 10 10s for a 3D middle school girls rank of 25th out of 90, fourth out of 21 sixth-grade girls and 95th out of 228 girls overall. Teage Pepper scored a 258 with four 10s for a middle school boys 3D rank of 28 out of 96, third of 23 sixth-grade boys and 112th of 242 total.

The middle school bull's-eye team scored 3,178, which was eighth out of 26 teams.

Smith hit 14 10s in the bull's-eye competition for a 279 score that was 11th out of 275 middle school girls, fourth of 101 seventh-grade girls and 56th overall girls rank. Hitting 11 10s for a 272 total bull's-eye score, Ethan Hotchkiss was 37th out of 383 middle school boys, sith of 88 sixth grade boys and 143rd of 824. Josh Anderson had a 268 with six 10s, ranking for a middle school boys rank of 63rd out of 383, 17th out of 146 seventh-graders and 206th out of 824 overall.

Lincoln Elementary Bullseye team scored 2,778, sixth out of seven teams.

Read hit eight 10s in bull's-eye and was eighth out of 55 fifth-graders. Tate Sheetz had the second-best bull's-eye score for Lincoln elementary at 248 with four 10s. He was 25th out of 118, 19th of 76 fifth-grade boys. Third at Lincoln in bull's-eye, Isaiah Halvorson hit four 10s in posting a 245 to place 32nd and 25th.

The Washington High School Bullseye team scored 3,326 to place seventh out of 25 teams.

Alexis Ide's 286 score with 18 10s led the high school. She was 16th overall, 14th out of 316 high school girls and fifth of 79 senior girls. Jonathan Moore

connected on 19 10s on his way to a 285 score that put him 19th out of 323 high school boys, eighth out of 80 sophomore boys and 20th out of 824 total boys. Chase Messamaker's 282 had 16 10. He ranked 32nd out of 323 high school boys, ninth of 63 seniors boys and 38th out of 824.

Allison Rees was the only Washington high schooler to shoot 3D and she scored a 276 with 12 10s to place 24th of 121 high school girls, fourth of 28 sophomores, and 33rd of 228 total.