Owensboro hosted the 9th annual Eastern S3DA Indoor National Archery Championships where Owensboro Archery Club were crowned National Champs of the Young Adult division. They also had two individual champions in Caleb Poe and Keely Sanders. Trinity, Daviess County Archery Club and Owensboro Catholic all competed in the tournament.
Owensboro Archery Club
Owensboro Archery Club earned their national title after shooting a perfect score of 1500 points. The team placed 4th in both the Youth and Eagle divisions and 6th in the Jr. Eagle division. OAC coach Adam Logsdon said the team had been training all year for the championship knowing they would have to be in top form to compete with the best in the nation.
“They’ve worked extremely hard all year, shooting thousands of arrows and critiquing their form, just for this moment,” he said.”It came down to the last few arrows and the margin of victory was razor thin. When you compete against the best, everything has to fall your way. With our top 5 scores they all had a clean two rounds shooting 1500 out 1500 points.”
Poe earned the title of National Champion of the Young Adult Pins Class, and Keely Sanders won the National Championship in the Eagle Women Pins Class.
Poe said his countless hours of practice along with the help of his coaches and teammates saw his dreams of a National Championship come true.
“A National Championship is what I’ve dreamed of since the beginning,” he said. “I struggled for a few years and had to really dig deep into the mental portion of archery to get to the point I’m at today. I have great coaches and teammates who really help push me. I’ve put in countless hours behind the bow to get here, and it feels amazing!
Sanders earned her National Championship after lots of practice working her technique,
“I started this season with a new release that was harder and scarier to use,” she said. “I had to have a lot of faith in myself and try my best to get used to it. I put in a lot of practice and work in order to accomplish my goal! I was really proud of myself for being the Girls Eagle National Champion! I was a little scared and nervous during my flight times because I didn’t want to hit any 4’s or 5’s. I knew I had to have a good attitude if I wanted to shoot my best.”
Daviess County Archery Club
Daviess County Archery placed 7th in the Young Adult division and 14th in the Eagle division. Their top performers for the squad included:
- Lance Roberts- 298 38x
- Cody Roberts- 295 33x
- Kaleb McIntosh- 295 29x
- Nolan Howe- 295 28x
- Jackson Mills- 295 27x
Trinity High School Archery
Trinity placed 16th in the Youth division. They had 11 archers compete in Nationals. Their top performers included:
- Lucas Rhodes- 293
- EJ Stauffer- 274
- Ehan Jarboe- 264
- Kaleb Ray- 263
- Owen Hamiton- 251
Owensboro Catholic Archery
Owensboro Catholic placed 14th in the Youth division. They had 13 archers compete in Nationals. Gracie Calhoun who is in the Youth Adult Women division and Vera Cissell who is in the Youth Women division. Calhoun placed 13th and scored a 191 1x and Cissell placed 12th with a score of 85.
