Six Academy middle school students were among more than 400 archers in their division to participate in the New Mexico State NASP Bullseye Championship in March.
“Competition in archery is friendly, and in archery, most of the competition is with oneself,” said Coach Dennis Fazio, “trying to improve one’s score by cultivating one’s sense of spatial awareness, body mechanics, breath, posture, form, and technique.”
In preparation for the tournament, students learned to work together to score their shots. Working in pairs, each archer shoots five arrows, walks to the target, examines their arrow placements without touching the arrows, and then calls out the point score for each arrow, which the other archer records on a scoresheet. After the shooter confirms the accuracy of the record, they switch roles. After all shot scores have been recorded, they pull the arrows and then return them to the shooting line for the next round (called an “end”) of five shots.
NASP tournament format is one warm-up end of five arrows, followed by three ends (15 arrows total) at 10 meters and then three ends (15 arrows total) at 15 meters. So 30 arrow shots are scored.
- Claire Geballe ’29: 19th of 204 middle school girls
- Angel Love ’31: 40th of 204 middle school girls
- Caleb Hamel ’30: 47th of 219 middle school boys and personal best
- Alexander Hindman ’30: 106th of 219 middle school boys and personal best
- Eloise Miller ’31: 153rd of 204 middle school girls and personal best
- Sulli Miller ’31: 165th of 204 middle school girls and personal best
