NASP Archery Students Break their World Record….Again!

By Justin Stakes

By Brittany Jo Jones

Waldo, WI -(Ammoland.com)- From Prince of Wales, Alaska to Washington DC, student archers, coaches, friends, and family descended upon Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center this past May 6-9.

The draw for these archery enthusiasts was the 2015 NASP United States National Tournament. By the end of the three day competition, 12,045 young archers from 763 schools in 42 states and Washington DC had surpassed NASP’s 2014 world record of 10,443 archers.

This is an increase of more than 15%. One world record in three days wasn’t enough for these 4-12th grade students! Once they shot in the bulls-eye competition, 2,841 of them made their way over to the NASP/IBO 3D Challenge contest to also reset the world 3D record which had been longstanding at 2,450 archers.

The tournament’s top male archer was eleventh grader, Miles Wilson from Alma Bryant HS in Irvington, Alabama. He posted a near perfect 298 out of 300. Eighth grade student, Sophie Kleinman from Louisville’s Crosby Middle School placed tops among lady archers with an equally impressive 297.