Post by Sasquatch on Mar 15, 2011 17:28:22 GMT -5
This girl, as understand it, had to learn to shoot left handed because of vision issues, and still won!
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Kent Christian's Amanda Sweeney and Christian Academy of Madison's Kenzie Nelson both brought home state championships at the fifth annual Indiana National Archery in Schools Program state finals Friday in Muncie.
Sweeney was the overall state girls champion after an impressive day. She finished runner-up in the girls high school division with a score of 280, losing that championship on a bulls-eye tiebreaker with Union's Andrea Hicks. But in a six-person shoot-off for the overall title, Sweeney came out on top and took home the overall crown.
Nelson won the girls fifth grade division with a score of 263, 11 points better than the runner-up. She finished second among all elementary-age girls. Nelson is the only archer from Christian Academy to qualify for the national tournament in Louisville, Ky., in May.
Along with its overall state champion, Kent also got a runner-up performance from Taylor Royalty in the middle school girls division with a 281 - just one point off a state championship - and a third-place finish from Jarod Schulz in the boys fourth grade division with a 244.
Zach Staker was Southwestern's top finisher, coming in sixth in boys middle school division with a 273. Madison Deen was the top finisher at Deputy Elementary, placing seventh in the girls fifth grade division with a 235.
Other finishes for Kent Christian were: Fifth Grade Girls - Erial Royalty, 18th, 211. Sixth Grade Boys - Trenton Tingle, 47th, 225. Middle School Girls - Jordan Royalty, 13th, 264; and Chloe Schulz, 32nd, 249; Middle School Boys - Skyler Bell, fifth, 275; Jacob Adcock, 38th, 256; Brandon Bell, 121st, 215; and Ben Mullins, 161st, 165. High School Girls - Rachel Hancock, 19th, 271 and Cortney Tingle, 37th, 262. High School Boys - Joe Hancock, 35th, 272.
Other finishes for Christian Academy of Madison were: Fourth Grade Girls - Meagan Gosman, 12th, 171. Fourth Grade Boys - David Kummer, 12th, 201; and Luke Nickell, 21st, 147. Fifth Grade Girls - Madeline Boldery, 21st, 204; Katie Gosman, 28th, 193; and Lauren Perry, 32nd, 176. Fifth Grade Boys - Benjamin Hardin, seventh, 244; and Conley McKown, 28th, 204. Sixth Grade Girls - Taleisha Miller, 27th, 225; Annamae Harmon, 49th, 178; and Ashley Gosman, 54th, 154. Sixth Grade Boys - Harrison Hardin, 24th, 243. Middle School Girls - Amber Nelson, 59th, 229; Mia Kummer, 61st, 228; and Sydney Whitham, 92nd, 190.
Other finishes for Southwestern were: Middle School Girls - Megan Morris, 80th, 211. Middle School Boys - Ashton Hill, 16th, 264; Jarod Perry, 35th, 256; Josh Yates, 74th, 239; Jordan Rutherford, 85th, 235; Zachary Hamilton, 88th, 232; Logan Wright, 99th, 228; and Ethan Ellinger, 167th, 111. High School Girls - Rachel Harden, seventh, 276; Timea Demaree, 12th, 275; Paige Edrington, 38th, 261; Jessi Smith, 66th, 250; Kelsey Watterson, 67th, 250; Kelsey Reeves, 84th, 241; Samantha Grayson, 91st, 239; Shelby Carlton, 117th, 224; Ashley Stoner, 126th, 217; Cheyenne Childress, 134th, 212; and Laura Reece, 144th, 205. High School Boys - Justin Long, 10th, 280; Damon Hardy, 44th, 269; Blake Webber, 59th, 263; Nick Dean, 67th, 262; Rachel Harmon, 71st, 246; Trevor Calvert, 82nd, 259; Marcos Calderia, 169th, 229; and Joe Long, 180th, 223.
Other results for Deputy were: Fourth Grade Girls - Ashlee Fister, ninth, 187; Jina Clay, 10th, 181; Katie Lovell, 11th, 177; Madyson Reynolds, 13th, 164; Jade Barnes, 14th, 163; and Erika Hazelwood, 15th, 126. Fourth Grade Boys - Bailey Hatton, 10th, 215; Nathan Lovell, 13th, 200; Joey Neff, 16th, 194; Jonah Collins, 17th, 194; Jonathan Casey, 18th, 158; James Wilson, 20th, 149; and Darrell Amburgey, 22nd, 145. Fifth Grade Girls - Grace Burchett, 26th, 195; Kayla Taylor, 31st, 185; Abbie McClure, 33rd, 175; and Paige Emmerling, 34th, 157. Fifth Grade Boys - Jeremy Huff, 27th, 205; Brad Hatton, 30th, 197; and Tiler Bush, 36th, 176.
Southwestern finished fifth in the high school standings with 3,188 points while Kent Christian was seventh with 3,142. Both schools will advance to the national tournament.
Christian Academy of Madison was 17th with 2,703 points.
In the elementary division, Deputy placed seventh with 2,431 points.
The national meet will be May 13-14 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
