by Rafe Johnson
The Bethel Schools Archery Team competed against 26 teams and 533 archers this past week to determine State Champion and National Qualifiers. Below are the individual and team results from the tournament.
Coach Johnson and Coach Wheeler would like to thank all of the parents and fans whom helped us out throughout the year. We would also like to give a special thanks to Amy Johnson, Rachel DeHaan and Skip Rice for their constant dedication to Bethel Archery.
High School State Runner Up Team
Name, Total
Hunter Dull, 288
Rylee Johnson, 278
Gareth Rice, 275
Cameron Blevins, 269
Brianna Evan, 261
Alyssa Kostelnik, 253
Madison Abolafia, 250
Simon Snow, 243
Madisen Smith, 231
Andrea Lee, 229
Deja Jackson, 224
Daniel Chakuchin, 222
High School Boys Individual State Runner Up: Hunter Dull
High School Girls Individual State Runner Up: Rylee Johnson
High School Individual National Qualifiers: Rylee Johnson, Hunter Dull, Gareth Rice, Brianna Evan
Jr High State Championship Team
Name, Total
Luke Snow, 278
Randy Turner, 274
Madison Glore, 271
Jordan Wheeler, 270
Ellis Johnson, 265
Samuel Beans-Polk, 263
Axel Madson, 263
Kayla Beckham, 261
Tyler Laraux, 258
Kyele Foss, 255
Laban Hughes, 251
Marion Swope, 244
Middle School Boys State Individual Runner Up: Luke Snow
Middle School Boys State Individual 3rd Place: Randy Turner
Middle School Girls State Individual 4th Place: Madison Glore
Middle School Girls State Individual 5th Place: Jordan Wheeler
Middle School National Qualifiers Individual: Luke Snow, Randy Turner, Madison Glore, Jordan Wheeler, Axel Madson, Samuel Beans-Polk, and Kayla Beckham
Elementary State Championship Team
Name, Total
Emily Madsen, 254
Josiah Swope, 254
Rylee Murphy, 251
Jerralyn White, 249
Nolan Blevins, 240
Leah Valadez, 230
Sedula Evans, 227
Hannah Howell, 225
Nicholas Twito, 224
Matthew Chagluak, 211
Isabella Valcarce, 210
Tyler Tikiun, 210
Elementary Boys State Individual Runner Up: Ellis Johnson
Elementary Boys State Individual 3rd Place: Josiah Swope
Elementary Girls State Individual 3rd Place: Emilie Madson
Elementary Girls State Individual 4th Place: Rylee Murphy
Elementary Girls State Individual 5th Place: Jerralyn White
Elementary National Qualifiers Individual: Ellis Johnson, Josiah Swope, Nolan Blevins, Sedula Evans, Emilie Madson, Rylee Murphy, Jerralyn White, Leah Valadez
The kids traveling to Kentucky will be determined later next week for the 2017 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT – BULLSEYE AND IBO 3D CHALLENGE to be held May 11-13, 2017 at the KY Expo Center, in Louisville, Kentucky. For all results please go to http://nasptournaments.org/TournamentDetail.aspx?tid=1894.
Rafe Johnson is the PE/Math Teacher and National Archery in the Schools Trainer and Coach at the Gladys Jung Elementary School in Bethel.
