Louisville, KY - Kentucky archers were happy to see sunshine, clear skies and warm temperatures on Saturday, May 20, as they competed in the 2017 Kentucky State 3-D Tournament. The tournament reached another record total of 300
competing archers and was held at the Pulaski County Park in Nancy, Kentucky.

"Finding a space to accommodate 300 archers is a task and finding a space to accommodate all of the parents, grandparents and other spectators is even more difficult," stated Kentucky State coordinator Chris McDonald. "Pulaski County Park was a great location with future potential for growth. The park includes approximately 800 acres with rental cabins, campsites, boat ramps, hiking and biking trails, 2 disc golf courses, 2 playgrounds and much more. It's been great to see the progression the kids have made over the past few months."

Each range, elementary, middle, and high school was set in a unique location in the park and each had its own challenges. Having each range separate made it more enjoyable for the spectators with less congestion. The middle school range had some extreme downhill shots. "Well, they disappeared down in that dark hole. I think there's a target in there somewhere," said one of the middle school spectators. While the middle school range had downhill shots the high school range consisted of almost all extreme uphill shots. "The state tournament is always a challenge and this one was no different but I enjoyed it," said high school archer, Bethany Groce. "It challenged us to think about our shot and put our knowledge to work."

The 2017 outdoor season presented some good challenges and some not so good challenges. Increasing numbers of archers is always a good challenge, but the weather is one of those not so great challenges. It certainly takes a team of people that are willing to put in some long hours to make a season run smoothly. As the 2017 Kentucky S3DA 3D season

comes to a close planning for the next season is already in progress.
2017 Kentucky State 3-D Tournament Results:

HS Male Open:
1st Jase Boils
2nd Tanner Barker
3rd Jimmy Gibson
HS Male Pins:
1st Elliott Cross
2nd Aaron Adams
3rd Lucas Gillaspie
HS Male Olympic Recurve:
1st Robert Dick
HS Male Traditional:
1st Kody Kline
2nd Darrell Turner
3rd Tristan Kitchens
HS Female Open:
1st Kaylee Brown
2nd Natalie Brockman
3rd Meg Curtis
HS Female Pins:
1st Gertie Heavner
2nd Holly Armstrong
3rd Taylor Adkinson
HS Female Olympic Recurve:
1st Olivia Harner
HS Female Traditional:
1st Danielle Underwood
2nd Taylar Middleton
3rd Cambron Johnson
MS Male Open:
1st Grayson Montgomery
2nd Tucker Strong
3rd Asa Flowers
MS Male Pins:
1st Kenton Banks
2nd Shane Truett
3rd Jerrad Brown
MS Male Traditional:
1st Nate Jarboe
2nd Lucas Wheatley
3rd Jack Haley
MS Female Open:
1st Tyra McWilliams
2nd Serena Witt
MS Female Pins:
1st Madison Richardson
2nd Harley Wilson
3rd AK Warren
MS Female Olympic Recurve:
1st Natalie Williams
MS Female Traditional:
1st Rickalyn Raybourn
2nd Audrey Routte
3rd Raelei Wallace
EL Male Open:
1st Tanner Willis
2nd Landyn Cox
3rd Elijah Cook
EL Male Pins:
1st Michael Prince
2nd Bently Boils
3rd Rylan Long
EL Male Olympic Recurve:
1st Ethan Williams

EL Male Traditional:
1st Addan Witt
2nd Jason Purvis
3rd Ethan Fields
EL Female Pins:
1st Becky Heavner
2nd Landrey Prewitt
3rd Audrey Kaylor
EL Female Traditional:
1st Isabella Moore
2nd Mary Jurus
3rd Anya Carson



School Team Awards:
High School: 1st Apollo
2nd Daviess County
3rd Boyd County
Middle School: 1st College View
2nd Daviess County
3rd West Carter
Club Team Awards:
High School: 1st CK Nock Busters
Middle School: 1st Impact Archery
Elementary: 1st CK Nock Busters
2nd Impact Archery

Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving
thousands of young archers, grades 3–12.
For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: infos3darchery@gmail.com
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