Article Update – Kennedale’s top archer at state receives national bid …
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Kennedale High School Archery program once again matched targets with schools across the state and came out with a very strong showing at the NASP Texas State Championships this past week. {{more: continue …}} Note: updates have been made to this article and marked in red.
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The 2019 archery state tournament was held in Belton, Texas, this past Thursday with 59 teams and 1,017 individuals qualify for the championship. Large schools (5A & 6A) dominated the results taking 8 of the top 10 places.?KHS competes well with large schools …??
Arlington Martin High School won the over-all state title. However, two small schools broke the top ten list with 4A Mabank coming in 5th and 4A Kennedale Team 1 topping out at #10. (Kennedale qualified two teams qualify for the state tournament this year).
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3rd highest female archer ?
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One archer from Kennedale, Graci Hall, who as a sophomore, had the 10th highest score at 290 [perfect is 300] among all 1,017 archers (male and female) and she came in at #3 in the state among all 475 female competitors. For her accomplishment, she was awarded a $3000 scholarship to be used when she is ready go to college and she has received a bid to the NASP National Tournament. This is a first for Kennedale.?
Overall top 19 team finish?? (All schools 59 teams)
- #1 6A Arlington Martin 3427 pts,?
- #2 5A Kaufman 3389,?
- #3 6A Pasadena Memorial 3335,?
- #4 6A Arlington High 3322,?
- #5 4A Mabank 3318,?
- #6 6A Allen 3302,?
- #7 6A Prosper 3293,?
- #8 6A Hebron 3284,?
- #9 5A Kaufman Team 2 3262,?
- #10 4A Kennedale Team 1 3261.
Small school top 15 finish?(4A under incl homeschool & private – 31 teams)? ?
- #1 4A Mabank 3318 pts,?
- #2 4A Kennedale 3261,?
- #3 3A Pottsboro 3239,?
- #4 4A Argyle 3228,?
- #5 BSHE/Guardians Homeschool 3181,?
- #6 3A Whitesboro 3169,?
- #7 DG Homeschool 3164,?
- #8 Texas Wildlife Homeschool 3148,?
- #9 Frog Pond Academy Homeschool 3139,?
- #10 3A Brock 3084,?
- #11 3A Peaster 3040,?
- #12 1A Avinger 3022,?
- #13 4A Rusk 3016,?
- #14 St Mary?s Catholic 2997,?
- #15 3A S&S Consolidated 2983.?
Kennedale High School Team 2 finished in 16th place against small schools and 35th overall with a total score of 2973.??
?Wildcats making strides ….?
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For the Kennedale teams, Team 1 tied the school point record with a 3,261 and beat their bullseye record by 8 with 140 bullseyes. Team 2 set a new team point record with a 2,973 which was an increase of 124 points. Team 2 also set a new team bullseye record with 66. The old record was 54. In addition, thirteen Wildcats set new personal best scores at the state tournament.?Last year Kennedale’s top team finished 14th against all schools and was 5th vs small schools.??
Mr. Danny Wilcox, Kennedale Archery team sponsor and coach, was pleased about this year. Posting on the KHS Outdoor Education Facebook page Wilcox said ?This whole year has been a record breaking year. School, individual, and bullseye records have been falling left and right all year. School records have been broken at least 9 times this year. This year group of archers will be known as the group that took us to the next level!?
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What is the next level??Wilcox said in the post that there are 4 who have shot above 280 this year and could compete at the NASP Nationals but to go they would have to be a team of at least 12.? Kennedale is not there yet. However, because of Graci Hall’s individual score she has received a bid to the Nationals. Wilcox has said that is doable, there is money for sending an individual. But, he cautions that if? Kennedale’s program continues to advance, planning for and sending a team of at least 12 members will need a lot of support. He is hopeful that a there will be enough parents and suppporter who will willing to commit to the start of a booster club for the outdoor education program at Kennedale High School. Interested persons can contact him by email at [email protected]. Read more at KennedaleOutdoor Education Club Facebook
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Individual scores for the Wildcat Archers at Texas Nationals
- Graci Hale 290 (PR +13) New KHS Record for top overall score and top female score
- Bailey Torcoletti– 285 (PR +9) New KHS male record
- Brandon Isensee-278
- Kaylee Huynh– 276
- Lafe Ledbetter– 275
- Mikayla Earle– 273
- Aaron Ly– 272 (PR. + 21)
- Carson Yingling– 267 (PR +3)
- Dathan Cox– 265
- Isabelle Mayer– 265. (PR +5)
- Ryan Hudgins– 263
- Kristy Ballinger– 262
- Stephanie LeClear– 262
- Tristen Davis– 261. (PR +30)
- Chandler Webb– 261
- Hannah Howard– 259
- Angela Blanco– 258
- James Barnes-258
- Morgan Earle– 254
- Anthony Whitsett– 254 (PR +17)
- Landry Rinehart– 254
- Taylor Bria- 254
- Joy Ndegwa– 253 (PR + 13)
- Luci Williams– 252
- Colton Zahradnik– 251
- Rosie Orahood– 250 (PR + 25)
- C.T. Obsiana– 247
- Jesse Rampy– 244
- Derek Guo– 243. (PR + 8)
- Colby Henry 243 (PR + 29)
- Alton Davenport- 243
- Chloe Wakeland– 238
- Colton Warren– 234
- Curtis Shue– 232
- Tyler Weckherlin– 232 (PR +3)
- Clay Hilton– 229
- Samantha Robles– 226
- Stephanie Escalante- 221 (PR +1)
- Emily Mendez– 198
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