Kennedale Archers finish 2nd in tournament improve state rank

This past Saturday, the Kennedale Outdoor Education Program, hosted their second archery tournament of the year. Outdoor Ed teacher Danny Wilcox was very excited by the results, especially with the improvement of Wildcat archers. {{more: continue …}}

Kennedale is preparing for the state meet later this month so team totals and individual records are important. With the results from this week?s tournament, Kennedale?s new team total is 3,127. This total would rank the Wildcat team 11th in the state for all the qualifying teams for the state meet.

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Kennedale under the direction of Wilcox started competitive archery two year years ago, 2015-16. That year the program finished 7th in the state.

Results Kennedale Wildcat Spring Invitational:

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION:

• Champions: Allen High School 3,238
• Runner-Up: Kennedale HS #1 3,128
• 3rd place; Kennedale HS #2 2,599
• Keller Timber Creek HS
• Copperas Cove HS
• McCallum HS

Kennedale HS Archers in top 12:

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Men

• Aaron Ly?– 274 3rd place (new personal record +6)
• Brandon Isensee?– 272 4th place (new personal record +18)
• Alec Kizakarich – 265 5th place (new personal record +17)
• Chandler Webb – 258 7th place (new personal record +20)
• Victor DeCluette -? 251 9th place
• Colton Zahradnik – 248 11th place

Women

• Stephanie Escalante?- 267 5th place (new personal record +3)
• Lilly Hernandez – 263 11th place (new personal record +11)
• Kiley Zeller – 256 13th place (new personal record +41)
• Mikayla Earle – 253 15th place (new personal record +14)

JUNIOR HIGH DIVISION:

• Champions: Pantego Christian Academy 3,157
• Runner-up: Lamar Middle School- Austin 2,975
• Ronald Reagan Middle School-GP
• Kennedale JH
• Argyle Middle School
• Lamar Middle School- Flower Mound
• St. Martin de Porres Catholic School

Top JH male archer:

• Saxton Garmon- PCA 280

Top JH female archer:

• Ava Castillo- PCA 278

Kennedale JH Archers (first JH team to shoot in a tournament):

• Spicer Roof?- 235
• A.J. Matthews – 209
• Adrianna Diaz – 208
• Ashton Woods – 175
• Annie Melton – 168
• Coby Henry – 164
• Caleb Mitchell – 135
• Daniel Caster – 132
• Noah Wise – 122

ELEMENTARY DIVISION:

• Champions: Highland Park Elementary #1 3,051
• Runner-up: Highland Park Elementary #2 2,964
• 3rd Place: Pantego Christian Academy 2,675
• 4th Place: Garner Fine Arts 2,478
• 5th Pl.- St. Martin de Porres Catholic School 2,403
• Argyle Intermediate

Top male elementary archer:

• Connor Seale- Highland Park Elementary 278

Top female elementary archer:

• Annabel Furlong- Highland Park Elementary 266

PERSONAL RECORDS – new high scores set by Wildcats archers:?

• Aaron Ly 274(+6), Brandon Isensee 272(+18), Kaylee Huynh 271(+7), Alec Kizakarich 265(+17), Stephanie Escalante 267(+3), Lilly Hernandez 263(+11), Mikayle Earle 253(+14), Kiley Zeller 256(+41), Chandler Webb 258(+20), Haley Bavol 248(+37) and Dathan Cox?222(+15)

special thank you …

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Mr. Wilcox sent out the following note of appreciation – “Thank you to all teams, coaches, and kids for participating and we hope to see you all again next year! And thank you to our parent volunteers, Mrs. Williams, Coach Beck, and the Aristokat Dance Team for all your help in running these events for our kids!