The Tennessee National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) will have a good representation at the 2015 NASP Championships set for May 7-9 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
A record 457 students from Tennessee ranging in grades fourth to 12th have registered for the national event. Student archers from 41 states plus the District of Columbia will be competing in their respective fields.
The top teams in each of the three divisions, along with the top 10 individuals, received automatic bids. Other students will be making the trip that had qualifying scores.
At the NASP State Championships in April at Murfreesboro’s Miller Coliseum, White County repeated as champion in the high school division while Rutherford County’s Buchanan won the elementary title and Central Magnet claimed the middle school crown. A total of 24 schools will be represented by teams or individuals.
Each student will shoot 30 arrows, 15 from 10 meters and 15 from 15 meters with a maximum possible score of 300.
STATE SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: Powell Valley Elementary, McMinnville Hickory Creek Elementary, Riverdale High, Rockvale Middle, Rockvale Elementary, Browns Chapel, Buchanan Elementary, Siegel High, LaVergne, Central Magnet, CHET, Christiana Elementary, Christiana Middle, Stewarts Creek Elementary, Crossville Stone Elementary, Meigs County Elementary, East Lincoln Elementary, East Montgomery Elementary, Warren County Middle, Rock Island Eastside Elementary, Harrogate Forge Ridge, Murfreesboro Oakland High, White County High, Whitworth Buchanan Middle.