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OKNASP coordinator Jay Rouk, left, and Wildlife Department Director J.D. Strong, right, with top archers, from left, Madison Spoonemore, Locust
Grove; Cayden Eyestone, Chandler; Jarod Aycox, Zaneis; Karson Warrington, Healdton; and Reece Marble, Salina. Not pictured: Trenton Gardner, Salina.

STATE ARCHERY STUDENTS ON TARGET AT NATIONALS

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission • Karson Warrington of Healdton, second place out of 225,
recently recognized a half-dozen Oklahoma students for high school boys division, Western national shoot.
being among America’s elite young archers. The youths all • Reece Marble of Salina, third place out of 142, elementary
placed in the top five in various divisions at national com- division, Western national shoot.
petitions conducted by the National Archery in the Schools
program earlier this year. These archers are the cream of Nationally, more than 2 million youths participate in the
the crop not only in Oklahoma but also the nation. The NASP program each year. In Oklahoma, more than 60,000
students honored were: students in about 650 schools are active in OKNASP. About
180 Oklahoma students qualified to attend one of the national
• Cayden Eyestone of Chandler (Park Road), first place out NASP shoots.
of 2,229 competing, elementary boys division, Eastern Wildlife Conservation Commissioner Bill Brewster com-
national shoot.
mended the students and the outstanding success of the
• Madison Spoonemore of Locust Grove, fourth place out OKNASP program, saying, “I don’t know of any other program
of 2,610, high school girls division, Eastern national shoot. of any kind that can show that much involvement of the youth
in Oklahoma.”
• Jarod Aycox of Zaneis, first place out of 296, middle boys To learn more about the Oklahoma Archery in the
division, Western national shoot.
Schools program and how local schools can get involved
• Trenton Gardner of Salina, first place out of 225, high in the Department's educational programs, go to
school boys division, Western national shoot. www.wildlifedepartment.com/education

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