The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on April 6 hosted the National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Gainesville, and students in Okaloosa County peppered the leaderboard.
The top-scoring male and female – receiving $5,000 scholarship checks from the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and NASP – were Daniel Thompson from Choctawhatchee High School with a score of 286 and Adrienne Rambis from Tampa Bay Home Education Activities Team with a score of 289. The third place overall male – receiving a $2,000 scholarship check – was Ashton LaBerge (285) from Choctawhatchee High School.
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – High School
- First Place: Choctawhatchee High School of Fort Walton Beach – score of 3,325.
- Second Place: Tampa Bay HEAT of Brandon – score of 3,305.
- Third Place: Summerlin Academy of Bartow – score of 3,233.
Meigs Middle School of Shalimar place first in the middle school division
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – Middle School
- First Place: Meigs Middle School of Shalimar – score of 3,184.
- Second Place: Liza Jackson Preparatory School of Fort Walton Beach – score of 3,171.
- Third Place: Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 3,157.
Liza Jackson Preparatory School of Ft. Walton Beach placed second in the middle school division
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – Elementary School
- First Place: Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 2,980.
- Second Place: Destin Elementary School – score of 2,937.
- Third Place: Liza Jackson Preparatory School – score of 2,852.
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – High School Individual Scores
- First Place Male: Daniel Thompson of Choctawhatchee High School – score of 286.
- First Place Female: Adrienne Rambis of Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 289.
- Second Place Male: Ashton LaBerge of Choctawhatchee High School – score of 285.
- Second Place Female: Leah Richards of Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 286.
- Third Place Male: Erik Gonzalez of Choctawhatchee High School – score of 284.
- Third Place Female: Breeann Bilbrey of Summerlin Academy – score of 282.
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – Middle School Individual Scores
- First Place Male: Zavier Cruz of Integrity School of the Arts – score of 282 (17-10x).
- First Place Female: Abigail Cooper of Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 281.
- Second Place Male: Christopher Silva of St. Mary Catholic School – score of 282 (16-10x).
- Second Place Female: Ava Jaskolski of St. Mary Catholic School, Kennedi McKinnis of Liza Jackson Preparatory School, and Emma Summers of Belmont Academy – scores of 280.
- Third Place Male: Jayce Nelson of Meigs Middle School – score of 280.
2024 State Archery Tournament Winners – Elementary School Individual Scores
- First Place Male: Jonathan Cooper of Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 285.
- First Place Female: Scarlett Edwards of Destin Elementary School – score of 261.
- Second Place Male: Merric Lacour of Destin Elementary School – score of 267.
- Second Place Female: Kiara Diaz of Baughman Homeschool – score of 260.
- Third Place Male: Johnston Martinez of Tampa Bay HEAT – score of 265.
- Third Place Female: Sutton Friley of Liza Jackson Preparatory School – score of 259.
NASP is an in-school program sponsored by the FWC that is designed to teach international-style target archery in physical education classes for grades 4–12. It is one of the fastest growing in-school physical education programs in the country.
