2018 N.D. 4-H Archery Match Winners Named

Four senior freestyle archers will advance to the 2019 4-H National Championships.

Archery teams from Grant, Wells, Ramsey, Steele/Traill and McIntosh counties placed first in their age and bow divisions at the North Dakota State 4-H Archery Championships held recently at the North Dakota 4-H Camp near Washburn.

Senior archers competed in 3-D, World Federation field archery and a half round of National Field Archery Association field archery to complete the 2018 4-H Championship Match. The cumulative scores of the top four archers in the three events determined if they qualified for the 2019 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Grand Island, Neb.

The 4-H State Championship competition for all divisions was a 3-D match consisting of 30 targets with one arrow shot for a score on each target. In addition, youth in the senior freestyle division shot 40 arrows at 30, 40, 50 and 60 meters in the World Federation field archery and 40 arrows in National field archery competitions at various distances measured by yards.

The top four senior freestyle archers were:

First - ShiAnne Boehm, Morton County, with a score of 715
Second - Ethan Sprague, Stutsman County, with a score of 696
Third - Ethan Myers, Ward County, with a score of 676
Fourth - Ben Niemuth, Morton County, with a score of 660

They are eligible to advance as a team or individually to the 4-H National Championships in 2019.

Senior Barebow

The Grant County team of Isiah Cook, Sarah Cook, Madalynnh Sauter and Dixie Sauter took first place.