CSD Archery on Target Again

2023 proved to be another exceptional year for Carbon School District’s archery teams. The high school team is 3 times State Champions this year, Mont Harmon defended their State Champion title for the sixth year in a row, and Castle Heights also claimed another State Champion title, theirs consecutively since 2018. Below is a breakdown of each school’s accomplishments at the State Competition. The included tables show students who placed in the top 10 in their category - High School, Middle School, or Elementary School.

Carbon High School’s Archery Team took 1st place out of nine high school teams. The team had a personal best team score as well as being the top scoring team in the state out of all divisions and levels.  Maggie Truman was the State Grand Champion with the highest individual score in the state out of all shooters and at all levels.

Carbon High Boys

Name

Score (out of 300)

HS Boys Rank

Overall Boys Rank

Seth Jensen

281

2/117

4/440

Trayven Gray

277

3/117

9/440

Tanner Greenhalgh

273

8/117

19/440

Carbon High Girls

Name

Score (out of 300)

HS Girls Rank

Overall Girls Rank

Maggie Truman

290

1/75

1/284

Cheyanne Slaughter

284

2/75

2/284

Bayleigh Sinclair

281

3/75

3/284

Stella Feik

280

4/75

5/284

Emma Anderson

275

5/75

8/284

Kenzie Morgan

273

7/75

12/284

Makayla Scovill

271

9/75

15/284

Helper took 4th place out of 15 middle schools. Amberlyn Lundington qualified for nationals. Helper’s top boys shooter was Jordan Olsen with a score of 249 out of 300.

Helper Middle School Girls (*MS: middle school)

Name

Score (out of 300)

MS Girls Rank

Overall Girls Rank

Amberlyn Ludington

268

10/145

19/284


Mont Harmon's team 1 took 1st place and team 2 took 2nd place out of 15 middle schools. Avyelle Davis who was the #1 middle school girl archer with a score of 281 out of 300, and Joseph Christensen was our top male shooter and 2nd middle school boy archer with a score of 281 which was a tie score with the number 1 middle school boys shooter. The team’s coaches wished to express their gratitude to the NRA and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for providing grants that help fund the school’s archery program. Ms. Amber Chappell said, “They donate quite a bit and we'd like to give them that recognition.”

Mont Harmon Middle School Boys

Name

Score (out of 300)

MS Boys Rank

Overall Boys Rank

Joseph Christensen

281

2/214

3/440

Carter Jenson

278

3/214

6/440

Bracken Hanson

278

4/214

7/440

Spencer Pitcher

277

5/214

8/440

Carter Abbott

275

6/214

11/440

Kortland Sinclair

274

10/214

17/440

Mont Harmon Middle School Girls

Name

Score (out of 300)

MS Girls Rank

Overall Girls Rank

Avyelle Davis

281

1/145

3/284

Madisen Donathan

277

2/145

6/284

Brynlee Tullis

276

3/145

7/284

Lexi Cowley

274

4/145

10/284

Ivy Blanton

273

5/145

11/284

Laycie Gregersen

271

6/145

14/284

Sarah Lasslo

271

7/145

16/284

Ashlyn Slaughter

270

8/145

17/284

McKenzie Fredrickson

269

9/145

18/284


*Information and Statistics courtesy of Kyle Hansen.

“Castle Heights did outstanding at the 2023 Utah State Archery Tournament that was held in Ogden on March 3rd and 4th.  The school was represented by a group of 54 students.  Overall the two teams of students from Castle Heights performed well.  Team A went into the event striving to defend the state title that they have held since the spring of 2018.  As a group Team A handled the pressure of the tournament and defended the title.  They scored 2,949 points.  Team B performed well under the pressure as well, scoring 2486 points.  

As individuals, the Castle Heights archers were outstanding.  Castle Heights secured 8 of the top 10 scores in both the boys and the girls division.  Now Castle Heights is preparing to attend the Western National Tournament that will be held in Salt Lake City, April 28 and 29 to defend their National Championship title from 2022.”

Castle Heights Boys

Name

Score (out of 300)

ES Boys Rank

Overall Boys Rank

Drew Arthur

258

2/109

58/440

Jace Bosone

255

3/109

63/440

Colton Steele

253

4/109

77/440

Lucas Vuksinick

252

5/109

79/440

Kaizyn Hansen

247

6/109

98/440

Chet Fredrickson

239

7/109

134/440

Kenji Kinoshita

238

8/109

136/440

Brayton Brady

237

10/109

143/440

Castle Heights Girls

Name

Score (out of 300)

ES Girls Rank

Overall Girls Rank

Addisyn Lessar

263

1/64

33/284

Stefany Salguero

254

2/64

47/284

Jocelyn Brinkerhoff

230

4/64

99/284

Kheyanuah Warman-Koffard

223

5/64

119/284

Chloe Lasslo

217

6/64

133/284

Lola Lasslo

217

7/64

135/284

Sophie Francis

215

8/64

141/284

Katie Abbott

212

9/64

147/284


Creekview's team 1 took 2nd place overall and team 2 took 5th place out of 8 elementary schools!

Creekview Boys (*ES: elementary school)

Name

Score (out of 300)

ES Boys Rank

Overall Boys Rank

Hunter Cowley

280

1/109

5/440

Cash Mabbutt

238

9/109

137/440

Creekview Girls

Name

Score (out of 300)

ES Girls Rank

Overall Girls Rank

Anastyn Davis

238

3/64

80/284


Sally Mauro Elementary School sent two teams to the state competition who placed 4th and 7th out of eight elementary schools. Sally Mauro’s top boy shooter was Luis Valencia with a score of 225 out of 300, and their top girl shooter was Kenleigh Rigby with a score of 192 out of 300.


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