Platte County archery teams are getting their skills in tip-top shape before heading off to Sandy, Utah for the NASP Western National Tournament, where they will compete against schools from 49 states at the Mountain America Center from April 25-26.
Of the more than 1200 high schools ranked nationwide, Platte County High School is ranked No. 23 in 10/15 meter range and No. 33 in 3D, the fourth highest in Missouri. Platte County has hopes of cracking the top 15 at nationals for the first time since 2022.
The Pirates will look to bullseye state champion Jake Sloan, who is ranked No. 16 in the nation at the 10/15 range and No. 35 in 3D as a freshman archer. Justice Martin and Reece Moppin also crack the top 100 nationwide 10/15 range rankings for boys archery. For the girls, sophomore Alexandria Yurko and senior Macie Garland lead the Pirates.
At the middle school level, Platte City Middle School and Platte Purchase Middle School have qualified of the more than 600 member middle schools nationwide. Platte City is led by sixth graders Zoey Miller and Cooper Webb while Platte Purchase is led by sixth grader Michael Minor and seventh grader Morgan Harris.
Siegrist Elementary and Compass Elementary will represent Platte County at the elementary level. Both are ranked inside the top 100 of more than 350 programs nationwide in 3D. Siegrist will look to fourth grader Kendall Webb, one of the state's top elementary archers, and fifth grader Corbin Wade while Compass will look to fifth grader William Whitlow and Delanie Lister.
The tournament will consist of Bullseye and 3D competitions with opportunities to earn unique prizes based on their success. The archers will be competing for a trophy and the following scholarships:
Team Scholarships totaling $54,000 – based on combined overall finished results from both National Tournaments:
● 1st place – $24,000 (24 team members @ $1000 each)
● 2nd place – $18,000 (24 team members @ $750 each)
● 3rd place – $12,000 (24 team members @ $500 each)
Individual Scholarship Shoot-off totaling $30,000 – Top 5 male and female finishers from combined results from both National Tournaments compete at the Championship Tournament:
● 1st place – $5,000 Male & Female
● 2nd place – $4,000 Male & Female
● 3rd place – $3,000 Male & Female
● 4th place – $2,000 Male & Female
● 5th place – $1,000 Male & Female
● Ties – $1,000 each is minimum per qualifying archer
Platte County School District rosters for National:
Platte County High School
Daniel Benitez
Emma Brinkman
Alexa Cecaj
Flavia Cecaj
Cash Francis
Macie Garland
Kenny Grame
Brooklyn Harris
Caden Hatchel
Chrystian Hutchinson-Nelson
Zach Linville
Hannah Minor
Reece Moppin
Benjamin Oliver
Jake Sloan
Zachary Snodgrass
Samuel Sutphin
Peyton Townsend
Platte Purchase Middle School
Easton Courter
Grace Hampton
Morgan Harris
Greyson Humphreys
Michael Minor
Delayna Noller
Korbin Ortiz
Emerson Ramsey
Emily Ramsey
Barrett Unruh
Olivia Vo
Miels Watkins
Makenzie Williams
Platte City Middle School
Maddon Britz
Carli Callawayi
Allyson Cordova-Guerrero
Carson Fattmann
Cooper Gurgens
Grace Hoy
Victoria Kallo
Gavin Lister
Blake Lopeman
Cooper Matteson
Brooklyn Miller
Zoey Miller
Nick Ordonio
Kyler Rogge
Owen Rowles
Emeri Snyder-Richardson
Cooper Webb
Corbin Williams
William Wolters
Compass Elementary School
Hazel Boller
Abbey Cartwright
Addisyn Davis
Rylee Davis
Joseph Green
Alexander Johnson
Parker Kieser
Jackson Leppin
Delanie Lister
Charlet Lopeman
Mayzie Luedke
Knox Nelson
Arya Particini
Niko Particini
Mason Schlorholtz
Saul Thompson
Isabella Turner
Siegrist Elementary School
Harper Boyer
Hadley Brock
Reed Fattmann
Arya Fuehrer
Delcie Miller
Piper Miller
Brady Morgan
Charles Powers
Brody Rawson
Carter Kaia Joelle Smith
Alex Standeford
Theodore Sweere
Teagan Taulbee
Corbin Wade
Kendall Webb