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.