June 22, 2026 — The Nationwide Archery within the Colleges Program (NASP®) concluded one in every of its most profitable match seasons on the 2026 NASP® Championship in Daytona Seashore, Florida, the place 1000’s of scholar archers competed in each Bullseye and NASP®3D competitors.
The Championship marked the fruits of a outstanding season that introduced collectively scholar archers, coaches, households, volunteers, and conservation companions from throughout North America. The occasion featured competitors in each the standard Bullseye format and the quickly rising NASP®3D self-discipline. One factor was evident all through the season: NASP® college students love archery.
Greater than 3,100 scholar archers representing 40 states and one Canadian province participated within the Championship, making it one of many largest youth taking pictures sports activities occasions on the planet. Full match outcomes can be found at https://nasptournaments.org/NationalWorld.aspx.
Held on the Ocean Heart in Daytona Seashore, the NASP® Championship as soon as once more demonstrated why town has grow to be a premier vacation spot for archers and their households.
“We love coming to Daytona,” stated NASP® President Tommy Floyd. “The seashore has grow to be an amazing vacation spot for NASP® archers and their households. The assist we obtain from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee employees, native volunteers, and our sponsors helps make this occasion potential every year.”
NASP® Vice President Jeff Rawlinson added, “This was a implausible occasion and among the best match seasons we’ve ever skilled. We’re particularly excited in regards to the continued launch and development of NASP®3D and grateful to the coaches and households who attend our tournaments and assist make them among the largest youth taking pictures sports activities occasions on the planet.”
A spotlight of Championship weekend was the annual NASP® Scholarship Shoot-Off, the place the nation’s prime Bullseye and 3D archers competed for scholarship awards in an thrilling head-to-head format. The shoot-off as soon as once more showcased the distinctive expertise, sportsmanship, and composure of NASP® scholar archers.
The Championship acknowledged educational excellence by the NASP® Tutorial Archer program. The highest female and male educational archers in every division, six college students complete, had been honored for his or her excellent achievements each within the classroom and on the vary. Every recipient obtained an Easton prize bundle in recognition of their dedication to teachers, management, and archery.
The Championship additionally featured the presentation of the inaugural NASP® Grand Champion Award, recognizing the highest total female and male archer who demonstrated excellence throughout each Bullseye and NASP®3D competitors. The award was decided utilizing the mixed scores from Nationwide Bullseye, Nationwide NASP® 3D, Championship Bullseye, and Championship NASP®3D, rewarding archers who carried out persistently throughout all 4 occasions all through the season.
Grand Champion Male – Callan Hignight, Grade 10, MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL, AR.
Grand Champion Feminine – Isabella Caplinger, Grade 8, MAYSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, OH.
The success of the Championship wouldn’t have been potential with out the dedication and assist of quite a few companions and volunteers. NASP® extends honest appreciation to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee employees, native volunteers, match officers, coaches, and oldsters who contributed numerous hours to the occasion.
Particular thanks are additionally prolonged to NASP®‘s sponsors, state fish and wildlife company and conservation companions whose continued assist helps present alternatives for college kids nationwide to take part in archery and outside education schemes.
“Our volunteers, coaches, and oldsters are really the inspiration of those occasions,” Floyd stated. “Their dedication permits college students to expertise competitors, construct confidence, and create lifelong recollections by archery.”
Because the 2025–2026 match season ends, NASP® celebrates not solely the accomplishments of its scholar archers, but additionally the educators, coaches, households, companies, and volunteers who make this system potential.
