Both Mid-Prairie and St. James will compete at the 2026 Iowa NASP Championships in Des Moines this weekend.

The St. James Elementary archery program will have four shooters make history on the big stage at the state tournament in Des Moines this weekend. This is the first time the program has ever qualified student-athletes for the state meet.

A trio will represent St. James in the block competition including Marvin Colin, Maxton DeLong and Emmett Gratz. Bennett Vittetoe will compete for St. James in the 3D shoot.

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk Archery club has qualified a program record 61 archers for the State Block and 3D Championship. That breaks the previous record of 60 competitors set last year. A full list of Golden Hawk Archers heading to the competition can be found with this news story at KCIIRadio.com. 

The 2026 National Archery in the School’s Program State Championships are held at the Jacobson Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Golden Hawk Archers going to state championships include:

At the high school level, archers who will shoot both block and 3D in Des Moines include Landon Allen, Rylee Cady, Eli Conrad, Preston Ford, Nick Kelley, Kinzlee Kiefer, Levi Luers, Ava Miller, Caitlyn Peters, Johnathon Pickard, Sophia Puttmann, Kenna Robertson, Treyven Schwartz, Lael Seale, Maddie Sieren, Elijah Statler, Harlee West and Allie Whetstine. Those who qualified in block only are Kylee Berry, Declan Brady, Silas Cable, Jacob Debler, Landon Hough, Stella Janecek, Jaiden Lara, Madilyn Liska, Sarah Park, Nickolas Peck and Skylar Swift.

For the middle school and elementary Hawks, shooters who will compete in both block and 3D include Logan Beachy, Lara Brenneman, Levi Coblentz, Noah Coblentz, Lane Janecek, Brooklyn Lisa, Brooks Meyer, Beckett Miller, Bryce Miller, Nolan Mohling, Lane Norman, Claire O’Connor, Ruby Regenwether, Emilia Rodgers, Braxton Ropp, Levi Sanchez, Mason Schneider and Joshua Seale. Those shooting block only are Monica Beachy, Andrew Cue, Bretton Flynn, Jayce Frieden, Beniah Fulton, Easton Gorsch, Aven Jaspering, Axel Miller, Easton Miller, Joey Miller, Sam Newton, Ellie Rand, Brielle Robertson, and Charlotte Wehr. Those in the 3D contest only are Zayley Jaspering and Jenna Puttmann.