(Atlantic) The Atlantic archery club is competing this weekend at the NASP US Western Nationals in Utah.
The Trojans qualified by shooting a team score of 3,381 and winning the state tourney. Cooper Jipsen and Connor Johnson were named to the Bullseye All-State Team, and Jipsen earned a spot on the 3D All-State Squad. Jipsen says, “I started in sixth grade kind of as a thing to have fun with my friends. In middle school I didn’t take it too serious, I was in the top five or top ten every tournament once I got to eighth grade and ended up placing 6th at state my eighth grade year and went down to Louisville, KY for Nationals. That was kind of a big deal and set the tone for high school. I got to be really serious and the first tournament of my freshman year I popped off a 294 which was a new school record and that opened my eyes that I needed to concentrate and focus. I ended up staying right around 285 and higher all year and had a couple of good tournaments here and there.”
Connor Johnson led the team in the state competition with a runner-up finish, shooting 292. “I didn’t really expect it at first how good I did and how my placing went, but once I realized what I finished it felt really nice. I was really happy and proud of myself of how I shot and how the team shot.”
Atlantic Head Coach Clint Roland has been named the state Coach of the Year.
