Local 4-H Members Place at State Archery Match

Seven members of the Central Kansas District (CKD) 4-H Shooting Sports program recently traveled south of Topeka to compete at the Kansas 4-H State Archery Match on Saturday, September 30. To participate at the state level, youth must have shot an eligible score at one of several regional qualifiers earlier in the summer.

In total, there were over 180 4-H members from 25 different local Extension units.  Those making the trip from CKD were Bailey Mader and Kaydence Freemen of Bennington, Charlie Klein, Coy Malmberg, Callan Rensink, and Colyer Rensink from Minneapolis, and Andrew Knopf of Gypsum.  Mader and Klein shot in the Senior Age Division with all others entered in the Junior Age Division.

The district was represented in several classes including Open Compound, Compound Bowhunter and Barebow (Recurve).  Each discipline consisted of a FITA Target Course and 3-D Trail Course.  Combined scores for the two courses make up the Aggregate Score.  Several season bests were obtained as well as two personal records.

In the Junior Division, three young men brought home awards.  Coy Malmberg was fourth in Aggregate for Compound Bowhunter.  In the Barebow discipline, Callan Rensink placed fifth in Trail and his brother, Colyer, placed third.  Malmberg was fifth in the Aggregate while Colyer Rensink took fourth.  The team of Callan Rensink and Coy Malmberg was named third high overall in Junior Barebow.  This marks the first year there have ever been any state placers from the district.

With the archery season complete, attention now turns to the State 4-H Shotgun Match on October 14 and 15 near Wichita.  CKD will have seven youth contending for top spots in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.