During a recent meeting, the coach of the BISD archery team highlighted the impressive achievements of the team over the past year, which saw participation from approximately 95 archers across several schools, including Centennial, Kerr, Steen Middle School, and the Academy at Nola Dunn. Notably, three individual archers qualified for the national tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky.

The first archer introduced was Greer Rubinskas, a fifth grader who began her archery journey just last October. Under the guidance of Coach Kimball at Stribling and additional coaching after school, Greer quickly excelled. She achieved a remarkable score of 261 in her first tournament in February, ranking her as the top girl in the state among elementary competitors. Greer continued to improve, finishing fifth out of 314 girls at the state level and placing 135th out of 1,789 girls at the national tournament.

Next was Rhett Arledge, a sixth grader who has been involved in archery for two years. Rhett also qualified for nationals for the second consecutive year, achieving an impressive score of 287 at the BISD tournament, which ranked him first in the state and seventh nationally. At the state meet, he finished sixth out of 346 boys and went on to secure 13th place out of 2,120 boys at the national competition.

Lastly, Colt McDonald, a recent graduate and former member of the Centennial archery program, was recognized for his accomplishments. Colt, who started the program with Coach Mullen, achieved a score of 291 at a tournament in Arlington, ranking him fourth in the state for high school boys. He finished 40th out of 2,513 boys at the national level and participated in the prestigious Daytona Beach nationals, where he placed 63rd out of 500 archers.

The coach commended the dedication and hard work of these young athletes, emphasizing the significant time and effort they invested in their training outside of school hours.