NASP Year End Shoot

On Saturday, 24 November 2018, 73 archers (44 juniors and 29 senior archers) got together on the St George’s Field up against each other for the last NASP shoot of the year.

 There was lovely cool cloud cover while setting up the range on Friday afternoon, and after that an early morning chill at registration time on Saturday. The day later turned extremely hot. There were snacks and drinks from the Tuck Shop, which kept energy levels high and prevented spirits to fall.

The archers ranging from 4th graders to 12 graders shoot three Bull’s Eye rounds and one 3D Animal round.

This was followed by the AAG shoot – 13 adults getting ready to participate against SA and Zimbabwean adults in May 2019 in the Western Cape.

Winners for the Bull’s Eye Round were

Junior Girls:

Gold – Sunel Weakly (Privaat Skool Moria)

Silver – Mari Louw (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Bronze – Anrila van Zyl (Danie Joubert)

Junior Boys:

Gold – MJ van der Westhuizen (Berg-Op Akedemie)

Silver – Caleb Beukes (Community Hope School)

Bronze – Burton Weakly (Privaatskool Moria)

Senior Girls:

Gold – Elsjen Wilders (Windhoek Gymnasium)

Silver – Logan Tawse (St George’s)

Bronze – Elize Haasbroek (Elnatan)

Senior Boys:

Gold – Edward Kesslau (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Silver – Hannes Theron (Windhoek Gymnasium)

Bronze – Thomas Blaauw (SKW)

Winners for the 3D Animal Round were

Junior Girls:

Gold – Mari Louw (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Silver – Anrika van Zyl (Danie Joubert)

Bronze – Sunel Weakly (Privaatskool Moria)

Junior Boys:

Gold – Caleb Beukes (Community Hope School)

Silver – MJ van der Westhuizen (Berg-Op Akedemie)

Bronze – Alexander Abrahams (SKW)

Senior Girls:

Gold – Penny Cambell (Elnatan)

Silver – Elize Haasbroek (Elnatan)

Bronze – Logan Tawse (St George’s)

Senior Boys

Gold – Gabriel Mwiya (Community Hope School)

Silver – Edward Kesslau (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Bronze – Gerhard Koen (Keetmanshoop Privaatskool)

Overall winners for the day were

Junior Girls:

Gold – Mari Louw (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Silver – Sunel Weakly (Privaatskool Moria)

Bronze – Anrika van Zyl (Danie Joubert)

Junior Boys:

Gold – MJ van der Westhuizen (Berg-Op Akedemie)

Silver – Caleb Beukes (Community Hope School)

Bronze – Burton Weakly (Privaatskool Moria)

Senior Girls:

Gold – Logan Tawse (St George’s)

Silver – Elize Haasbroek (Elnatan)

Bronze – Penny Cambell (Elnatan)

Senior Boys:

Gold – Edward Kesslau (Gobabis Gymnasium)

Silver – Hannes Theron (Windhoek Gymnasium)

Bronze – Thomas Blaauw (SKW)

AAG winners were

Females:

Gold – Christie Agenbach

Silver – Carine Kruger

Bronze – Ankia van Zyl

Males:

Gold – Willie van Zyl

Silver – Rudi Koen

Bronze – Christie van Niekerk

 

After the prize giving, a minute of silence was devoted to Mr Rudi Woortman, whom many see as the driving force and founder of NASP Namibia. It was his wish that many children’s lives get change one arrow at a time.

This latest shoot was a tribute to this, with many new archers participating for the first time at a national level. 73 archers from 13 schools/clubs attended the event even with exam stress and end-of-year pressure on everyone’s shoulders.

A huge thank you to the parents who drive their children all over the country to get exposure and to the Afro Pumps team who are always willing to set up and take down the range. It is really appreciated.

We are all looking forward to the NASP season starting on 19 January 2019 in Keetmanshoop in preparation for the All Stars shoot in SA from 2 – 4 May 2019.