05/14/2026
THE STORM HIT LOUISVILLE. 🔥🏹⚡️
Last week, the Upstate of South Carolina rolled into Louisville, Kentucky as Velos Storm Archery took on the 2026 NASP Eastern Nationals alongside more than 16,000 student archers from across the United States. This year’s event hosted 14,303 archers in the Bullseye Tournament and 8,310 archers in the 3D Tournament, representing over 1,100 schools and 32 states. Competing on the biggest stages in youth archery, Storm made its presence known through grit, heart, sportsmanship, and relentless energy.
Wednesday night kicked off with nearly 60 Storm family members gathering together for food, laughter, fellowship, and team bonding before the wildness of Nationals began. It was such a special night together as families and archers prepared for the days ahead.
Then Thursday came… and it was GO TIME. 🔥
From early morning until evening, Elementary, Middle School, and High School archers battled through Bullseye and 3D flights against some of the best competition in the nation.
Before every flight, our teams circled together in prayer and encouragement, reminding one another whose they are and why we compete. Then came the chant heard echoing through the arena all day long:
“3 - 2 - 3… STORM!” 🔥 A reminder of our team verse: “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Colossians 3:23
Nationals officials, coaches, and lane mates continually stopped our staff and families throughout the day to compliment the character, sportsmanship, focus, and encouragement shown by our athletes. Storm did not just show up to compete, they showed up to represent.
Stormi was in the building, seniors were honored in a special ceremony, and memories were made that these families will carry forever.
And Storm SHOWED OUT.
🏹 NASP EASTERN NATIONALS TEAM RESULTS
• High School Bullseye Team finished 45th out of 262 teams with a massive 3333 and 163 tens
• High School 3D Team finished 60th out of 225 teams
• Middle School Bullseye Team posted a 3094
• Middle School 3D Team finished with a 1538
• Elementary 3D Team battled to a 1332 finish
Storm also returned home to South Carolina holding the #1 overall position among South Carolina teams competing at Nationals, continuing to celebrate the honor of being the BACK-TO-BACK South Carolina State Champions in Bullseye while also moving up to 2nd place in the state in 3D competition! 🔥🏹⚡️
🔥 TOP NATIONAL PERFORMANCES
• Lydia Huddle fired a 290 PB in Bullseye
• Liliana Groth ripped a 289 in 3D
• Asher Cline dominated both disciplines with a 288 Bullseye and 286 PB in 3D
• David Cline posted a huge 288 in 3D
• Luke Cline delivered top Elementary finishes in both Bullseye and 3D
• Sawyer Petrowicz earned a huge 274 PB on the national stage
One of the most exciting parts of the week was seeing so many archers achieve personal bests on one of the biggest stages in the country. To shoot a PB at Nationals takes incredible mental toughness, focus, discipline, and confidence under pressure, and we could not be more proud of these archers:
🔥 Sawyer Petrowicz
🔥 Mary Agnes Sisk
🔥 Chandler Medlock
🔥 Hayden Lattin
🔥 Lydia Huddle
🔥 Samuel Wells
🔥 Johanna Plimpton
🔥 Noah Wayne
🔥 Jordan Overbay
🔥 Rosalie Azbell
🔥 Sophia Murff
🔥 Cash Chapman
🔥 Chelsea Rist
🔥 Rachel Ann Garaux
🔥 Jenahvieve Harkai
🔥 Asher Cline
🔥 Jacob Huddle
🔥 Claire Farnham
🔥 Jeremiah Harkai
🔥 Maggie Baideme
🔥 Luke Cline
🔥 Alfred Cox
🔥 Samantha Plimpton
🔥 Amelia Farnham
But the week did not stop there.
Several Storm archers jumped into additional national and world tournaments while in Louisville, and the results were electric. ⚡️
🔥 IBO GENESIS INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
• Asher Cline stormed into the TOP 10 IN THE NATION with a 7th place finish in Middle School Male
• David Cline dropped a 283 with 10 tens
• Liliana Groth finished 14th in High School Female
• Vincent Farnham earned a Top 50 finish
• Luke Cline battled his way to 41st in Elementary Male
🔥 CENTERSHOT EASTERN NATIONALS
Storm finished 11th overall as a team in Bullseye!
And then came the MIC DROP moment…
🏆 LILIANA GROTH — NATIONAL CHAMPION
High School Female Bullseye
293 with 23 X’s 🔥🔥🔥
Additional standout performances included:
• Asher Cline — Top 10 Middle School Male
• Luke Cline — Top 15 Elementary Male
• Lydia Huddle — 8th in High School Female 3D
• Claire Farnham, Selah Guerra, Aaron Groth, David Cline, Isaac Groth, Vincent Farnham and many others stepping up BIG all week long.
And now… ALL THREE STORM TEAMS have officially received invitations to the World/Open Championships in Daytona Beach, June 18 - 20. 🌊⚡️
These archers continue to grow.
These archers continue to fight.
These archers continue to honor Christ.
And one thing is certain…
THE STORM IS JUST GETTING STARTED. 🔥🏹⚡️
Homeschool SportsNet, Inc SC National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Genesis Archery Velos Collective Velos Storm Archery Morrell Targets Fox Carolina News WYFF News 4 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
