Scholastic 3-D Archery hosted the third annual Western Indoor National Championship at the Easton Archery Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 23rd-24th, 2024. Nearly 250 archers from twenty-one S3DA teams across the United States traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete for their chance to be crowned the next “Western Indoor National Champion” in their respective class and age division.

This year marked the first time the event was held at the Easton Archery Center, a state-of-the-art facility that caters to all archers from beginner to professional. The event being held at the Easton Center was very helpful as all the infrastructure was already in place. S3DA Executive Director, Holly Helton said, “We are very pleased with the experience of hosting a national tournament at the Easton Center. All the equipment already being on-site made the event run smoothly. The center staff were very accommodating and the assistance from S3DA State Coordinators and volunteers was second-to-none. The 2024 S3DA Western Indoor National Championship was a crowd favorite, and we definitely look forward to 2025!”

One of the pillars of S3DA has always been the chance for archers in the “Young Adult” division who podium, to be presented with thousands of dollars in scholarship opportunities from colleges and universities. S3DA being constructed around a system of age divisions and equipment classes allows for archers to specialize in niches of archery that secondary schools across the nation are looking for and are reaping for their programs. Many schools offered scholarship opportunities to the podium finishers at the event with some of those archers already having signed to shoot collegiate archery next year.

S3DA National Sponsor, Bohning Archery, attended the event and marketed to the large crowds of archers and spectators. The Bohning booth was packed all weekend with enthusiastic archers eager to learn more about Bohning’s vane and fletching materials. Parents, coaches, and spectators were thrilled to see the support of the Western program!

The Easton Archery Center is located about ten minutes from Salt Lake City, Utah, which is known for its world-class outdoor recreation and spectacular landscapes. This is a must-see facility that will be home to the 2025 Western S3DA Indoor National Championship. For more information regarding upcoming events, please be sure to visit https://www.s3da.net/.