Perkins wins state archery competition

Kyler Perkins, a Choctaw tribal member, won the OKNASP state archery competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 23. Perkins is a fifth grader at Zaneis in Wilson, Oklahoma. He competed against 285 participants in his division. He scored 282 out of 300 possible points and had the highest elementary score in all four state competitions.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and the National Archery in the Schools Program sponsor the state competition.

He qualified to participate in the national archery competition in Sandy, Utah, held in April.