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Archery in the Schools State Championship Information
**The 2026 Alabama Archery in the Schools State Championship will be held on April 9-10, 2026**
The event will be held at the Sportsplex at Cramton Bowl - 220 Hall Street, Montgomery, AL
There is limited parking in the Cramton Bowl parking lot, additional parking is available across Madison Avenue at Patterson Field, Lot K
*Qualification for State - The percentage of schools competing in each Division at the eight Regional Tournaments determines the number of schools invited to attend State from each Division. In 2026, the breakdown was 34% Elementary School, 33% Middle School and 33% High School teams. There are flight positions for 83 full teams and invited individuals at State. 151 schools and almost 3,600 archers competed in a Regional this year. This resulted in the top 27 High School teams, top 28 Middle School teams and the top 28 Elementary School teams receiving a tier 1 or 2 invite and a guaranteed spot at State.
All schools were ranked by their scores in their Division after all regional events were final. The top ten schools in each Division will be designated as Tier I and allowed to register on the first day of registration. Using the percentage example above, the next highest-ranking teams will be designated as Tier 2 and allowed to register on day 2 of registration. Any remaining schools after that will be designated as Tier 3 and allowed to register beginning on day 3 on a space available, first come, first served basis.
The top 20 males and females for each division will be eligible to register as individuals in Tier 1. Note: Many of the top 20 individuals will already be on a Tier 1 or 2 team, those individuals in the top 20 who are not on a Tier 1 or Tier 2 team will earn an individual invitation.
It is important for everyone to be pre-registered prior to the opening of registration so that your Tier may be set. You cannot register until your Tier is set.
Flight Times - If you have students that need to share a bow, they will need to shoot on different flights. Some loaner bows will be available on a first come first serve basis.
Thursday, April 9
- 12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Friday, April 10
- 9:00 am
- 10:00 am
- 11:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- Awards will follow immediately after the last flight on Friday.
- One team trophy will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams in each of 3 divisions
- The top 12 shooters from each 1st-3rd place teams will also receive a medal
- Trophies will be awarded to 1st-3rd place individual boys & girls in the elementary, middle & high school divisions.
- Overall top boy and girl archer will be awarded a Genesis Bow
2026 Scholarship Information
- $16,000 in total will be awarded at the State Championship
- Top Female and Male Archers - $2500 each
- 1st place High School Male and Female - $1500 each
- 2nd place High School Male and Female - $1000 each
- 3rd place High School Male and Female - $750 each
- One $1000, Two $750 and four $500 scholarships will be given to random participants
- Archers must be registered as Academic Archers to be eligible to win!
- Find out more about Academic Archer here
Cost: $25 per archer (archers receive a T-shirt and their arrows)
Spectators get in free! Come enjoy the free 3D fun shoot, Aerial Archery on the football field, vendors and more!
Please make checks to ACNRF
Mail to ACNRF, Attn: Carolyn Hale, 64 North Union Street, RM 514, Montgomery, AL 36130
Lunch Options
Concessions will be available on-site. There are several fast food options within easy driving distance as well.
Special thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible.
