Elysian Fields archers target national title in Myrtle Beach

Correction: This story was edited to correct the fundraising goal.

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Texas (KTAL/KMSS)—A group of Texas student-athletes can travel to South Carolina for a national championship, but need the community’s help.

For the first time in school history, members of the Elysian Fields Elementary and Middle School archery teams have earned spots in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) World Championship, which will be held June 5 -7 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Amanda Bellar is a parent of a middle school archery team member and contacted KTAL News to help share the team’s aspiration of traveling to and hopefully capturing a national championship.

A GoFundMe was started to help the team’s qualifying archers travel from East Texas to South Carolina. While they represent the school, the archery team is self-funded; everything from shirts to competition fees is paid by families, which is why supporting the team through its fundraising efforts is critical. As the GoFundMe description explains, all donated funds will be split evenly between the archers who attend the world championship.

Community members interested in sending these talented, hard-working, and highly skilled athletes who have “spent countless hours perfecting their skills” to their championship destination can contact Coach Ms. Sabrina Scott or donate directly to the team’s GoFundMe.

The team’s fundraising goal is ,000.