A total of seven Greenwood County 4-H archers (two seniors and five juniors) competed at the 2026 State Archery contest in Wakarusa on Saturday, Oct. 3 and brought home a total of 10 awards, including two third-place team finishes.
Results for the top five individuals and top team (2-members) were shared Saturday evening, however, complete results weren’t available at the time of publication.
In junior bowhunter, Noah Everly-Burtin placed 2nd in 3D/Trail and placed fourth overall.
In senior bowhunter, Chason Gulick placed fourth in 3D/Trail. Fellow senior, Camden Wunderlich placed second in 3D/ Trail and placed fifth overall. Gulick and Wunderlich placed third as a team.
Gulick and Wunderlich also placed third as a team in the open compound division. As individuals, Gulick placed 3rd in the FITA division while Wunderlich placed 3rd in 3D/Trail and was second overall.
Also representing Greenwood County at the state archery contest were juniors Brody Rockhill, Ruger Schouten, Kolten Mor-ton and Adam Brodie.
Rockhill had a personal record in FITA and Schouten, Morton and Brodie all had a positive experience at the state contest.
Wunderlich (11th Grade), Everly-Burtin (8th Grade), Rockhill (7th Grade) and Schouten (7th Grade) are students at Eureka Junior/ Senior High School.
Gulick is a junior at Gulick Academy.
Morten and Brodie are sixth grade students at Marshall Elementary School in Eureka.
Greenwood County has claimed 16 top three team finishes since they began the program in 2017. Team scores are selected from the top two shooters from a given county, meaning they can be from either the senior or junior divisions. Team honors are awarded to compound shooters in both the bowhunter and open divisions; as well as Recurve shooters in both the barebow and olympic divisions. Greenwood County has claimed a top 3 team finish in bowhunter and open classes from 2019-2025. First place honors were claimed by: Wylee Boulanger and Kolby Beitz (open), 2019; W. Boulanger and Andrew Westerman (bowhunter) 2021; W. Boulanger and Barrett Pirtle (open) 2021; W. Boulanger and Gulick (bowhunter) 2022; W. Boulanger and Gulick (bowhunter) 2023; W. Boulanger and Wunderlich (bowhunter) 2024; and Gulick and Wunderlich (bowhunter and open) 2025.
For more information on Greenwood County 4-H Archery, contact Superintendent/ Coach Brad Boulanger at 620-583-8008.
