Independence Mustang Archers

🔥 BIG congratulations to Indee Mustang Archer, Jaycie Zieser! 🔥

Jaycie brought home 3rd place in the Elementary Girls Division at Western Nationals in Sandy, Utah AND shot an incredible personal best score of 272! 🏹

We are beyond proud of her hard work, determination, and the amazing season she’s had. Way to represent the Mustangs, Jaycie! 🖤🩶

Senior spotlight: Karlie Price - Congratulations Karlie! We are so proud of you!

Senior Spotlight: Karlie Price

School: Independence Junior Senior High School

Years In NASP: 9

Karlie's favorite NASP memory was making it to nationals for the first time with her little cousins.

“Seriously DONT give up!” - Karlie P.

Notable NASP Accomplishments:
Shooting two 50's in a row at a tournament

Best wishes for success in attending Kirkwood Community College to pursue a career working with animals.
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Indee Archery would like to congratulate Coach Dettbarn from Oelwein on this amazing award! It’s well deserved! 💜🏹💛

🏆 2026 John Carlson Coach of the Year Award goes to Chad Dettbarn - Oelwein Archery! 🎯

"A great coach motivates 💪, builds confidence ✨, reinforces good sportsmanship 🤝, encourages teamwork 🤗, instills a love of learning for the sport 🎓🏹, and inspires others to reach their goals 🚀."

The Iowa Archery in the Schools Program has some of the best coaches in the world! 🌎👏 Thank you to all of our coaches for making a difference every day! 🙏🏹 National Archery in the Schools Program

What an incredible season for the Indee Mustang Archers! 🩶🏹🖤

These athletes put in countless hours of practice, focus, and determination all year long, and it showed at the State Championship Tournament. We are so proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and heart this team displayed on the range.

Team Awards:
🥉 Elementary Bullseye Team – 3rd Place
🥉 Middle School Bullseye Team – 3rd Place
🏹 High School Bullseye Team – 12th Place
🏹 High School 3D Team – 26th Place

Individual Awards:
🥈 Jaycie Zieser – 2nd Place Elementary Female Bullseye
🏹 Lexie Goedken – 13th Place Elementary Female Bullseye
🏹 Zoey King – 16th Place Elementary Female Bullseye
🏹 Toby Franz – 19th Place Middle School 3D
🏹 Harrison Heminover – 20th Place Middle School 3D
⭐ Evan Miller – All State 3D Team

We couldn’t be prouder of this group of archers and everything they accomplished this season. *Thank you* to our coaches, families, and supporters who helped make this year such a success. Way to represent Indee! 🐎🎯

🖤🏹🩶Our middle school team shot at 1:00 PM at the State Tournament! 🎯

This group was excited to hit the range and show everyone what they’ve been working so hard on all season. We’re proud of their dedication and the way they represented Indee Archery. Great job, archers! 💪🎯

Our high school archers took the range at 11:00am today and represented the Indee Mustang Archery team so well! 🎯 They stayed focused, shot strong, and made us proud with the way they competed.

Great job, archers! We love watching your hard work pay off. 🖤🏹🩶

Our elementary team hit the range at 10:00 AM today and we couldn’t be more proud! 🎯 These archers worked through some first-time jitters, stayed focused, and truly showed up when it mattered. Watching their confidence grow with every arrow was incredible. Great job, archers—we are so proud of you! 🖤🏹🩶

🎯 Our Saturday shooters took on the 3D range, and they did an amazing job! The high school team, along with several individual middle school archers, stepped up and represented incredibly well. We’re proud of the focus, effort, and determination they showed today. Great shooting! 🏹👏

🏹 The first 4 archers have officially hit the range—and they did an amazing job!

Congratulations to these talented archers for bringing their best, staying focused, and representing the Indee Mustangs with pride. We’re proud of your hard work and determination! Keep aiming high! 🎯💙

🏹 Good Luck to Our Indee Mustang Archers Who Are Traveling To State! 🏹

Congratulations to all of the Indee Mustang Archers who have qualified for the 2026 NASP State Archery Tournament! Your hard work, focus, and dedication have paid off, and we are incredibly proud of each one of you.

Best of luck as you travel to Des Moines to represent our school and community at the state tournament. Shoot straight, stay confident, and enjoy the experience, you’ve already made us proud!

Let’s go Mustangs! 🐎🎯