Young local archer Hunter Frankfurt may only be 13 years old and a Grade 8 student at M.C. Knoll School, but she is also the current reigning NASP Canadian women's archery champion in the middle school class which includes archers in Grades 7 to 9.
Frankfurt was introduced to archery as a four year old. She and her father Shawn Frankfurt went to Melville with Eugene Molnar to learn the sport at the Tru-Flite Archery Club in Melville for two years.
After two years Frankfurt became a founding member of the Broken Arrow Archery Club along with her dad and Mike, Leanne and Brayden Jarvis. The Broken Arrow Club began to offer a junior Olympic archery program at the Yorkton Gun Club at York Lake every Wednesday evening.
Two years ago Frankfurt joined the new National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) started by local teacher Darren Wandy. She traveled to the NASP World competition in Oralndo, Florida.
In Grade six Frankfurt won a provincial title. A year later she captured both the provincial title and the national women's title.
The national competition was a virtual competition. All competitors at M.C. Knoll were partnered with a fellow archer. Each archer scores for his or her partner. Scores are submitted to NASP online.
"I'm pretty proud of myself," Frankfurt says of her title. She received a winner's medal, a plaque and a gold Genesis compound bow to commemorate her win.
Frankfurt who says she loves archery, is also a multi-sport athlete at her school where she participates in volleyball, basketball, swimming, cross country running and track and field.
Her goal with archery is to have her own hunting show on television. As well, she really wants to win at a world competition. Last year the winner scored 285 out of a possible 300 points to win. NASP world competition attracts archers from the U.S. Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand, Frankfurt recalls. There were over 3,000 competitors at world's in Orlando.
Frankfurt congratulates all her fellow competitors. "I want to say, 'good job'. They were great to compete with," she acknowledges.
"Thank you to Mr. Wandy for helping all of us get into NASP and asking me to come to world's," Frankfurt closes.
