by Alexandria Randolph
Highland Lakes Newspapers
An 11-year-old girl from Oatmeal placed in a world champion youth archery tournament in August.
Aspen Nelson, a student at Faith Academy, placed sixth in Junior Buckmasters World Champion Tournament, a worldwide youth archery competition in Montgomery, Ala. after under two years of practicing the sport.
Stepdad Brian Klosterhoff said Nelson is a natural.
“She's ranked in the state of Texas for first place junior archer in 4-H,” he said.
Klosterhoff and friend Robert Lee began coaching a group of Burnet County 4-H students in archery in April 2015, when Nelson expressed interest in the sport.
“She wanted to do it and she has really taken off,” he said.
Nelson said she likes archery because “it's very challenging and you get to be outside. With archery, you have a hobby forever.”
