Bruce Atencio

Bruce Atencio is the Archery Education Coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

August, 2024

  • 2 August

    Ashlynn McGinnis: A Rising Star in Archery

    The world of competitive archery has witnessed the rise of new, young talent from New Mexico. Ashlynn McGinnis, a student from Deming High School, made a significant mark in the 2024 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) IBO/3-D National Open Championship held in Daytona, Florida, on June 6-8. With …

November, 2022

  • 2 November

    Steps to building a successful NASP archery program

    The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is an in-school program that introduces target archery to students in fourth through 12th grades. Every aspect of the NASP experience is geared toward success. Lessons are presented by school faculty who have earned certification as basic archery instructors. The only bow …

  • 2 November

    Pasos para construir un programa exitoso de tiro con arco NASP

    El Programa Nacional de Tiro con Arco en las Escuelas (NASP, por sus siglas en inglés) es un programa dentro de la escuela que introduce el tiro con arco al blanco a los estudiantes de cuarto a 12º grado. Cada aspecto de la experiencia NASP está orientado hacia el éxito. …

August, 2022

  • 3 August

    Arqueros juveniles de Nuevo México compiten en torneos estatales y nacionales

    El campeonato estatal del National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) de Nuevo México de 2022 se llevó a cabo como un evento virtual a lo largo de marzo de 2022. Un total de 667 estudiantes de cuarto a 12º grado compitieron en sus escuelas de origen y reportaron sus …

  • 3 August

    New Mexico youth archers compete at state and national tournaments

    The 2022 New Mexico National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championship was held as a virtual event throughout March 2022. A total of 667 students in fourth through 12th grades competed at their home schools and reported their scores on the NASP Tournament website. Top teams and individuals …

September, 2020

  • 23 September

    What’s S3DA? Learn about this challenging new archery program

    For the past 12 years, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has coordinated the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) and promoted instruction in international-style target archery as part of an in-school curriculum. This has been shown to improve educational performance and participation in the shooting sports …