Here’s a great little story about a quiet man, who just happens to be one of the country’s best archers.
Courant.com: Woodstock’s Johnson Shoots Way To Fifth Olympics
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Archive for June, 2008
The Archery World Cup, Stage 4 is currently underway in Boe, France through June 28th, 2008. The Archery World Cup, unlike the Olympics, allows for both recurve as well as compound archery.
Check out the latest news and results by visiting the Archery World Cup web site.
Jennifer Nichols was doing very well for the Recurve Womens team but eventually was eeked out by China’s Ling Zhao.
Congratulations also go out for excellent shooting to Americans Steven Gatto and Mark Schiavo on the Mens Compound team.
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I’m a bit late on reporting on the 2008 U.S. Archery Olympic Team because the trails ended in May but here is the list of the contenders. We’ll be following the news closely.
The final 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Standings are as follows:
Women
Jennifer Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Khatuna Lorig (Baltimore, Md./Chula Vista, Calif.)
Karen Scavotto (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Lindsay Pian (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Stephanie Miller (Naperville, Ill.)
Lori Cieslinski (Howell, Mich.)
Kendra Harvey (Rio Rancho, N.M.)
Dawn Chudy (Springfield, Pa.)
Men
Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz./Chula Vista, Calif.)
Butch Johnson (Woodstock, Conn.)
Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.)
Jacob Wukie (Oak Harbor, Ohio/Chula Vista, Calif.)
Guy Krueger (College Station, Texas)
Jason McKittrick (Holton, Ind.)
Shawn Rice (Los Lunas, N.M.)
Staten Holmes (San Antonio, Texas)
The Olympic team will be made up of three men and two women archers. Good luck to everyone and we will be following you through the Olympics!
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The Georgia Archery Association 2008 State JOAD Target Championship is to take place on June 28th in Conyers, Georgia. At the bottom of the registration form, it states that “NAA Dress Code is Required At All Times”. I wasn’t quite sure what that meant so I went to The US Archery : Dress Code page.
It turns out that the requirement is pretty easy to meet and is very reasonable. It states that khaki bottoms are to be worn. It can be slacks, shorts, skirts or whatever. Yes, it defines what khaki means. The only other restriction is that the length of the shorts or skirts must be past the finger tips of the wearer when held to the side. All of this, plus proper shoes should be worn. Pretty reasonable I think.
I hope to see you there in June. I’ve already sent in my registration form for my kids. Check out the Georgia Archery Association web site for more details.
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Sorry about the late notice. No practice tonight. Most of the coaches are out of town. Practice as normal starting next week.
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Wow, it was hot. I believe it was 95 in the shade, but everyone had a great time. I am so proud and impressed by our archers. Each of them shot 90 arrows in the competition, and that doesn’t count the practice arrows. I’m seeing a lot of progress in their skills, but I’m also seeing good attitude and a camaraderie building within our team.
A big thank you goes to the Gainesville Archery club for putting on this great tournament. We’ll definitely be back in August for the night shoot.
Here are the results for our archers:
Adult Male Traditional - Kevin Cully :: 416-1
Young Adult Traditional - Caleb Williams :: 313-0
Young Adult Male Open - Logan Cully :: 134-0
Youth Open - Griffin Cully :: 376-1
Youth Recurve - Nikelas Kekel :: 589-3
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Whew, it was a hot one. Everyone had a great time though and the kids did great! We’re proud of each and every one of them. Great job guys!
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If you’re reading this entry, you already know what a great sport archery is. How it can be enjoyed by kids and parents alike, regardless of age, sex, strength, or athletic ability. But lets talk money here for a minute. College prices have been increasing at a rate much higher than the rate of inflation for years now. So, can we combine the love of a great sport with some financial payoff? A small bit, I’m afraid to report. There aren’t any full ride scholarships like there are for other sports, but depending on the college or university, and depending on the scholarship, it can lessen the pain a bit.
My kids are still young, but I’ll let you in on my plan to get them into college. Big scholarships are few and far between, and that is for scholastic as well as athletic scholarships. I’m planning on having the kids submit for several (hundred) scholarships to help get college paid for. Several $500 scholarships add up to a good chunk of change. I’d be proud to take some advantage of available archery scholarships.
It appears as if there are several archery powerhouses, and archery friendly colleges around the United States. Unfortunately, Georgia appears to have only one college with an active archery program and that is at the club level: Georgia College and State University, in Milledgeville, GA. http://www.gcsu.edu/studentlife/intramuralsports.html
James Madison University used to have a varsity archery program, however the men’s and woman’s program was disbanded in July of 2007, to bring them into compliance with Title IX.
http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general7490.shtml
So, in summary, here is my advice and comments: as far as scholarships go, apply and apply often. To be honest, there aren’t a lot of archery friendly schools here in the South Eastern part of the United States. On a more personal note, as we grow our archery club and start to hold tournaments, it’d be great to have one charity tournament to raise some funds for a Georgia Archery Scholarship. Our sport needs us, and our kids need us, and more than anything, our college funds need us.
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/sports/archery.htm
http://www.texasarchery.org/L1/Collegiate.htm
http://schoolscholarships.org/let-your-love-of-archery-pay-for-college
http://usarchery.org/html/Scholarships.html
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