Hunt faced that pressure earlier this month at the Junior World Archery Championships in Turkey. Hunt won gold both individually and as a team. During the elimination round, he had to win a shoot-off to advance.

“I was behind him by two points at the beginning of the match and at the end, we were tied,” said Hunt. “We had a one-arrow-at-a-time shoot off. We had to get to the third arrow before I beat him on the last arrow.”

That might have meant the downfall for many, but Hunt relishes that moment. In a sport that he says is 90 percent mental, he’s shown he’s mentally tougher than much of his competition.

“A lot of kids don’t understand how mental it is,” said Hunt. “You can be in practice and shoot good but when you get to a tournament, you have to be able to keep yourself together and shoot good.

“You may be able to shoot a perfect shot but shooting a perfect shot everytime is what’s going to take you to the next level.”

Congratulations to Joey Hunt and to Team USA!

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Straight shooter Minot archer Joey Hunt is right on target