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AZJOAD results at the
joad nationals
June 27-29, 2003 Denver, Colorado The JOAD National Championship tournament leader
board kept track of the standings at after every six arrows. This made for an exciting time watching
the leaders. The two-day FITA
determined the JOAD National Champion.
On Sunday Olympic Rounds (OR) matches decided the Junior US Open championship. The O.R.s are shot at 70 meters for the
Juniors and Cadets and 50 meters for the Cubs. Unfortunately the weather canceled the Recurve US Open
competition at the quarterfinals. By
the end of the tourney, five AZJOADs had won medals. Bowmans competed in the two day
FITA shooting 20, 25, 25 and 30 meters.
It was the first JOAD Nationals for all of these Arizona JOADs. Here is how they ended up: Corinna Ramirez*, Bowman Recurve Corinna
and family were all smiles as she held her own against National competition
and won 5th place. Corinna
is a PSE JOAD. Philip Cannon*, Bowman Recurve Philip
stayed high on the leader board and eventually finished in 6th
place in the reverse FITA. Philip is
one of the many PSE JOADs. Mack Huff*, Bowman Recurve
Mack
from PSE JOAD, had a wild ride smiling all the way. Mack will take some valuable lessons back to home with
him. He finished 13th. Rocky Repp*, Bowman Compound
Rock
took on the tournament only to have the high altitude claim him victim. In spite of Rock’s first day sickness,
Rock came back and competed on day two and was able to make a top ten finish
at 9th place. Bowman
Character! Cubs shoot the FITA as well as
the US Open Olympic Round. For three
of the five Arizona JOAD Cubs, it was their first JOAD Nationals. Cub distances are 20, 30, 40 and 50
meters. Mary Frangos, Cub Recurve,
Silver Championship Medalist
Mary
moved up to the Cub division this year.
Mary was near the top of the leader board all day and eventually
secured FITA 2nd place.
Congratulations! Mary was
competing in the quarterfinal OR matches before the weather cancelled the
Recurve US Open. Robyn Repp*, Cub Compound,
Silver Championship Medalist
Outstanding!
Robin came in 2nd place in her first National competition having limited
previous competition. Solid practice
paid off. Kerry Wais*, Cub Compound
Kerry
was just getting into the groove of things when she ran into some equipment
issues. Luckily, she was able to put
on an old familiar piece of equipment and shoot on. She was able to finish in 7th place. Kerry is a great volunteer at Mesa
Targeteers in Chandler and we look forward to seeing her back at JOAD
Nationals next year. Chris Panawa*, Cub Recurve
Chris
knew he would be up against very tough competition in a field of 28 and
focused on a personal best performance.
He did it, Super! Chris looks
forward to continued success. Ryan Davis, Cub Recurve, Bronze
Championship Medalist
Ryan
moved up to the Cub Division this year and competed against some other
well-prepared JOADs. Ryan eventually
came in 3rd place. Another high finish
for PSE JOAD. Ryan’s OR matches were
also canceled. Cadets shoot 30, 50, 60, and 70
meters, which is also the senior women’s distances. Maggie Huff*, Cadet Recurve
Maggie
competed as a new Cadet and after a stellar indoor performance. Maggie stayed on the leader board and
finished in 5th place. A great first
time JOAD Nationals finish by another high top ten finish for PSE JOAD. Brady Ellison*, Cadet Compound
Brady is
a “Pineapple Archer” has been working hard just like all the Arizona
JOADs. He shot against 23 others in
his division. Brady came in 4th place
in the FITA. Outstanding and just outside of the medal placement. Lindsay Pian**, Cadet Recurve,
Gold Championship Medalist
Lindsay
won the JOAD Championship in her division.
Lindsay’s quarterfinal OR matches were also canceled. Good shooting
AZJOAD. Juniors shoot the same as Senior
male distances of 30, 50, 60 and 90 meters and the Senior women’s distances
are 30, 50, 60 and 70 meters. These
competitors are just a step away from the senior “game”. Keep an eye out for them. Aprilyn Witt**, Junior Compound,
Gold US Open Medalist
Aprilyn
had to endure an equipment failure, but finished well in 4th place
for the FITA. Undaunted, Aprilyn took
on the OR and won Gold in the Jr. US Open.
Congratulations April. Brandon Hunt*, Junior Compound
Brandon
is a “Pineapple Archer”. The
competition was furious in the Junior Compound Division. Brandon was able to achieve a Jr. USAT
qualifying score and a top 10 finish.
He ended up in 8th Place.
Congratulations Brandon. Keep
an eye out for this determined JOAD in the future. Ted Harden 2**, Junior Recurve
As a
“veteran” JOAD, the competition was very tough as the 90-meter male shooters
focused on the 2004 Olympics. After the event, Ted and the rest of his
Jr. US Archery Team members, April Witt,
Lindsay Pian, and Jessica Grant traveled directly to the Jr. USAT camp
in Colorado Springs. * First time to the JOAD Nationals ** Jr.
USArchery team member. All of
Arizona’s AZJOAD did well! Please
congratulate all of them including the PSE JOADs, Pineapple Archers, and Mesa
Targeteers when you see them. By Bob
Pian Arizona
State JOAD Coordinator, AZJOAD. Return to Top Return to
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