S u n D e v i l A r c h e r y
ASU Archery is Back!
Arizona State University (ASU) has officially re-entered competition in the sport of Archery! Archery ceased to be a varsity sport at ASU in the early 1990’s due to ASU Athletic Department decisions. Until that point, the program had won more national titles (men's archery 15 times, women's archery 21 times, and mixed archery 20 times) than any other athletic group at ASU while additionally boasting numerous World and Olympic team members and medalists.
07-08 Travelling Team:
Ashley, Maggie, Ted, Ted 3rd
Andrew, Mike, Dakota
October 11-12, 2008
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“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~ Prince Gautama Siddharta |
RESULTS
Congratulations to ERIC BENNETT for a new US record. 359 at 30 meters.
Also... CONGRATS to all those who "weathered" the first day of shooting!
The Duel in the Desert is an old tradition/rivalry between those crazy Californians and the ever diligent Arizona archers. The Duel tournament itself alternates locations between California and Arizona on a yearly basis and will this year be held in Arizona on November 1st – 2nd. In preparation for this event, the ASU’s Sun Devil Archery will be hosting the Arizona Duel in the Desert trials to select the 2008 team members.
Traditionally the Arizona Duel team is made up of 20 seniors (6 recurve men, 6 recurve women, 4 compound men, 4 compound women) and 4 juniors (Junior recurve male, Junior recurve female, Junior compound male and Junior compound female). The trials process selects the team. In order to be eligible to make the Duel team, you must be an Arizona resident and a USA Archery member. Others may also shoot at the tournament for amusement, recognition, and practice.
Arizona Duel team members customarily receive a team shirt and have their Duel tournament entry fee paid for by the ASAA.
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Kari finishes 18th at the 2008 World Field Championships (and had the time of her life!)
For video (sort of), go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvHs1ICdyY
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CONGRATULATIONS...
Kari Jill Granville named "Top US Archer"
The Shenk Award was presented by USA Archery to the male and female archer in the Olympic Bow Division with the highest cumulative scores from the U.S. Indoor, Field and Target Championships for the year. Congratulations Kari on the top honor!
Standing beside her, representing the men, was long time friend, Joe McGlyn. Kind of brings things full circle since Kari and Joe met some 20 years ago through the sport and mutual friends. Joe has been a fantastic supporter of ASU's return to collegiate archery and Kari's return to the sport after the 18 year "break."
The Easton Award, named in honor of former FITA President James Easton, was awarded the top male and female Compound Division archers. Once again, this went to Dave Cousins and Jamie VanNatta.
Kari, Joe, Dave, and Jamie will all be representing the US at the World Field Championships in Wales at the beginning of September.
A special note of Thanks from Kari goes out to EASTON (Jeff McNail), HOYT (George Tekmitchov and Doug Denton), AAE, Dick and Diane Tone, Jay and Janet Barrs, Kolby Granville, Bob Pian, Ted Harden Sr, and the ASAA... for your support. Whether it was 3 years ago, when I decided to "play" archery again, or just this year, you guys have been there to help in every way... and it is MUCH APPRECIATED! I know I forget to say it sometimes, but THANK YOU for all you have done.
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September 20-21, 2008
Photo Slide Show and Final Results
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2008 US Intercollegiate Archery Championships
World University Trials
Only three years after returning to ASU, Sun Devil Archery claimed its 2nd Individual Collegiate National Champion. A total of four members were selected for 2007/08 All-American team. The Men’s Recurve team defeated #1 seed Texas A&M to claim 3rd place, while the 6 member ASU combined squad (6 short of a complete team) finished the tournament in 5th place overall despite their lacking numbers.
The 2008 US Intercollegiate Archery Championships (USIACs) were held May 16-18, 2008 in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Over 150 athletes qualified from 36 schools around the nation to participate in the tournament. This year's USIACs also served as the team trials for the 2008 World University Championships, which will be held July 7-10 in Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) where top US college athletes in numerous sports will compete with university athletes from around the world.
In the men's recurve division, Dakota Sinclair (ASU junior) led the qualifying rounds and then took the collegiate national title by defeating Jeff Anderson (University of Washington) in the finals.
Maggie Huff (ASU sophomore) came to this year’s tournament with an entirely new shooting style. Maggie finished 2nd last year in the women’s recurve division, earning her 06/07 All-American honors. This season, Maggie switched to a compound style bow. At this year’s USIACs, she finished the qualifying rounds in 7th place and finished 5th during the elimination rounds for the compound ladies. This earned Maggie All-American honors for 07/08. It appears through records that Maggie is the first archer in collegiate history to earn All-American status (never-the-less back to back) in either the men’s and/or women’s recurve and compound divisions. Maggie was also named as an All-Academic.
Ashley Votruba (ASU junior) went into the event as a returning All-American. Ashley finished the
It takes three archers to comprise a “team” for any particular division (Men’s Recurve, Men’s Compound, Women’s Recurve, Women’s Compound). ASU was only able to field a Men’s Recurve team (Dakota, Ted, and Andrew Reading). However, the ASU team defeated the #1 seed, Texas A&M, to take the bronze medal.
The Overall Team placements are based on complicated calculations which are based off of 3 members (a team) in each of the four divisions for a total of 12 archers. Thanks to outstanding individual performances, but with only 6 archers on the field, ASU managed a 5th place finish.
All-American awards are given to the top ten athletes in each division. All-American placement is determined by combining each archer’s scores from the US Indoor Nationals, which was held in March, with his/her scores from the USIACs.
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Channel 3 AZ and HSGametime.com feature Robyn Repp and Sun Devil Archery.
Link to video.
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