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by Mary Beth Vorwerk – USA Archery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2006 United States Intercollegiate Archery Championship (USIAC) was held May 19-21 in Los Angeles, Calif. The event was hosted by The University of California, Los Angles (UCLA) and the UCLA Archery Club. This year’s USIAC also served as the team trials for the 2006 World University Championships, which will be held June 12-18 in Vinicné, Slovakia
Brian Christensen (Colorado State University) took the collegiate national title in the men’s recurve category after defeating Dakota Sinclair (Saddleback College) on the second arrow of a tie breaker, shooting a 10 to Sinclair’s 8. They were tied at 105 at the end of the 12 arrow gold medal match. Sinclair took the silver while Jacob Wukie (James Madison University) claimed the bronze after beating UCLA’s Stanley Cheng 104-89.
In the women’s recurve category, Lindsay Pian (Arizona State University) took home the gold after defeating 2004 Paralympian Lindsey Carmichael (University of Texas) 104-98 in the finals. Carmichael took home the silver and Carissa Dragan (California State University Long Beach) defeated Danielle McCullough (Westminster College) 99-93 to win the bronze.
For the compound men, last year’s USIAC silver medalist Jedd Greshock (James Madison University) beat Logan Wilde (Idaho State University) 115-112 to claim the gold. Wilde took the silver, while last year’s USIAC Champion Braden Gellenthien (James Madison University) took home the bronze after defeating JMU teammate Stephen Schwade 117-115.
James Madison University’s Joayn Fleury won the collegiate national title for the compound women, defeating her JMU teammate Jessica Fasula 116-113 in the gold medal match. Fasula claimed the silver and Texas A&M’s Cassandra Raffaelli took the bronze after beating Brittany Lorenti (James Madison University) 112-110.
The above USIAC National Champions were decided after the conclusion of the Olympic Round (OR) and the 2006 World University Championship Team was chosen from the top three finishers in each category of the FITA Round.
The 2006 World University Championship Team will include:
Men’s Recurve
Dakota Sinclair, Saddleback College
Brett Lazaroff, Atlantic Cape Community College
Jacob Wukie, James Madison University
Women’s Recurve
Lindsay Pian, Arizona State University
Carissa Dragan, California State University Long Beach
Lindsey Carmichael, University of Texas
Men’s Compound
Braden Gellenthien, James Madison University
Stephen Schwade, James Madison University
Joshua Binger, Texas A&M
Women’s Compound
Brittany Lorenti, James Madison University
Amanda Raffaelli, Texas A&M
Anna Stratton, Texas A&M
All-American awards were given to the top 10 finishers in each division. All-American placement is determined by combining each archer’s score from the National Indoor tournament, which was held in February and March, with their score from USIAC.
All-American Team:
Men’s Recurve
Dakota Sinclair, Saddleback College
Jacob Wukie, James Madison University
Brett Lazaroff, Atlantic Cape Community College
Nathan McCullough, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Tyler Benner, Claremont-McKenna College
Ted Harden, Arizona State University
Kevin Barker, Texas A&M
Tim Meyers, Texas A&M
Brian Christensen, Colorado State University
Alden Harris, Texas A&M
Women’s Recurve
Lindsey Pian, Arizona State University
Lindsey Carmichael, University of Texas
Tina Jeon, Yale
Carissa Dragan, Cal State Long Beach
Danielle McCullough, Westminster College
Robin Liang, Columbia University
Marie DeRegnacourt, Michigan State
Sara Mancini, Columbia University
Ali Wood, University of Arizona
Katrina Weiss, James Madison University
Men’s Compound
Braden Gellenthien, James Madison University
Logan Wilde, Idaho State University
David Roth, Michigan State University
Jedd Greshock, James Madison University
Stephen Schwade, James Madison University
Joshua Binger, Texas A&M
Michael Ashton, James Madison University
Christopher Glass, Michigan State
Trevor Siedel, Texas A&M
Patrick Parsons, Texas A&M
Women’s Compound
Brittany Lorenti, James Madison University
Anna Stratton, Texas A&M
Jessica Grant, Texas A&M
Amanda Raffaelli, Texas A&M
Cassie Raffaelli, Texas A&M
Jessica Fasula, James Madison University
Joayn Fleury, James Madison University
Michelle Wright, Penn College
Xiao Hui Chin, Columbia University
Brenda Temperly, Texas A&M
Team Round Results:
Men’s Recurve
1. Atlantic Cape Community College
2. Texas A&M
3. UCLA
Women’s Recurve
1. Stanford
2. Texas A&M
3. James Madison University
Men’s Compound
1. James Madison University
2. Texas A&M
3. Michigan State University
Women’s Compound
1. James Madison University
2. Texas A&M
3. Penn College
Texas A&M University captured the national overall team title at the USIAC, while James Madison University took second and California State University Long Beach finished third.
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