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by Mary Beth Vorwerk – USA Archery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Arnold Fitness Weekend 2005 was held March 4-6 in Columbus, Ohio with the First Annual Arnold Archery Challenge taking place on Sunday. Among the archers competing for $4000 in prize money were three-time Olympian Janet Dykman (El Monte, Calif.), two-time Olympian Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.), 2004 Olympian Jennifer Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.), 2004 Olympian Stephanie Arnold (Portland, Ind.), 2004 Olympian John Magera (Carterville, Ill.) and 1984 Olympian Glenn Meyers (Grand Rapids, Mich.). The 2004 Olympic Alternates Jason McKittrick (Holton, Ind.) and Kendra Harvey (Rio Rancho, N.M.) also competed in the event.
The archery event featured both men and women compound and recurve archers, who shot a 45-arrow match, 3 spot indoor FITA face.
Dykman had the opportunity to instruct Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the finer points of the sport of archery and gave him pointers on the difference between the recurve and compound bow.
Nichols and sister Mandy, who finished in first and second place respectively at the Arnold Archery Challenge, are currently preparing for the World Indoor Archery Championships March 23-27 in Aalborg, Denmark to compete on their first international team together. Wunderle is also a member of the 2005 World Indoor Team.
The weekend hosted a total of 20 sports, featuring eight Olympic sports including archery, table tennis, track, judo, taekwondo, fencing and weightlifting. There were 14,862 total athletes who participated and the event generated 27.5 million dollars for he local Columbus economy.
Archery Results: (scores out of a possible 450 perfect score)
Men’s Recurve
Mark Williams (Murphysboro, Ill.) – 1st, $600 – 438
John Magera (Carterville, Ill.) – 2nd, $300 – 436
Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.) – 3rd, $100 – 436
Women’s Recurve
Jennifer Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.) – 1st, $600 - 433
Amanda Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.) – 2nd, $300 - 425
Ashley Kamuf (Dale, Ind.) – 3rd, $100 - 422
Men’s Compound
John Dudley (Sparton, Wis.) – 1st, $600 – 443
Dale Jones (Pennsylvania) – 2nd, $300 – 437
Tony Ooten (Ohio) – 3rd, $100 - 436
Women’s Compound
Sally Wunderle (Peoria, Ill.) – 1st, $600 – 432
Nancy Zorn (Warrenville, Ill.) – 2nd, $300 – 430
Aya LaBrie (Great Falls, Mont.) – 3rd, $100 – 423
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