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by Mary Beth Vorwerk – USA Archery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2005
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex and Florida Archery Association hosted the 24th Annual Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) National Championships this past weekend in Orlando, Fla. The event featured over 200 young archers from around the country ranging in age from 6 to 18, including many of the top juniors from around the United States including Junior United States Archery Team (USAT) members and Junior World Champions.
Junior archers are divided by age into four different categories: junior, cadet, cub and bowman The competition format included a FITA round the first two days with each division shooting 36 arrows at four different distances, two on Friday and two on Saturday, for a total of 144 arrows. The Junior U.S. Open, which is a head-to-head elimination round or Olympic Round (OR) was held on Sunday.
JOAD National Outdoor Champions, in all categories, were determined by the ranking on the FITA round. The Jr. U.S. Open is necessary for Junior and Cadet division archers to receive Jr. United States Archery Team (USAT) ranking points. The Olympic Round did not include the bowman division, only junior, cadet and cub divisions. Members of the Jr. USAT Team were required to participate in the Olympic Round.
In the male recurve cadet category, 2005 Jr. USAT member and Jr. World Indoor Team member Daniel Schuller (Mercer, Pa.) took the JOAD National title, finishing with a score of 1291. Shuller also won the silver medal in the Jr. U.S. Open. Lindsay Pian (Scottsdale, Ariz.), a 2005 Jr. USAT member along with her 2005 Jr. World Indoor bronze medal teammate Stephanie Rowland (Orchard Park, N.Y.) finished in first and second place with 1277 and 1256 respectively in the female junior recurve category. Pian also took first in the Jr. U.S. Open. Heather Pfeil (Boston, N.Y.), a 2005 Jr. USAT member took third for the junior recurve women with a score of 1208 and won the silver in the Jr. U.S. Open. Danielle McCullough (Colorado Springs, Colo.), a 2005 Jr. USAT member won the Jr. U.S. Open bronze medal in the female junior recurve category.
For the junior compound men 2005 Jr. World Indoor Champion and 2005 Jr. USAT member Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz.) took first place in the JOAD National Championships with 1347 and also claimed the Jr. U.S. Open gold medal. David Roth (Lowell, Mich.) a 2005 Jr. USAT member and 2005 Jr. World Indoor bronze medalist and world record holder finished in second place with 1342 and also finished second in the U.S. Open.
In the female junior compound category Jr. USAT members Brittany Lorenti (Trumbull, Conn.) and Jessica Mattson (Canton, Mich.) finished in second and third place with 1357 and 1323 respectively. Lorenti also took gold in the Jr. U.S. Open. Lindsay Christensen (Preston, Idaho) took the JOAD National title with 1359 and won the silver medal in the U.S. Open.
See below for top finishers in each category of the 2005 JOAD National Championships and Junior U.S. Open.
Below are the top JOAD National Championship finishers from each category:
Male Junior Recurve
1. Tyler Martin (Montville, N.J.) - 1222
2. Jake Kaminski (Elma, N.Y.) - 1190
3. Patrick Stoltman (Ft. Collins, Colo.) - 1171
Female Junior Recurve
1. Lindsay Pian (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 1277
2. Stephanie Rowland (Orchard Park, N.Y.) - 1256
3. Heather Pfeil (Boston, N.Y.) - 1208
Male Junior Compound
1. Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz.) - 1347
2. David Roth (Lowell, Mich.) – 1342
3. Eric Mamo (Milford, Mich.) - 1334
Female Junior Compound
1. Lindsay Christensen (Preston, Idaho) - 1359
2. Brittany Lorenti (Trumbull, Conn.) - 1357
3. Jessica Mattson (Canton, Mich.) - 1323
Male Cadet Recurve
1. Daniel Schuller (Mercer, Pa.) – 1291
2. Lee Stewart (Dowell, Ill.) - 1264
3. Timothy Noble (Rocheport, Mo.) - 1242
Female Cadet Recurve
1. Trelaina Borges (Penn Valley, Calif.) - 1266
2. Melissa Ash (Versailles, Ky.) - 1247
3. Kristin Braun (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) - 1220
Male Cadet Compound
1. Zachary Plannick (Coraopolis, Pa.) - 1357
2. Evan Lawrence (Millbrook, Ala.) - 1337
3. Matthew Mamo (Milford, Mich.) - 1336
Female Cadet Compound
1. Elissa Falconer (Oakdale, Pa.) – 1333
2. Amber Susen (West Milford, N.J.) - 1300
3. Allison Lorenti (Trumbull, Conn.) - 1294
Male Cub Recurve
1. Dillon Felkel (La Crescenta, Calif.) - 1327
2. Daniel Goshorn (Brownstown, Pa.) - 1317
3. Richard McCullough, Jr. (Sharpsville, Pa.) - 1279
Female Cub Recurve
1. Kayla DeBord (Victoria, Texas) – 1317
2. Jessica Jones (Taylor, Pa.) - 1222
3. Rebecca Timmins (Lambertville, N.J.) - 1175
Male Cub Compound
1. Issac Gray (Appling, Ga.) - 1386
2. Cole Lockey (Evans, Ga.) - 1317
3. Brad Taggart (Madison, Miss.) - 1313
Female Cub Compound
1. Amber Christensen (Preston, Idaho) – 1384
Male Bowman Recurve
1. Andrew Noble (Rocheport, Mo.) – 1343
2. Vidura Rajapaksa (Piscataway, N.J.) - 1291
3. Paul McCullough (Sharpsville, Pa.) - 1271
Female Bowman Recurve
1. Kiley Larrick (Longwood, Fla.) - 1340
2. Anna Pearson (Lake Orion, Mich.) – 1301
3. Corinna Ramirez (Marana, Ariz.) - 1258
Male Bowman Compound
1. Clayton DeBord (Victoria, Texas) - 1346
2. Kyle Marvin (Brighton, Mich.) - 1315
3. Chad Lesak ( Victoria, Texas) - 1276
Female Bowman Compound
1. Anna Parsons (Birmingham, Ala.) - 1303
2. Chelsea-Kaye Danielsen (Benton, Ill.) - 1246
3. Kalynn Jarvis (Royalton, Ill.) - 1188
Below are the top Junior U.S. Open Finishers from each category:
Male Junior Recurve
Gold: Tyler Martin (Montville, N.J.)
Silver: Chris Pelletier (East Hartford, Conn.)
Bronze: Jake Kaminski (Elma, N.Y.)
4th Place: Jonathan Miller (Naperville, Ill.)
Male Junior Compound
Gold: Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz.)
Silver: David Roth (Lowell, Miss.)
Bronze: Eric Mamo (Milford, Miss.)
4th Place: John Fleury (Westford, Vt.)
Female Junior Recurve
Gold: Lindsay Pian (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Silver: Heather Pfeil (Boston, N.Y.)
Bronze: Danielle McCullough (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
4th Place: Stephanie Rowland (Orchard Park, N.Y.)
Female Junior Compound
Gold: Brittany (Lorenti Trumbull, Conn.)
Silver: Lindsay Christensen (Preston, Idaho)
Bronze: Stephanie Gallagher (Westville, N.J.)
4th Place: Jessica Mattson (Canton, Mich.)
Male Cadet Recurve
Gold: Timothy Noble (Rocheport, Mo.)
Silver: Dan Schuller (Mercer, Pa.)
Bronze: Lee Stewart (Dowell, Ill.)
4th Place: Michael Chemistruck (Windsor, Conn.)
Male Cadet Compound
Gold: Evan Lawrence (Millbrook, Ala.)
Silver: Zachary Plannick (Coraopolis, Pa.)
Bronze: Aaron Lapinski (Bloomburg, Pa.)
4th Place: Miles Ross (Navada City, Calif.)
Female Cadet Recurve
Gold: Alexandra Garyn (Kendall Park, N.J.)
Silver: Amanda Purvis (Kennewick, Wash.)
Bronze: Barbie Cyin (Fullerton, Calif.)
4th Place: Maggie O’Conner (Jonesboro, Ga.)
Female Cadet Compound
Gold: Elissa Falconer (Oakdale, Pa.)
Silver: Allison Lorenti (Trumbull, Conn.)
Bronze: Amber Susen (West Milford, N.J.)
4th Place: Meagan Lesak (Victoria, Texas)
Male Cub Recurve
Gold: Daniel Goshorn (Brownstown, Pa.)
Silver: Dillon Felkel (La Crescenta, Calif.)
Bronze: Richard McCullough Jr. (Sharpsville, Pa.)
4th Place: Aaron Henslin (Screven, Ga.)
Male Cub Compound
Gold: Michael Ruda (Avoca, Pa.)
Silver: Cole Saathoff (Helotes, Texas)
Bronze: Carson Wickliffe (Victoria, Texas)
4th Place: Mack Huff (Tucson, Ariz.)
Female Cub Recurve
Gold: Kayla DeBord (Victoria, Texas)
Silver: Jory Schroeder (Victoria, Texas)
Bronze: Emily T. Blake (Colchester, Vt.)
4th Place: Victoria Shore (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Female Cub Compound
Gold: Amber Christensen (Preston, Idaho)
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