State Target Championship 2004

With weather in the high 80's, humidity low, sunny with some tricky winds, the Annual A State Outdoor Championships were off to a great start in Bastrop A.

Our gracious hosts, The Boys & Girls Club of Bastrop, helped the Tournament Director, Michael Hojnacki host a fine event. While on the surface the event looked smooth, behind the scenes was another matter. It has been ten years since I have tackled hosting an event and I must say that for the most part everything went as planned. I have to thank all those who helped in the background, Tom Barker, for target faces; Rick Stonebraker, John Blaschke and Cindy Mend for target stands, butts and the trailer with all the setup inside; Jim Krueger for target faces and DOS; Linda Misenheimer and Joann McMinn for doing a fine job judging; James Loesch, Chris Yeoman for their unending support and strong backs; and for all my local Bastrop helpers, Michael Neese, Christine Kempf and husband, Judi Hoover, and all the other volunteers who I did not get names, THANK YOU! I also want to thank all those who showed up early to help set up the event and tear it down at the end.

For those who missed out on the dinner Saturday night, shame on you! What a great dinner at the Yacht Club.

Though turnout was a little low for the State Championships, we had some great shooting. Several records were broken and many were tied. A big hand of applause to Coral McMinn for some awesome shooting, breaking every distance record and total in her age group, way to go! The same goes for Tyler Janota. This young man came to me through Tom Barker. I was happy to loan a bow to him a year ago and look at what he has done! Great shooting with all of your hard work. Sorry I missed that on my first go round with the scores. To all the juniors out there, keep up the good work!

Good shooting goes out to Guy Krueger for tying or breaking several scores including total FITA, which I had held for 9 years.

It was a pleasure hosting this tournament and I hope to have the opportunity several more times to run this event in Bastrop.

Thank you again to everyone for showing up and having so much fun! Wait until next year!

Michael Hojnacki
Archival Archery President and Tournament Director

Rick Stonebraker adds:
I would like to add that the State Target c-ship was a success. The location of Bastrop is an ideal location and centrally located for all to attend. The small town setting is low keyed enough that one can maneuver around quite easily and still plenty of big-town features to accommodate everyone's taste. The motels were close by and affordable. For those who are outdoor minded, the nearby Bastrop State Park has excellent camping facilities, golf course, hiking trails and a fishing lake.

The weather was warm but by A standards, enjoyable. The field was large, flat and easily accessible. I thought the tournament director (Mike Hojnacki) did a very fine job in hosting this event and look forward to coming here again next year if that is the plan. This event will more likely be moved to May next year.

Saturday evening, 24 archers and their supporters clustered in the Yacht Club overlooking the Colorado river and a good time was had by all. This place has charm and ambience. The food was good and the price was right. With the on going Olympics on the TV, several casual hours were spent spinning tales of the days shooting or shooting of the days past. Look forward to doing this again next year. Rick Stonebraker

State Target Championship 2004 August 13-15, 2004
Division	Bow	Gender	Names	Distances	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	total	10's	X's
Master +60	Compound	Male	Jarvis, George	70,60,50,30	304	329	322	347	1302			New record
Master +60	Compound	Male	Byrom, Ted	70,60,50,30	254	305	263	322	1144			New record
												tie record
Master+50	Recurve	Male	Stonebraker, Rick	90,70,50,30	253	309	304	333	1199

Master +50	Compound	Male	Ranker, Jerry	90,70,50,30	254	313	329	349	1245

Master+50	Barebow	Male	Humphrey, Tim	90,70,50,30	156	207	226	283	872

Senior	Compound	Female	Holmes, Jennifer	90,70,50,30	291	302	292	338	1223

Senior	Recurve	Female	Menn, Cindy	70,60,50,30	213	DNF			DNF
Senior	Recurve	Female	Shand, Kelley	70,60,50,30	295	306	299	312	1212

Senior	Recurve	Male	Krueger, Guy	90,70,50,30	297	332	331	352	1312
Senior	Recurve	Male	Holmes, Staten James	90,70,50,30	262	314	323	345	1244	42	15
Senior	Recurve	Male	Hojnacki, Michael	90,70,50,30	263	318	324	339	1244	35	11
Senior	Recurve	Male	Loesch, James	90,70,50,30	242	285	310	336	1173
Senior	Recurve	Male	Strickland, Ryan	90,70,50,30	189	260	277	323	1049
Senior	Recurve	Male	Gauldin, Nathan	90,70,50,30	196	277	272	316	1061
Senior	Recurve	Male	Shand, David	90,70,50,30	199	253	274	310	1036
Senior	Recurve	Male	Yeoman, Chris	90,70,50,30	245	263	252	291	1051

Senior	Compound	Male	Guggisberg, Adam	90,70,50,30	311	342	339	355	1347
Senior	Compound	Male	Blankenship, Gaylon	90,70,50,30	303	321	330	353	1307
Senior	Compound	Male	Pettiet, Zane	90,70,50,30	298	317	336	352	1303
Senior	Compound	Male	Kennedy, Kelly	90,70,50,30	279	318	324	352	1273
Senior	Compound	Male	Garner, Dale	90,70,50,30	276	314	316	339	1245
Senior	Compound	Male	Stinson, Andrew	90,70,50,30	249	290	282	319	1140

Junior	Compound	Female	Heinsohn, Holly	70,60,50,30	307	308	325	345	1285

Junior	Recurve	Female	Adams, Sage	70,60,50,30	230	282	270	319	1101

Junior	Recurve	Male	Krueger, Garrett	70,60,50,30	209	279	272	324	1084

Cub	Recurve	Female	Petrosky, Simone	50,40,30,20	266	287	287	303	1143
Cub	Recurve	Female	Berry, Alyssa	50,40,30,20	74	161	147	290	672
Cub	Recurve	Female	Altobelli, Paige	50,40,30,20

Cub	Recurve	Male	Logan, Zac	50,40,30,20	223	259	228	311	1021

Cub	Compound	Female	Lesak, Meagan	50,40,30,20	320	325	331	334	1310

Cadet	Recurve	Female	Garner, Andrea	60,50,40,30	282	295	315	328	1220

Bowman	Compound	Female	McMinn, Coral	30,25,25,20	337	352	339	345	1373

Bowman	Compound	Male	Heinsohn, Ty	30,25,25,20	299	302	266	301	1168

Bowman	Recurve	Male	Janota, Tyler	30,25,25,20	329	340	334	334	1337
Bowman	Recurve	Male	Lesak, Chad	30,25,25,20	275	282	220	243	1020