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Atlanta Area Archers Take Home the Gold at Regional Tournament
Conyers, Georgia, July 1, 2002. Young Archers from across the Southeast competed in the Southeastern JOAD (Junior Olympic Archery Development) Championship Tournament that was held June 29 and 30 in Conyers, Georgia. JOAD is the Youth program sponsored by the National Archery Association, which is the governing body of the Olympic Sport of Archery.
The JOAD Southeastern Tournament attracted archers from Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. Atlanta area archers took 9 gold medals, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. The two-day tournament was shot under Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc rules and consisted of shooting 36 arrows at four distances, totaling 144 arrows for a possible total score of 1440 points.
Atlanta Area Medallists:
Victoria Sales of Alpharetta won the Gold in the Female Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 1095. Victoria’s distances were 30, 25, 20 and 10 meters.
Kent Rivers of Conyers won the Gold in the Male FITA Cadet Recurve Division with a score of 896. The Archer Recreational Division is a non-competitive division for archers ages 14-18 and they shoot 60, 50, 40 and 30-meter distances.
Joey Smallwood of Fayetteville won the Gold in the Male Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 1208 – the highest score of the tournament.
Emily Barley of Fayetteville won the Bronze in the Female Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 475.
Will Harrison of Fayetteville won the Gold in the Male Yeoman Recurve Division with a score of 600.
Katie Kissme of Jonesboro won the Gold in the Female Compound Archer Division with a score of 1060.
Maggie Smith of Jonesboro won the Gold in the Female Cub Recurve Division with a score of 1174.
Dekembe Donaldson of Jonesboro won the Silver in the Male Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 1055.
Matt James of Jonesboro won the Bronze in the Male Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 640.
Mike Treece of Macon won the Gold Medal in the Male Junior FITA Recurve Division with a score of 1039. The Male Junior Recurve Division is for men ages 16-18. Mike shot 4 distances: 90, 70, 50 and 30 meters.
Kelly Hart of Snellville won the Silver in the Female Recurve Bowman Division with a score of 788.
Sarena Sony of Stockbridge won the Gold in the Female Junior FITA Recurve Division with a score of 1132. FITA Cadet Recurve division is for girls’ ages 14-16 and the division shoots 70, 60, 50 and 30 meters.
Michael Bell of Stockbridge won the Gold in the Male Cub Recurve Division with a score of 1112. Michael shot distances of 50, 40 and 30 meters.
YeomanDistances: M/F Variable by Tournament; Regional Tournament: 25, 20, 20, 10. Ages: Through the year of the 8th birthday
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ArcherDistances: M/F 60, 50, 40, 30 meters Ages: 14-18; through the year of the 18th birthday
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BomwanDistances: M/F 30, 25, 20 and 10 meters Ages: 8 – 12; Through the year of the 12th birthday
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CadetDistances: M/F 70, 60, Ages: 14 – 16; through the year of the 16th birthday
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CubDistances: M/F 50, 40, 30 and 20 meters Ages: 12 – 14; through the year of the 14th birthday
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JuniorDistances: M/F 70, 60, 50, 40 Ages: 16-18; through the year of the 18th birthday
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For More Information Contact:
Linda O'Connor, GAA Communications Dir.
777.555.5555
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