Dear A Toxophilites,
This years Archival Archery indoor was a huge success and a wonderful turn out as the Aggies of A A&M were marvelous hosts. Kathy Eissinger and Frank Thomas served as Tournament Directors and as usual, did a "marvelous" job. The Archival Archery appreciates and thanks them very much! The results are posted on the Archival Archery Website at two locations - FITA and JOAD. Photos of the archers, including the Archers of the Year, are posted HERE
On Saturday evening, the Archival Archery held their annual meeting to discuss past, present, and future items. We recognized many individuals and all those accomplishments are on the achivalarchery.org website under the Annual Newsletter, this year it is labeled the Millennium newsletter so no need to go over them here, the list is too long.
The board officers for the Archival Archery in 2001 are as follows:
But of current news is that the A is represented at the upcoming
World Indoor Championship in Castellanza, Italy with wonderful and elegant
archers Mary Zorn and Kathie Loesch (both of whom won their divisions this
weekend - see below). We certainly wish them well in their upcoming endeavors.
Kathy Eissinger and Tom Parrish will accompany the archers to the world
championships.
The Archival Archery indoor had a total of 123 archers this year which I believe is a record. Of that number we had 42 shoot the JOAD line, excellent!
Many personal records were set as well as several state records:
Male Master Olympic: Aviator Ed Debee set all three records with a 287, 564, and a 1115. I told Ed I wasn't going to shoot the master division yet, even though I am now eligible, and it was a good choice on my part as Ed put up better scores that I did. Good shooting Ed - I'll stay out of your way!
Male Master Compound: Ellis Gibson, a reliably cheerful person, broke all three of his own records with a 294, 583, and 1161.
Female Olympic: Delightful Kathie Loesch broke all the records she broke last year with superb shooting. Her 295 was 1 point higher than last year, her 586 was 6 points better and the 1164 was 10 points better. I am proud to acknowledge that her records are higher than the mens records. Her 295 equals my state record, her 586 is one point higher than my record and her 1164 is six points higher! Wow! Excellent!
Female Compound: Tall and charming Mary Zorn did not merely break the Archival Archery indoor records, she annihilated them. Her scores of 288, 290, 295, and 294 well all higher than the previous record of 284. The 60 arrow total of 589 is ONE point off the world record and her 1167 is 46 points higher than the previous Archival Archery mark. Another excellent score by our top females. They will represent us well at the Indoor World Championship.
Female FITA Competitive Olympic division: Adorable Sage Adams established new records of 249, 478, and 930.
Female Intermediate Olympic division: Effervescent Lindsey Carmichael broke two records with a 270 and a total of 1036.
Female Cadet Olympic: Pixyish Lyndsey Marzec broke all of her records set last year with 254, 496, and 971. Good shooting.
The summary of all state indoor records is found on the State Record Page.
For the JOADs:
None of the JOAD records were broken but new records were established and one tie with a prior record resulted.:
Female Intermediate Compound: Amanda Raffaelli established new records with 232 and 451.
Cadet Female Olympic: Lyndsey Marzec tied the record with a score of
251.
The summary of all state indoor JOAD records is found at the State
JOAD Record Page.
Last but certainly not least is the Archers-of-the-Year.
This award goes to the top ranked archer in the following divisions:
I am happy to say this is my ninth such award!
To say this was a successful tournament is an under statement and can't wait until the rest of the season starts.
Stay tuned for more excitement in A. Don't forget that Larry Townes will be shooting at our indoor national/regional in March 2-4 at A&M. Not only does Larry shoot from a wheelchair but he only has use of one arm so he shoots using his teeth. Plan to attend to watch him shoot and also talk about his "abilities".
It's not too late to register, by the way. For a National Indoor (regional) registration form, click here.
Rick Stonebraker, Archival Archery President
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