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2003 JOAD Nationals
June 27-29, 2003 Denver, Colorado AZJOAD
Results Some
Arizona Photos Texas Archery Photos: Practice
Day Day
1 Day 2 Some OR
photos
Fifteen Arizona JOADs traveled to Colorado and competed in the
2003 JOAD National Championship Three Arizona JOAD members of Jr. USArchery
Team also took part. The tourney was
held in the high altitude and cool temperatures of Englewood, Colorado, a
suburb of Denver. Many families took
the opportunity to make the trip a vacation.
Some drove, others flew. There were contestants from all over the country in Bowman (8 or
younger-12), Cub (13-14), Cadet (15-16), and Junior (17-18) divisions for a
total of 280 JOADs. Fifteen Arizona
JOADs took part in this year’s tournament.
For ten of them it was their first JOAD National Championship, which
is a good thing for the future of Arizona JOAD. Here are the Arizona’s JOADs that took part:
Back Row: Rocky Repp, Robyn Repp, Mary Frangos, Lindsay Pian, Kerry Wais,
Ted Harden 2 April Witt, Brandon Hunt Middle Row: Mack Huff, Corinna Ramirez, Maggie Huff, Brady Ellison, Ryan
Davis Kneeling: Chris Panawa and
Philip Cannon II Arizona adult support is a big part of JOAD. Ted Harden began his first term as Western
Regional JOAD Representative. Diane Tone was the Director of Shooting. Mike Koistinen and Bob Pian took part as
Judges. Most importantly, Arizona
JOAD parents volunteered everywhere from helping with the leader board to
moving targets to jumping in to fix equipment. Thursday morning was brisk.
By noon the temperatures had climbed making shorts the best
option. Winds were variable. Thursday practice ran well with most
people in awe of the beautiful weather and field. The field was set up with females on the west side and males to
the east. Friday was the first short distance FITA/team round day. Friday ran as smooth as can be expected
considering the large field yielded more bounce outs, equipment failures and
slow scoring than a regular sized tourney.
One unexpected result of the cool dry air was a few cases of
nosebleeds. One archer had to
withdraw from the FITA. The team round was held on Friday afternoon. Mixed team genders and bow types were
allowed. As a result there was a relatively large team elimination round
groups. Saturday was a long day and
some did not leave the field until 7:00 PM. Saturday’s long distances finished the FITA that determined the
JOAD National Championships. Saturday
nights banquet took place at a “Super Entertainment Arcade with buffet style
Mexican food. The banquet fee
included arcade play. The FITA and
Team trophies were awarded at the banquet. The Cubs, Cadets and Juniors competed in the Olympic Rounds (OR)
on Sunday in the Junior US Open. The
day started nicely with the Compound Divisions shooting in the morning. The small number of Compound JOADs in
comparison to the Recurve JOADs along with nice weather moved the morning
along smoothly. The Compound ORs
received very nice etched acrylic trophies.
Sunday afternoon Recurve ORs were another story. The large number of archers made it a
necessity to move the target distances from 70 to 50 and back again, which
was time consuming. In spite of the
large numbers, things moved along as well as could be expected until
lightning was spotted in the area.
All were directed to go to their cars or into a building. Weather reports indicated severe weather. It began to hail and rain At that point the tournament was prudently
called off. Organizers, officials,
athletes and spectators alike were all very disappointed. Tournament Highlights: Great Weather, It was
tough to go from Denver temps in the low 80s to 108 back in Phoenix. Great awards, Very nice
plaques were given out for the FITA and the Compound ORs. Great field, Lush green
grass, ample close-by parking, ample archer shade, seating and spectator tent
area, Food concession, Grill dogs, brats, burgers and chicken
sandwiches. Super volunteers, especially the army that ran the leader
boards. Better luck next time: The Sound system couldn’t get to the ends of the field. There must be a solution to slow scoring and pace of the younger
divisions. More teams needed for the team round. Judge/officials radios for all is a must. Print the OR flow chart on the back of the FITA scorecard. It would have been nice to have a vendor like Lancaster there. “Weather” After the competition was over, Arizona’s Jr. USAT members
including now Senior Jessica Grant traveled to Colorado Springs, Olympic Training
Camp for the week long Jr. USAT camp. By Bob Pian Return to Top Return to
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