Ellison Qualifies #1 in Porec – Finishes 4th
Tuesday May 5, 2009 - Individual qualification day for recurve at the World Cup Stage 2 in Porec (CRO).
Brady Ellison posts a 1342 and secured a #1 ranking during the qualification rounds on Tuesday. Ellison also has registered and shot in the Compound division in order for the USA to field a full three person team and compete in the team competition.
USA Recurve Men Qualification Results:
- Ellison #1 – 1342
- Wunderle #23 – 1304
- Kaminski #53 – 1259
- Domenech #58 – 1240
USA Recurve Women Qualification Results:
- Koehl #45 – 1255
- Braun #57 – 1206
- Carter #59 – 1190
Wednesday May 6, 2009 – Individual qualification day for compound at the World Cup Stage 2 in Porec (CRO).
Jamie Van Natta continues her dominance of the World Cup circuit with another #1 ranking and a score of 1410. Braden Gellenthien lead the compound men with a 1406 for a #5 rank headed into the elimination rounds.
USA Compound Men Qualification Results:
- Gellenthien #5 – 1406
- Ellison #25 – 1385
- Gato #36 – 1378
USA Compound Women Qualification Results:
- Van Natta #1 – 1410
- Johnston #35 – 1351
Thursday May 7, 2009 – Individual eliminations day at the World Cup Stage 2 in Porec (CRO).
Recurve Men – Ellison will shoot for the bronze on Saturday, May 9th in the finals as he knocked off Satir (TUR) 111-107 in the 1/32 round, Havelko (UKR) 112-109 in the 1/16 round, Abramov (RUS) 108-105 in the 1/8 round and Marusau (BLR) 111-109 in the 1/4 finals. He was upset by 2004 Olympic Champion, Galiazzo (ITA) 111-113 in the semi-finals. Ellison will go up against Valladont (FRA) for the Bronze medal on Saturday. Kaminski, Domenech and Wunderle were all eliminated in the 1/32 round. Kaminski was defeated by 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, Ruban (UKR) 100-110, Domenech was defeated by Banerjee (IND) 102-112 and Wunderle lost to Pertlik (CZE) 108-112.
Recurve Women – Kristin Braun had a incredible day as she finished 10th overall, an impressive finish considering her rank of 57th going into the elimination rounds. Braun pulled a major upset during the 1/32 round beatting #8 ranked Zhu (CHN) 102-101. During the 1/16 round she tied with her competitor Buitron (ESP) 96-96 and shot a 10 during the shoot off to Buitron’s 7 to advance. She nearly won her 1/8 match with another tie, this time with Zhang (CHN) 107-107. However, Braun shot a 7 to Zhang’s 9 in the shoot-off. Koehl and Carter were both eliminated in the 1/32 round. Koehl was defeated by Marusava (BLR) 101-105 and Carter lost to Lionetti (ITA) 90-109.
Compound Men – All three compound men were eliminated in the 1/16th round, Gellenthien lost to Hasenfuss (GER) 113-114, Ellison lost to Trillus (CAN) 111-113 and Gato lost to Jimenez (ESA) 110-117.
Compound Women – Van Natta was upset in the 1/4 finals by Weihe (GER) 112-114 and Johnston lost in the 1/8 round to Bosch (VEN) 107-109.
Mixed Team – The U.S. fielded one Compound Mixed Team of Braden Gellenthien and Jamie Van Natta. The pair made it to the finals match where they were defeated by Italy 154-156.
Friday May 8, 2009 - Team eliminations day at the World Cup Stage 2 in Porec (CRO).
Recurve Men – Team of Domenech, Ellison and Wunderle defeated Malaysia in the 1/8 elimination 221-213 and lost to India in the 1/4 elimination 218-227.
Recurve Women – Team of Braun, Carter and Koehl lost in the 1/8 elimination to the team from the P.R. China 197-215.
Compound Men – Team of Ellison, Gatto and Gellenthien defeated Turkey in the 1/8 elimination 225-179 and lost in the 1/4 elimination to Germany after a two-end shoot-off 227T (29;27) – 227T (29;28).
Compound Women – USA did not field a team
Saturday May 9, 2009 - Individual and Team Finals at the World Cup Stage 2 in Porec (CRO).
Recurve Men Bronze Medal Match – Ellison was the only American shooting on the finals day. Ellison shot against Valladont (FRA) for the Bronze Medal. They had an incredible match that ended in a tie 114-114. Both of their first shots in the shoot-off were 8s. On their second arrows Ellison shat a 9 to Valladont’s 10.
For complete results, please see the FITA website at www.archery.org/
We would like to thank our sponsors, including Easton Foundation and TaxMasters for lending financial support helping to cover travel and registration costs, Nike for the apparel, and Easton, Hoyt, Doinker, Beiter, Range-O-Matic Spinwings, BCY, and Limbsaver for their support in providing the Resident Athlete Program with equipment.
