Athletes Set New Records for 1000 Arrow Challenge
January 28, 2010 by Guy Krueger
Filed under Announcements, Results, Training
Athletes Set New Records for 1000 Arrow Challenge
Guy Krueger USA Archery
Chula Vista, CA – The Resident Athlete Program held the Annual 1000 Arrow Challenge on December 11, 2009. This year’s challenge began around 5am as the athletes attempted to conquer the task of shooting 1000 arrows in 1 day.
Several new records were broken this year including the fastest time to shoot 1000 arrows by a male archer, the fastest time to shoot 1000 arrows by a female archer, and the most arrows ever shot in the 1000 arrow challenge. Tyler Schardt completed his 1000th arrow after an amazing 5 hours of shooting. Heather Koehl had the second fastest time and fastest time by a female at 5 hours and 50 minutes. Cassandra Wolf, a local athlete who trains on site, shot the most number of arrows ever in the 1000 Arrow Challenge of 1100 arrows!
The 1000 Arrow Challenge marks the finale of the fall training for the Resident Athletes. The following athletes completed the challenge this year: Brady Ellison, Joe Fanchin, Nick Kale, Josh Smith, Tyler Schardt, Kristin Braun, Emily Blake, Heather Koehl, Jessica Gibbs, and Cassandra Wolf.
1000 Arrow Challenge Contestants
