Doinker Texas Shootout & South Regional 2009
April 24-26, 2009
USA Archery Resident Athletes at the 2009 Doinker Texas Shootout
Coming off dominating outings at the Mexican Grand Prix in Tijuana and the AAE Arizona Cup in Phoenix, the hopes of the team were high coming into College Station. The team recurve competitions took place on Saturday and the individual meet happened on Sunday. Both events were held at the lacrosse fields on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The team events ended very well for the USA hopefuls. The women’s and men’s teams both captured the gold and bronze medals in their respective competitions. The team details follow:
- Women’s bronze winning team consisted of Emily Blake and Barbie Cyin
- Women’s gold winning team consisted of Kristin Braun, Megan Carter, and Heather Koehl
- Men’s bronze winning team consisted of Peter Kelchner, Tyler Schardt, and Josh Smith
- Men’s gold winning team consisted of Tyler Domenech, Brady Ellison, and Jake Kaminski
- On Sunday, the women dominated the podium, with Heather Koehl taking the silver and Kristin Braun winning bronze. Close on their heels was Megan Carter who finished 5th overall.
The men had a solid day albeit with less success than they had seen in previous meets. Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski wound up going head to head in the final rounds and placed 5th and 4th respectively overall. While they were both disappointed in not reaching the podium, the two competitors both showed strong marks and consistency throughout the two-day event.
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.
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