February 12, 2015

Dates and Tentative Schedule Announced for US Olympic Team Trials

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Archery has announced the dates and a tentative schedule for the Texas Shootout, which will be immediately followed by the first stage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Archery. Interested in learning how to make the U.S. Olympic Team? Learn more here.

The Texas Shootout, a United States Archery Team (USAT) Qualifier Series Event, will take place at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, on September 3, 4 and 5.

The first stage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Archery will be held at the same location, on September 6 and 7. Archers hoping to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials are strongly encouraged to read the Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2016 Olympic Games. The Selection Procedures explain the team selection process in detail.

The top 16 recurve women and top 16 recurve men from the Texas Shootout qualifications, in the combined senior and junior divisions, will advance to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Archery.

For those archers advancing to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, their qualification scores from the Texas Shootout will be counted toward their point totals for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2016 Olympic Games contain complete information on how point totals will be calculated.

Information on the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery is forthcoming, and an announcement will be posted on USA Archery's website as soon as information becomes available.

The tentative event schedule for the Texas Shootout is noted below. Currently, all compound archers, as well as cadet recurve archers, will compete on September 3 and 4 only. Senior and junior recurve archers will compete in the Texas Shootout on September 5 only.

All compound archers, and cadet recurve archers, will participate in an elimination round for the Texas Shootout. Senior and junior recurve archers will participate in a qualification round only.

The tentative schedule is below, and is subject to change.

Tentative Schedule

Texas Shootout

Stage 1, U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Archery

Schedule is subject to change 

Thursday, September 3

• 10:00 a.m. -12:00 Open practice, Check-in and Equipment Inspection for all Compounds and Recurve Cadets
• 1:00 p.m. Official Practice - 3 ends
• Texas Shootout Qualifications - 72 arrows for all Compounds and Recurve Cadets
• Qualification awards

Friday, September 4

• 8:00 a.m. Official practice for Texas Shootout Eliminations - all Compounds and Recurve Cadets
• Texas Shootout Elimination Awards
• 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 Open practice, Check-in and Equipment Inspection for all Recurves

Saturday, September 5       

• 8:00 a.m. Official practice - 3 ends
• Texas Shootout Qualifications - 72 arrows
• LUNCH
• PM 
• Official practice - 2 ends
• Texas Shootout Qualifications - 72 arrows
• Cut to top 16 recurve women and top 16 recurve men for U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Texas Shootout Awards - based on 144 arrows

**U.S. Olympic Team Trials Begin for participating archers**

Sunday, September 6

• 9:00 a.m. Official practice for U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 3 ends
• Round Robins - 4 matches
• LUNCH
• PM 
• Official practice - 2 ends
• Round Robins - 4 matches

Monday, September 7

• Round Robins - 4 matches
• LUNCH
• PM                                
• Official practice - 2 ends
• Round Robins - 3 matches

< Back to All News