COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - How hard is it to earn a JOAD Gold Olympian Award?
Just ask Ohio native Ian Coombe, who participates in Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) with the Cincinnati Junior Olympians Club. He had to shoot a near-perfect score of 290 or better in order to earn the prestigious JOAD Gold Olympian award - and he nailed it.
"It took me about 5 or 6 years of training to get to that point," Coombe explained. "In our club, I am fortunate enough to have Olympic champion Darrell Pace as my coach. He was working with me on getting my alignment in check and improving my mental game. At that time, I was working on both of those, with my alignment being the most important."
Olympian Awards, earned by youth archers who belong to a JOAD Club, and Bronze, Silver and Gold Pins - earned by members of Adult Archery Program Clubs - signify continued hard work and dedication to the sport of archery.
With these awards, USA Archery recognizes those individuals who have achieved the very highest scores in the Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) and the Adult Archery Program.
In addition to a certificate and pin, Bronze JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a lightweight jacket, Silver JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a sports duffel bag, and Gold JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a personalized plaque. Adult awards are recognized with Bronze, Silver, and Gold pins.
Archers wishing to shoot for these awards must be current youth, adult, or family members of USA Archery and part of a registered USA Archery JOAD or Adult club.
The awards are part of the USA Archery Achievement Program, which provides achievement award pins for progressive scoring achievements, and encourages youth and adult archers to set and achieve goals in the sport of archery. Pins can be earned indoors or outdoors for barebow, basic compound, recurve and compound archery.
Archers: help us celebrate your achievement!
Take a photo with your award - include your bow, a target, or anything else to let your friends and family know that you're an archer! Share it to your social media channels using #JOADOlympian - and email your photo to USA Archery so we can share it, too! Please include your name, the award you have won, and the name of your JOAD Club, and send your photos to [email protected].
Questions? Please contact USA Archery Membership Coordinator Lorin Opfer at: [email protected] or 719-866-4621 for more information.
USA Archery congratulates the following 65 JOAD Olympian award recipients who earned their awards between January 26, 2015 - March 23, 2015:
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Bronze Olympian Silver Olympian Gold Olympian |
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Logan Weller |
Ian Coombe |
Ian Coombe |
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Claudia Wilcox |
Colton Cromwell |
Andrew Franck |
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Ian Coombe |
Spencer Johnson |
Anthony Ferraro |
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Spencer Johnson |
Micah Flores |
Jesse Clayton |
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Drew Canos |
Matt Bitner-Parish |
Garet Fyke |
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Tanner Johnson |
Sophia Strachan |
Kellie Heusi |
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Justin Dearman |
Jacob Nanney |
Corey Wright |
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Jordan Dearman |
Blakelee Butler |
Bryan Mazur |
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Miles Gould |
Garet Fyke |
Sam Lopez |
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Matt Bitner-Parish |
Jared Coker |
Kyle Lauko |
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Jacob Nanney |
Trey McDonald |
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John Jordan Jeffries |
Kent Nitta |
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Christopher Leslie |
Christopher Renaud |
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Nathan White |
Karie Alexander |
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Gabrielle Keiser |
Kaje Franchow |
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Hailey Johnson |
Alex Gilliam |
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Justin Guy |
Hannah Bartos |
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Chelsea Woodby |
Hailey Johnson |
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Jared Coker |
Justin Guy |
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Trey McDonald |
Douglas Gordon |
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Ethan Harper |
Cooper French |
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Sydney Grant |
Elliot Bekker |
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Emily Aratoon |
Savannah Vanderwier |
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Christopher Renaud |
Sam Lopez |
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Lily Schwitzer |
Emily Duckworth |
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Kayla Eves |
Ashlyn Merritt |
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