COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Eighteen colleges received much-needed funding this year, provided through the USA Archery Collegiate Archery Program Grant, and thanks to contributions from the Easton Sports Development Foundation.
Funding went toward a variety of needs, including new equipment, travel, and coaching certification. Easton’s generous involvement meant that two schools – Buena Vista University and Southeastern Illinois College – benefitted from equipment kits.
Conner Ellinghuysen is head coach at Buena Vista University in Iowa. He said, “As a result of the Collegiate Archery Grant we have been able to offer greater services to our team and community.
“To start, it has allowed us to have new archers try out different equipment, whether they have an interest in trying archery for the first time, or maybe they have only shot compound, and want to try recurve as well.
“The grant has also allowed us to host recruiting events on campus. These allowed us to show off our program and because of all these efforts, we have seen our team grow.
“Another thing the grant has allowed us to do, is offer our program at no cost to our archers because we are not having to spend all of our travel budget on supplies.”
There are three types of grants currently registered collegiate programs can receive. These are:
Equipment
The intent of the equipment grant is to support long-term equipment usage for the program; equipment requested should be for beginner-intermediate level archers, target bales, target stands etc. (Schools are unable to request high-performance equipment that would benefit individual archers).
Travel
The intent of the travel grant is to support athlete travel to Collegiate Target Nationals and Collegiate 3D Nationals.
Instructor and Coach Certification/Development
The intent of the instructor and coach certification grant is to support coach development.
Coach Ellinghuysen added, “These grants are extremely significant as they allow us to get our name out there, recruit and to thrive. Colleges typically have limited budgets, so grants go a long way to ensure that we can have programs that are sustainable.”
Schools to receive support through the USA Archery Collegiate Archery Program Grant in 2024:
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Atlantic Cape Community College |
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Brandeis University |
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Buena Vista University |
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Lindenwood University |
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Mesa College |
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Midway University |
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Michigan State |
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MIT |
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MSU Denver |
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Muskingum University |
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Rend Lake College |
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) |
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Southeastern Illinois College |
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UCLA |
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University of Southern California |
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University of Texas at Austin |
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Wellesley College |
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William Wood |
Learn more about USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program, which is designed for students enrolled in a college or university.
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