October 02, 2024

Record field gathers for the 2024 USA Archery Collegiate 3D Nationals

FOLEY, Ala. – More than 470 student athletes are getting set for the eighth edition of the USA Archery Collegiate 3D Nationals, which will once again be in the grounds of the Graham Creek Nature Preserve, in partnership with the Archery Shooters Association (ASA).

In what will be the largest-ever gathering for this event, almost 30 schools will be represented, among them defending champions the University of the Cumberlands. They have won the overall title since 2018, the first year they entered.

Texas A&M University will have familiar faces among their team, including Catalina GNoriega, Trenton Cowles, Alex Gilliam and Carson Krahe. GNoriega is a freshman and arrives in Foley as an Olympian having competed in the 2024 Paris Games. Cowles and Krahe both represented the USA at World Cup stages in 2024. Both also won at this year’s Rebel Gear Buckeye Classic. Cowles defeated Gilliam in the gold medal match.

Another freshman will be Landyn Cox. He is following in his sister Madison’s footsteps in opting for the University of the Cumberlands. Cox was part of the compound U18 men’s team which won bronze at last year’s World Archery Youth Championships in Ireland.

There will be a number of siblings competing on the same team. William Carey University, though, has two sets of siblings on their team, including 18-year-old twins Allison and Samantha Roberts, as well as older sister Jordan. And then there are sisters Emmie and Ellie Purcell in the colors of the Crusaders. Allison and Samantha are not the only set of twins in Foley this week. Lizabeth and Lara Renner are part of the Kentucky Christian University team.

Of the nearly 30 schools in attendance, at least one will be there for the very first time. The University of Rio Grande began their collegiate archery program this year, with the USA’s Paralympic coach, Jonathan Clemins, named their head coach back in March.

University of the Cumberlands will travel with more than 50 archers on their team. Other schools with sizable rosters include Lindsey Wilson College, University of Pikeville, William Carey University and Campbellsville University.

Competition begins on Thursday afternoon with a 10 Target Team Shoot Mixer. Friday’s schedule involves two rounds of competition. There is an Individual Class Shoot-Down on Saturday morning, to be followed by Team Rounds in the afternoon. Archers then step away from the Graham Creek Nature Preserve to the Foley Event Center where the lively Mixed Equipment Team Rounds take place on Saturday night.

You can follow along here with the live scores and results from the 2024 USA Archery Collegiate 3D Nationals. There will be photos each day from the event, plus the mixed equipment team competition will be broadcast live on Saturday from 6.30pm CT, with coverage on USA Archery’s YouTube channel.

* HotelPlanner has been named the title sponsor of the 2025 and 2026 USA Archery Collegiate 3D Nationals, as well as the USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals.

SCHOOL	TOWN/CITY, STATE	ARCHERS REGISTERED
Alfred State College	Alfred, N.Y.	3
Bethel University	Arden Hills, Minn.	10
Blue Mountain College	Blue Mountain, Miss.	14
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville, Ky.	26
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City, Tenn.	11
Connors State College	Warner, Okla.	4
Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond, Ky.	2
Emmanuel College	Boston, Mass.	10
Kentucky Christian College	Grayson, Ky.	8
Liberty University	Lynchburg, Va.	14
Lindenwood University	St. Charles, Mo.	21
Lindsey Wilson College	Columbia, Ky.	41
Lyon College	Batesville, Ark.	14
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Mich.	12
Midway University	Midway, Ky.	13
Mississippi College	Clinton, Miss.	9
Muskingum University	New Concord, Ohio	20
Rend Lake College	Ina, Ill.	5
Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg, Ill.	20
State Fair Community College	Sedalia, Mo.	3
Texas A&M	College Station, Texas	24
Union Commonwealth University	Barbourville, Ky.	20
University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Ky.	53
University of Montevallo	Montevallo, Ala.	18
University of Pikeville	Pikeville, Ky.	31
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande, Ohio	25
Wabash Valley College	Mount Carmel, Ill.	12
William Carey University	Hattiesburg, Miss.	26
William Woods University	Fulton, Mo.	2

• Two archers unaffiliated

Fun facts about competing schools:

• Carson-Newman University only began their archery program in March 2023. Inaugural member was Dillon Burnette. The same university awarded singer-songwriter and country legend Dolly Parton with an Honorary Doctorate in 1990.
• Midway University originally opened as the Kentucky Female Orphan School on October 3, 1849, with one teacher and 16 female students.
• Mississippi College began life as Hampstead College in 1826.
• Among the many notable alumni from Texas A&M is Vic Wunderle, who won individual silver and team bronze at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
• William Woods University was first known as the Female Orphan School, founded in 1870 in response to the needs of girls who were orphaned during the American Civil War. It was also where, in 1952, future U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave a commencement address at the college. It is believed to be one of his oldest surviving speeches.
• Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI will host the 2025 USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals, May 15-18.
• Lindenwood University is considered the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Mississippi, after Saint Louis University. Among its notable alumni is Marjorie Finlay, who is better known as the grandmother of Taylor Swift.
• In addition to serving on the advisory board, John F. Kennedy gave Emmanuel College's commencement speech in 1949.
• As of March this year, Union College became known as Union Commonwealth University.
• Former US Senator John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, and his wife Annie are among notable alumni out of Muskingum University, then known as Muskingum College.
• Lyon College was known as Arkansas College from being founded in 1872 all the way up until 1994.

Plus, the earliest known Hot Dog Day - informal events that are celebrated in communities throughout the hotdog-eating world - was held in Alfred, NY in 1972.

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