COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The sport of archery truly does offer something for everyone. Whether you are a beginner or among the world's elite, it is a sport which welcomes all-comers. And this is no more highlighted than with USA Archery’s Achievement Award Program.
This program celebrates the accomplishments of archers of all ages and abilities as they progress in the sport. The JOAD Olympian and Adult Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards mark the highest of those achievements.
The early part of 2023 has seen hundreds of archers take part, with a number enjoying a clean sweep of awards. Among them is Eric Bennett from Arizona, who picked up Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in the barebow division.
"I have my gold pins in recurve and compound already," Bennett said. "Although the barebow discipline was new to me, I have been shooting for a long time. I was hoping to achieve all the pins in one complete season. I wasn't sure I would make it at the end but I managed to continue improving every week."
There was similar success for 16-year-old Isabella Kim among the JOAD Olympian archers. She is now the proud owner of all three awards following great work in recurve.
Whether you are an athlete, parent or coach, earning the Olympian and Gold, Silver and Bronze awards are a great way to push your limits, test your resolve and motivate yourself to get back on the training field. Coaches and parents can earn these awards along with their students, allowing students to see adults go through the same struggles they do.
Bennett added, "I earned each pin during our officially scored league night each week. I had just enough league nights to complete the sweep. It was really fun and challenging to keep working at it every week, though I still have a lot to learn."
If you have the drive and determination to set yourself this goal, then you can bask in the sunshine of your success in earning JOAD Olympian and Adult Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards.
| Eric Bennett | Gold | Indoor | Barebow |
| Matthew Reesman | Gold | Indoor | Barebow |
| Kristina Pruccoli | Gold | Indoor | Barebow |
| Alex de Vera | Gold | Indoor | Barebow |
| Sara Gebhardt | Gold | Outdoor | Barebow |
| Elliott Lee | Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Oscar Melendez | Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Mike King | Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Eric Bennett | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Jay Bennett | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Claude Chew | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Alex de Vera | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Michael Comperchio | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Sara Gebhardt | Silver | Outdoor | Barebow |
| Elliott Lee | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Brad Kleine | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Peter Hell | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Emmalyn Purcell | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Mike King | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Sara Mayotte | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Rich Hardway | Silver | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Andrew Querol | Silver | Indoor | Recurve |
| Thomas Gazley | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Megan Penner | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Eric Bennett | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Patrick Fisk | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Johana Czako | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Julianne Belsky | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Hendo Lim | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Karl Caulfield | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Alex de Vera | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Jason Rojas | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| David White | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Henry Lemmon | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Robin Parrish | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Ed Salley | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Eric Chamberlin | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Goran Dimitrov | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Sara Gebhardt | Bronze | Outdoor | Barebow |
| Atreyu Hannon-Moonstone | Bronze | Outdoor | Barebow |
| Elliott Lee | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Chian Chuu | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Clarissa Bond | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Bryan Young | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Kent Kizerian | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| John Siebert | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Kenneth Cruze | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Brad Veith | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Sarah Vogel | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Tyler Kleiman | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Abigail Reed | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Randy Kettelhut | Bronze | Outdoor | Recurve |
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Alex Anderson |
Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Bennett Schuler | Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Bennett Schuler | Gold | Indoor | Compound |
| Parker Braddock | Gold | Outdoor | Compound |
| Alex Anderson | Gold | Outdoor | Compound |
| Aaron Ochoa | Gold | Outdoor | Compound |
| Clay Dempsey | Gold | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Jayden Azbill | Gold | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Pierce McAdam | Gold | Indoor | Recurve |
| Matthew Parmenter | Gold | Indoor | Recurve |
| Isabella Kim | Gold | Indoor | Recurve |
| Caelan Shanklin | Gold | Indoor | Recurve |
| Ethan Chan | Gold | Indoor | Recurve |
| Jin Kang | Gold | Outdoor | Recurve |
| Morgan Freeman | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Sierra Nation | Silver | Indoor | Barebow |
| Walker Cameron | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Jackson Lykins | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Jessica Martin | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Wyatt Welch | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Jace Jerrell | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Alex Anderson | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Jacob Lanahan | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Andrea Thompson | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Emily Moore | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Hunter Carlton | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Logan Saxon | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Bennett Schuler | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Hunter Telleen | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Sergio Garcia | Silver | Indoor | Compound |
| Alicia Aviles | Silver | Outdoor | Compound |
| Parker Braddock | Silver | Outdoor | Compound |
| Alex Anderson | Silver | Outdoor | Compound |
| Aaron Ochoa | Silver | Outdoor | Compound |
| Clay Dempsey | Silver | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Ethan Ellis | Silver | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Isabella Kim | Silver | Indoor | Recurve |
| Sara Tateshima | Silver | Indoor | Recurve |
| John Shelby Stephens | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Gabriel Urgelles | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| Sierra Nation | Bronze | Indoor | Barebow |
| James Kirby | Bronze | Indoor | Basic Compound |
| Easton Rupp | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Haley Roger | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Dean Capellari | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Slade Bowden | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Eli Pierce | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Bastian Corona | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| William Carpenter | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Ben McFarland | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Will O'Brien | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Jacob Lanahan | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Jackson Ratajczak | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Harper Koehl | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Hunter Telleen | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Peter Beaudry | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Greyden Sautter | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Noah McIntyre | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Jonah Forsyth | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Madison Kaspshak | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Kellie Pickett | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Madison Ritter | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Cayden Cripple | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Callah Kenney | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Jack McDonald | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Isaiah Ryel | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Eli Forsyth | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Anna Shearier | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Garrett Knight | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Maggie Grutkoski | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Jennifer Baker | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Andrew Xie | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Andrew Broadbent | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Summer Pavlik | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Kendra Boehm | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Rebecca Vogel | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Drew Crump | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Kenzie Niese | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Sergio Garcia | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Taya Hawkins | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Gracelyn Sinclair | Bronze | Indoor | Compound |
| Alicia Aviles | Bronze | Outdoor | Compound |
| Kaelan Gerhardt | Bronze | Outdoor | Compound |
| Maggie Grutkoski | Bronze | Outdoor | Compound |
| Clay Dempsey | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Nataleigh Newhouse | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Piper Colantone | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Ethan Ellis | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Jack Moorhouse | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Callidora Muonio | Bronze | Indoor | Fixed Pins |
| Ashley Nash | Bronze | Outdoor | Fixed Pins |
| Isabella Kim | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Oscar Jan | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Veda Gummadi | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Camryn St. Clair | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Skyler Dong | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Sara Tateshima | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Brody Wheeldon | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Jason Zhuo | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Danica Morissette | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Austin Zhao | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Isabella Langfield | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Alec Johnson | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Andrew Gonsalves-Long | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Erika Suwan | Bronze | Indoor | Recurve |
| Donya Fournier | Bronze | Outdoor | Recurve |
| Lily Lin | Bronze | Outdoor | Recurve |
These 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 accomplish goals in the sport of archery.
In addition to a certificate and pin, Bronze JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a backpack, Silver JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a lightweight jacket, and Gold JOAD Olympian awards are recognized with a belt buckle.
Archers wishing to earn these awards must be current youth, adult, or family members of USA Archery and part of a registered USA Archery Youth or Adult club. Contact [email protected] for more information.
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