Elk Mound Archery holds annual awards banquet at Pizza Ranch
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FIRST AND SECOND year letter winners. Front row (L to R): Griffin Erdman, Mitchell Ruppelt and Christian Hintzman. Back row (L to R): Bella Saxton-Jenson, Kayla Brantner, Vince Biegel and Isabel Hay.
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Elk Mound Archery held their banquet June 2nd at Pizza Ranch in Eau Claire.
After eating their fill of pizza, the awards ceremony followed.
The Archery Program was started ten years ago by phyical education teacher, Renee Simpson. It has gone from 12 participants to 62 participants and includes both junior high and senior high students. Volunteer coaches are Vince Hall and Wendy Erdman.
Archers participate in Bullseye and/or 3-D shoots. In Bullseye, each archer shoots 3 rounds of 5 arrows at 15 meters and 3 rounds of 5 arrows at 20 meters for a possible perfect score of 300. In 3-D shoots, each archer shoots 5 arrows at 10 differenct 3-D targets – bear, deer, turkey, wild boar, etc.; sometimes even a large mosquito or various moving targets for a possible perfect score of 300. Elk Mound archers participated in seven Wisconsin tournaments this season.
Elk Mound hosted their second Annual Tournament this year. They score as individuals and as a team.
Lettering was instituted in 2018 based on practice attendance, tournament attendance, and scoring. First year letter winners were: Vince Biegel, Kayla Brantner, Christian Hintzman, Bella Saxton-Jenson, Isabel Hayes, Olivia Clickner, Julie Gonzalez-Rosado, Kayla Ruppelt, and Ryder Simington.
Second year letter winners were: Griffin Erdman, Mitchell Ruppelt, and Zane Clemmens.
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MOST IMPROVED boys and girls for junior high and senior high went to, from left to right, Bodie Folczvk, Bella Saxton-Jenson and Kelly Gonzales-Rosado. Missing is Corbin Verdon. —photo submitted
unior High Most Improved male and female were: Bodie Folczyk and Kelly Gonzalez-Rosado. Senior High Most Improved male and female were: Corbin Verdon and Bella Saxton-Jenson.
Five archers attended the NASP Midwest Shootout on April 26th & 27th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Bullseye participants: Vince Biegel 286, Carley Gehrke 283, Mitchell Ruppelt 275, and Kayla Ruppelt 257.
3-D particpants: Vince Biegel 284, Mitchell Ruppelt 283, Carley Gehrke 280, Chance Peters 265, and Kayla Ruppelt 264.
Four archers attended the NASP National Tournament May 9th in Nashville, TN.
Bullseye: Carley Gehrke 282 and Mitchell Ruppelt 278.
3-D: Mitchell Ruppelt 280, Chance Peters 276, and Christian Hitzman 263.
COACHES were, from left to right, Wendy Erdman, Vince Hall and Renee Simpson. —photo submitted
Renee Simpson retired from coaching the team this year and received many thanks, good wishes, hugs, and flowers, plus a bag full of gifts.