Thompsons Finish Well At State FITA

Namoi Valley Archers held a club event on Sunday with Range Captain, Matt Wittman, adding a new twist to the day by combining the circular IFAA faces with the 2 round ABA format. Competitors gave the day the thumbs up with some excellent scores recorded. Tamworth veteran, Neville White, turned in a masterful display to finish on top in the Compound division with a fast finishing Ann Stubbs also shooting well to take second place with Karen Hudson in third. John Clark shot very consistently to finish on top in the open division with Greg Donovan doing just enough to take second place by 2 points from Gordon White and Matt Jauja who tied for third. Jackelyn Patrick shot a personal best score on her way to the win in Cub Compound with Haylie Murrell in second and Kaytlyn Murrell in third.

Gunnedah archers, Ken and Shane Thompson competed in the NSW FITA Field Championships held at Armidale over the weekend with Shane shooting extremely well to finish in second place in the Cadet Recurve division with the winner setting a new Australian record. Ken Thomspon finished a creditable 4^th in the Adult Recurve event which featured a top class field including Australian Olympic representatives.

Scores

Compound – Neville White 682, Ann Stubbs 622, Karen Hudson 610, Nathan Murrell 546, Wendi Murrell 468.

Open – John Clark 784, Greg Donovan 756, Matt Jauja 754, Gordon White 754, Mark Stevenson 702, Peter Bush 694, Denise Stevenson 606, Lloyd Jauja 384, Matt Wittman 370.

Traditional – Darrell Hudson 668, Michael Patrick 592.

Junior Compound – Christopher Patrick 586.

Junior Open – Sebastian Donovan 724.

Junior Traditional – James Bush 340.

Cub Compound – Jackelyn Patrick 558, Haylie Murrell 406, Kaytlyn Murrell 126.

Cub Traditional – Sammy Patrick 260, Emily Murrell 198.