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The Alfred State Archery Team recently wrapped up its season in the USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals in Richmond, VA, with archer Jacob Houseknecht bringing home a medal in a second consecutive top 10 Target Nationals performance.
The Alfred State Archery Team recently wrapped up its season in the USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals in Richmond, VA, with archer Jacob Houseknecht bringing home a medal in a second consecutive top 10 Target Nationals performance.
A total of 10 Alfred archers traveled to Richmond, where the Collegiate Target Nationals sees the top collegiate archery programs in the country descend to battle for both individual and team honors. Several Pioneers posted solid scores in Friday’s qualifying “720 round,” in which all archers shoot 72 arrows in six-arrow ends at a fixed distance of 50 meters. The scores result in a seeded elimination bracket.
Houseknecht, a technology management major from Candor, advanced through his matches until the quarterfinals, where he lost a close match, finishing eighth and picking up a medal. Notably, this was Houseknecht’s second consecutive finish at Target Nationals with a top 10 finish in men’s compound.
Texas A&M ultimately went on to win the overall national championship. The Alfred State Archery Team wrapped up the 2021 season with three members finishing their collegiate career: seniors Chloe Miles, veterinary technology; Canisteo; Dylan Krise, surveying engineering technology, Gillett, PA; and Jacob Pollock, mechanical engineering technology, Franklinville.
In just three short months, the Alfred State Archery Team will be back in action as it prepares for 3D season.
