2024 NSW State Field Championships - its a wrap!!

9/9/24

From the official opening by Alison Byrnes, Federal MP for Cunningham, through to the medal presentation by club president Diane and several members of the Archery NSW CoM at the close, it was a weekend of top level competition that clearly showcased the talent of the shooters, as well as the tremendous effort from our club members in preparing and delivering the event.

Special recognition and thanks go to our club members for their work to make the day such a success:

Fiona for organising and managing the entire shoot

Glen for providing an outstanding field course

Mark and Kelly for the excellent canteen service

Gordon for manning the BBQ 

Of course, Illawarra Archers were well represented in the medal count!

Gold Medals to Fiona, Lachlan, Brian, Glenn, Marilyn, John H, Chris, and Con

Silver Medals to Melissa-Ann, and John C

Bronze Medals to Alan, Andris, and Mick

full results are here in Archers Diary

There were 90 competitors across 19 clubs in NSW and the ACT, including 5 archers from the Australian team heading to the World Archery Field Championships being held at Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada from September 16.

The weekend was full of stories of achievement and fellowship. A few notable ones were:

Lachlan (Illawarra) top scoring with 803, including a 407 on day 2, just pipping Alban (Northern) on 797, with a 402 on day 1.

John H, John C, and Andris (Illawarra) took the trifecta in the 70+ male compound division, and with Peter W giving Illawarra 4 out of the top 5 places.

Glenn (Illawarra) managed a 57 point turn around from day 1 to day 2 to edge out the gold in the 60+ male longbow

Mick (Illawarra) competing in his first field event, perfecting consistency in scoring the same on both rounds. 

photos will be added in the next day or so as they become available