Olympic Rounds, the final day of the 2020 Socal Showdown. I decided with my dad that we would try and get to the field early to avoid the line so we arrived to the field a little earlier than usual. We watched the last 2 ends of the Recurve Senior Men’s gold medal match! Congrats to Josef Scarboro on 1st and Trenton on 2nd.

Just like that it was time for all us Juniors and Cadets to warm up for our matches. I had a first round bye and this gave me extra ends to sight in both my bows more precisely before my first round. Oddly enough I chose to shoot my older Hoyt X over the bow I used in qualifications – my Xi. The X was shooting tighter groups and I had more confidence with it. The 1/8s was my first match and it went well. All my shots were coming easy and I was able to retire my opponent in three ends. Next round went well too, I felt unstoppable.

In the semifinals I lost my shot and my follow through was weak. By the time I figured it out Richelle had advanced to the gold medal round and I would be shooting for bronze. For the second time in a row at a USAT i would be shooting against a very good friend, Liberty. The match against her was a very good one, as always we both shot our hearts out and had fun along the way. Liberty, your time is coming soon and you will crush it – I will be truly happy for you!

I took the bronze at the end of all this madness and I could not be happier. This is the first outdoor podium for me of the 2020 season. I could not have done this without my training partner Lillian for always being there to make training more enjoyable and fun. You did so good this tournament and I can’t wait to see what you’ll do at Gator.

Thanks to my sponsors: OCD Strings, Ram Rods, The Nock Point and Next Step Archery. Special that I you to Coach Bobby and Mr Bill! Without them I would not be where I am today.

See everyone in a month at Gator.