The first Virgin Islands Junior Olympic Archery Development Archery Team along with two of the territory’s female compound archers team started the season with at the first Caribbean Cup Archery Tournament in Manati, Puerto Rico.
The international event includes competitors from eight countries and top archers from Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
“This competition was a very good experience full of fun and frustration,” said Winnette Lawrence, competing in the Compound Women’s Division. “I am not used to the weather conditions we shot in. There was wind, rain and slush from the mud caused by the rain. It was a bit tiring but overall it was a great experience shooting on the line with so many different people from so many countries. We are competing on the same field with Olympic athletes like, Sara Lopez of Columbia and Para Athlete Andre Shelby — the first black Olympic archer to ever win a gold medal. This was the first outdoor and international tournament of the year and we came here for training before the tournament.”
At the end of qualifications the VI team’s results are as followed:
JOAD Team
Recurve Junior Men
Jahmaine Liburd holds seconds place –Total Points 436
Adriel Singh – 3rd place – Total Points 382
Recurve Junior Women
Khristie Latchman – 1st Place – Total Points 436
Compound Men
D’Moi Martin – 2nd Place – Total Points 491
Compound Cadet Women
Shania Daigneault – 1st Place – Total Points 588
Womens Team
Compound Women
Ritseeniyah Georges – 1st Place – Total Points 639
Winnette Lawrence – 2nd Place – Total Points 542
The medal rounds will be televised on May 11, 2017.
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