LEFT—Synchronized elbows. RIGHT—Jeff Hopkins, Josh Schaff and Jesse Broadwater take home the BIG checks.
LEFT—Josh Schaff wins the Mustang Shoot-off at 50 yards. RIGHT—Darrin Christenberry wins the ATV for the second year in a row.
45 yards. Only one survived 45 yards: Darrin Christenberry. The difference between a Vegas target and a 3-D animal target makes no difference to Darrin — he’s won the ATV in both 2006 and 2007! There were just two lines on Sunday. All kids and the Freestyle Flights shot at 7:30 am. All others were assigned to the 11:30 am line. Once again, we apologize that there’s insufficient room in this issue to describe all the head-to-head competition. We’re concentrated on the Championship divisions. All scores from the 2007 Stanislawski Open are listed in this issue and on NFAA’s website, www. fieldarchery.com. The rally caps are on! In the Championship Freestyle Male Division, the three leaders on Saturday were passed by three others on Sunday. There were three 599’s, plus one 598, shot
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on Sunday. The seven 598’s and 599’s shot over the two days were scored by seven different shooters. Now that’s parity. Jeff Hopkins’ 599 gave him a 1196 total (and $5,000), just four points off perfect. Josh Schaff, this year’s Mustang winner, also shot a 599 for a 1194 total and $2,000. Jesse Broadwater finish third with a 1193 and $1,000, bettering Perry Harpring’s 1193 and $700, based on X-count. A similar rally occurred in the Championship Freestyle Female Division. Jamie Van Natta, resting in sixth after the first round, shot an outstanding 591 on Sunday, and finished in second place (1176 and $800), just two points behind Erika Anschutz’s backto-back 589’s ($1,500). Tiffany Reeves finished third (1174 and $525), while first round coleader, Holly Pagel, dropped to fourth with a 1170 total (and $375). There were more
flip-flops in the Championship Senior Freestyle Division. The top five after Saturday remained the top five after Sunday, but the order changed a bit. Phil McCoy emerged as champion with back-to-back 588’s (1176 and $1,350). One point behind Phil was Dennis Neeley ($750) and Dan Renner ($500), with Dennis claiming second place based on X-count. Similarly, Ed Horn (1173, 44 X’s and $380) bettered Dee Wilde (1173 40 X’s and $320) for fourth place. Rick Hunsinger (1156, 38 X-s and $1,000) hung on to better Jeff Fabry (1156, 31 X’s and $600) for the Freestyle Limited Championship based on Xcount. Randy Brabec (1148 and $400) finished third, while Michael McCoy (1147 and $200) finished fourth. As you may see from the accompanying photos, the WAF prize money is substantially
augmented by the sponsors’ contingency money. For example, Jeff Hopkins pocketed at least $18,500 in addition to the $5,000 “official” prize money. While the final scores were being tallied, and just prior to the awards presentation, the inaugural Stanislawski Open Novelty Round shoot-down was conducted. Those in the shoot-down were ranked from 1 through 32, based on the Novelty Round scores shot Friday or Saturday (Vegas target faces at 30 yards). Number 1 was matched against number 32, number 2 against number 31, etc. The entire shoot-down results may be seen on www. fieldarchery.com. In summary, the quarter-finalists were Tony Clem, Braden Gellenthein, Perry Harping and Logan Wilde. Braden Gellenthein ($1,500) won the shoot-down over Perry
Harpring ($900). Logan Wilde ($750) bettered Tony Clem ($500) for third place. Tipton Cook, Jim Butts, Jeff Hopkins and Levi Morgan each earned $250 for fifth through eighth place. A special Certificate of Appreciation and Honorary NFAA Life Membership were presented to BCY’s Bob Deston
for representing the NFAA at the IFAA Committee meeting in conjunction with the 2006 World Field Archery Championship in Australia. There’s a possibility that there may be a new venue for 2008 Stanislawski Open. Wherever it’s located, make sure you put it on your calendar. It’s one great shoot!
Freestyle Female Championship medalists Erika Anschutz, Jamie Van Natta and Tiffany Reeves.
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