Hunter archers have taken on the world's best and come away with a swag of medals.
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Fourteen members of the Hunter Bowmen Field Archery team of 35 won medals at the World Field Archery Campionships in Wagga Wagga.
Hunter Bowmen’s Jo Bogie made history when she was the first woman selected in the Australian Champions Team, which claimed bronze behind New Zealand and the US.
Bogie also won silver in her division the Ladies Bowhunter Limited A grade.
Barney Miller was the Hunter Bowmen’s highest medal winner in senior ranks winning gold in the Veteran's Men’s Freestyle Unlimited A Grade division.
Hunter Bowmen secretary Tania Harris said the world championships were field archery’s equivalent of the Olympics.
Harris said about 600 archers from 14 countries took part in the competition, which was reduced by two days because of rain and flooding.
She said in world competitions Fenny Thompson (Veterans ladies Freestyle Unlimited), Libby White (Ladies Bowhunter Compound) A Grade and Julie Morrisey (Ladies Freestyle Limited Compound) all won bronze.
Silver medals went to Martin Clifton in the division B grade (Men’s Bowhunter Unlimited) and Ross Marafioti (Men’s Freestlyle Unlimited)
Sindy Avard was first in the B grade Ladies Bowhunter Limited and Tracy Hickey was third in the Ladies Longbow.
Harris said the club’s juniors also had terrific results with Tilly White winning gold in her Junior Girl Bowhunter Compound division.
In the world ranks, Mikayla and Seth Harris Rose and Patrick Innes won silver in their divisions.
After just three months in the sport Jade Thomas won world bronze in the Cub Girls Barebow Recurve.
Other senior results
The remainder of Adults list placing.
Pinky Mitchell 9th VMBHU
Tiarne Morrisey 5th LFU
Debbie Innes 14th LFU
Patrick White 5th MBBC Pat is club President for Hunter Bowmen Field Archery Club
John Alexander 5th MBHC
Paul Innes 5th MFLR
David Morrisey 4th MFLC
David Freeman 12th MBHU
Tania Harris 5th LBHC
Bradley Wilkinson 8th MBHU
Nathan Butterfield 15th MBHU
Robin Huckett 21st MBHU
Troy Berghofer 36th MFU
Steven Young 18th MFU
John Mollema 31st MFU
Peter Weber 45th MFU
Benjamin Jones 51st MFU
Other junior results
Aiden Young placed 4th CBFU (Cub Boys’ Freestyle Unlimited)
Tom Clifton 7th CBFU
Alyssa Mollema 10th JGFU
Ethan Wilkinson 3rd JBBHU
