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07/08/2010

2010 World Cup No. 1 Ranked Brady Ellison to Lead Team USA at Ogden Stage

Ellison, who is ranked No. 1 in Men's Individual Recurve, has collected five medals after the first two events. The USA Archery resident athlete won the gold at the Croatia World Cup in recurve men and recurve mixed team. At the Turkey World Cup, Ellison brought home the silver in men's team recurve and mixed team recurve, and rebounded for a bronze in men's individual recurve.

Archers compete at the four qualifying stages earning valuable qualifying points in hopes of earning one of the 32 athlete positions that will compete in the World Cup Final in Edinburgh, Great Britain, Sept. 18-19. The 2010 World Cup season started in Porec, Croatia that was followed by Antalya, Turkey. The fourth and final qualifying stage will be held in Shanghai, China. All sessions of the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Ogden, including the championships at Lindquist Field on Aug. 7, are free and open to the public.

Also joining Ellison on the men's recurve team is five-time U.S. Olympian Butch Johnson (Woodstock, Conn.) and three-time U.S. Olympian Vic Wunderle (Charlotte, N.C.). Wunderle, who has competed at both World Cups this season, claimed the silver medal at the Croatia World Cup, after dropping a tight contest to Ellison, and is currently ranked fourth overall in men's individual recurve. Johnson competed at the Turkey World Cup and is returning for the Ogden event in hopes of improving his chances to qualify for the World Cup Final in Edinburg, Great Britain. Rounding out the U.S. men's recurve team is Jake Kaminski (Chula Vista, Calif.), who is also a USA Archery resident athlete.

The women's compound team for Ogden will be led by Erika Anschutz (Hamilton, Ohio), who is displaying one medal of each color after the first two stages. She claimed her first individual World Cup title in Turkey and is currently ranked third in the standings. Anschutz helped the women's team to the silver in Croatia and won a bronze in the mixed team compound in Turkey. Accompanying Anschutz will be Brittany Lorenti (Trumbull, Conn.), Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) and Diane Watson (Hudson, Fla.).

2009 World Champion Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho) and 2009 World Cup Final runner-up Braden Gellenthien (Woodbridge, Va.) will lead Team USA in men's compound, who helped set two new World Records at the Croatia World Cup. Wilde, who only competed at the Croatia event, claimed the individual men's compound bronze and helped Team USA to the men's compound team title. Gellenthien, who is currently ranked second in World Cup standings, brought home the silver medal from the Turkey event. Wilde is sitting sixth overall in the World Cup standings.

Rodger Willett Jr. (Pocatello, Idaho) and Jesse Broadwater will complement Wilde and Gellenthien in Ogden. Willett claimed a bronze medal at the Turkey World Cup, after losing to Gellenthien in the semifinal. Broadwater is making his first World Cup appearance this year.

The women's recurve team is comprised of a pair of U.S. Olympians and a pair of USA Archery resident athletes. This team is headlined with two-time U.S. Olympian Jennifer Nichols (Bryan, Texas) and 2008 U.S. Olympian Khatuna Lorig (West Hollywood, Calif.), who has competed at four Olympic Games for three different countries. The resident athletes are Kristin Braun (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Heather Koehl (Chula Vista, Calif.).

 

About Archery World Cup... For the first time in history, the United States will host an Archery World Cup stage. Utah will welcome elite archers from over 35 countries. The pivotal third stage will be contested at Weber State University with the finals held at the picturesque Lindquist Field in Ogden, the same competition venues as the 2009 World Archery Youth Championships. Ogden will also host the Archery World Cup in 2011 and 2012.

The Archery World Cup, which started in 2006, has been a popular event for athletes, sponsors, media and fans. The FITA-sanctioned event allows organizers to select unique competition venues, which included hosting the finals by shooting over a canal at the 2009 Archery World Cup in Denmark, and competing from a floating platform at the 2006 final in Dubai. The Archery World Cup has grown into one of the annual premiere events for the international federation that attracts approximately 300 athletes from 30 countries at each of the various qualifying stages.

The 2010 Archery World Cup in Ogden is made possible by partnerships between the International Archery Federation (FITA), Easton Foundations, USA Archery, the Ogden Weber Convention and Visitors Bureau and Utah Sports Commission.

Sponsors of the 2010 Archery World Cup Stage 3 include: Hoyt, Intermountain McKay-Dee Sports Medicine, Weber State University, GOAL Foundation, Ogden Standard-Examiner, Easton Technical Products, Doinker, Roosters Brewing Company, and Arizona Archery Enterprises.

Team USA Roster
Name Hometown Birthdate

Men's Compound
Jess Broadwater Jennerstown, Pa. 1/9/1984
Braden Gellenthien Woodbridge, Va. 4/26/1986
Reo Wilde Pocatello, Idaho 10/6/1973
Rodger Willett jr. Pocatello, Idaho 9/16/1968
 

Men's Recurve
Brady Ellison Chula Vista, Calif. 10/27/1988
Butch Johnson Woodstock, Conn. 8/30/1955
Jake Kaminski Chula Vista, Calif. 8/11/1988
Vic Wunderle Charlotte, N.C. 3/4/1976
     
Women's Compound
Erika Anschutz Hamilton, Ohio 12/23/1988
Brittany Lorenti Trumbull, Conn. 1/6/1987
Jamie Van Natta Toledo, Ohio 3/31/1978
Diane Watson Hudson, Fla. 1/21/1964
     

Women's Recurve
Kristin Braun Chula Vista, Calif. 2/27/1990
Heather Koehl Chula Vista, Calif. 10/11/1990
Khatuna Lorig West Hollywood, Calif. 1/1/1974
Jennifer Nichols Bryan, Texas 10/4/1983

 

 

2010 World Cup Standings for Team USA
Men's Recurve
Brady Ellison, 1st
Vic Wunderle, 4th

Men's Compound
Braden Gellenthien, 2nd
Reo Wilde, tie 6th
Rodger Willett, Jr., 10th

Women's Recurve
Jennifer Nichols, 16th

Women's Compound
Erika Anschutz, 3rd
Jamie Van Natta, 6th

Recurve Mixed Team
USA, 2nd

Compound Mixed Team
USA, 2nd