Northeast archery team finishes fourth at national tournament

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HARRISBURG, IL – The Northeast Community College archery club team tied for fourth at the 3D United States Intercollegiate Archery Championships (USICA) recently here.

Four Hawks’ archers earned 2015 All-American Honors. Victoria Novak, of Holdrege, and Nicole McFarland, of Norfolk, earned the honors in Women’s Basic Bow; Kylie Knigge, of Verdigre, was named All-American in Women’s Compound Bow; and Steve Cornett, of Wisner, was named All-American in Men’s Bowhunter.

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Nicole McFarland, of Norfolk, (left) and Victoria Novak, of Holdrege, were among those to earn top honors at the 3D US Intercollegiate Archery Championships (USIAC) recently in Harrisburg, IL. Novak was first in Women’s Basic Bow while McFarland was third. Both also earned All-American honors.

Individually for women, Novak earned a first place gold medal in Female Basic Bow while McFarland took the third place bronze medal; Lacey Krohn, of Ponca, was 16th in Women’s Bowhunter while Kelsie Waller, of Clearwater, was 33rd; and Knigge was 14th in Women’s Compound Bow.

In the men’s competition, Cornett was ninth in Men’s Bowhunter while Bruce Kummer, of Columbus, was 22nd, Kyle Stang, ofHerman, was 28th, Levi Voecks, of Norfolk, placed 31st, Jon Meis, ofElgin, 37th and Kaleb Reigle, of Stanton, 38th. Sam Vanderheiden, of Omaha, placed 18th in Men’s Compound Bow.

In team competition, Vanderheiden and Knigge placed fourth in Mixed Compound Team, Cornett and Krohn were sixth in Mixed Bowhunter; and Cornett, Kummer and Reigle were sixth in Men’s Bowhunter Team.