Swim-Lane Echoes To Rhythm in the Air

A humble arc below about how I traded swim lanes for arrow lanes—and found a new way forward.

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State Titles
USA Archery U21 JOAD ’25
NCFAA ’25 • NCFAA ’24
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Sectional Title
NFAA SE Sectionals ’25
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Practice Hours (est.)
Weekly training · 2023–Aug ’25

Achievements

USA Archery – U21 JOAD State Champion

USA Archery

Won gold at the 2025 USA Archery U21 JOAD State Championship.

2025 1st Place

NCFAA Archery – State Champion

NCFAA

1st place at the 2025 NCFAA State Championship.

2025 1st Place

NFAA Archery – South East Sectional

NFAA • AL • FL • GA • KY • NC • SC • TN

3rd place finish at the 2025 NFAA South East Sectionals.

2025 3rd Place

NCFAA Archery – State Champion

NCFAA

1st place at the 2024 NCFAA State Championship.

2024 1st Place

USA Archery – JOAD State (U18)

USA Archery • JOAD

Ranked 5th at the 2024 JOAD State.

2024 Rank 5

USA Archery – JOAD Nationals (U18)

USA Archery • JOAD

Ranked 66th at the 2024 JOAD Nationals—fuel for the next climb.

2024 Rank 66

USA Archery – Out Of The Heat (U18)

USA Archery

2nd place at the 2024 “Out Of The Heat.”

2024 2nd Place

USA Archery – Boneyard Classic (U18)

USA Archery

1st place at the 2023 Boneyard Classic.

2023 1st Place

USA Archery – Turkey Trot (U18)

USA Archery

1st place at the 2023 Turkey Trot.

2023 1st Place

Giving Back: ArcheryPulse

My passion didn’t stop at medals. I build tools for the community—free to use—so clubs, schools, and families can learn and compete without cost barriers.

ArcheryPulse iOS — Scores & A.R.T.I.E. AI Coach

iOS App

Live competition tracking, historical results, and an AI coach that explains patterns in plain English—at no cost.

No cost 40k+ potential users reach Savings potential: $1.4M–$5M

ArcheryPulse Timer — Non-profit Web App

Open Access

Competition-grade timing/scoring replacing ~$3k commercial units; cross-platform and open to all.

No cost Potential savings for 1,300 US facilities

My Journey

Before arrows, there were lanes. I learned tempo in chlorinated silence with the YOTA swim team—breathe, turn, pace. Then COVID-19 closed the pools. Seasons vanished, and with them the rhythm I’d trained for. I wasn’t done with sport; I just needed a new way to listen for it.

A local fun-shoot changed everything. On the line I heard a familiar quiet: the breath, the count, the release. A bow felt like a lane I could still swim, only now the water was air.

A lane line dissolving into an archery range—first steps back to sport
From lanes to targets: finding a new rhythm.

I started small—blank-bale drills and a notebook of micro-adjustments. In 2023 the work began to show: Boneyard Classic (U18) — 1st, Turkey Trot (U18) — 1st. Small wins, big reminders that consistency beats noise.

2024 raised the bar: Out Of The Heat (U18) — 2nd, JOAD State (U18) — 5th, JOAD Nationals (U18) — Rank 66, and the first state title with NCFAA State Champion ’24.

Early practice—blank bale, notebook, and small corrections
Reps on the turf, patience on the line; state titles earned, not given.

In 2025 I held that focus: NCFAA State Champion ’25, USA Archery U21 JOAD State Champion ’25, and a sectional podium at the NFAA South East Sectionals ’25 — 3rd (among AL • FL • GA • KY • NC • SC • TN). Three state titles and a sectional podium don’t feel like a finish line—more like proof that patience travels.

I’m grateful—for coaches, volunteers, friends, and family who stood behind the target line when the sight picture wavered. This isn’t a victory lap; it’s a mile marker. I’m still learning to aim small, miss small, and carry the calm of long swim sets into every shot.

Podium shot at the North Carolina State Archery Championships
Podium quiet: breath held, gold on the ribbon. Thank you, coaches.