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.
State Titles
USA Archery U21 JOAD ’25
NCFAA ’25 • NCFAA ’24
Sectional Title
NFAA SE Sectionals ’25
Practice Hours (est.)
Weekly training · 2023–Aug ’25
Achievements
USA Archery – U21 JOAD State Champion
USA ArcheryWon gold at the 2025 USA Archery U21 JOAD State Championship.
NCFAA Archery – State Champion
NCFAA1st place at the 2025 NCFAA State Championship.
NFAA Archery – South East Sectional
NFAA • AL • FL • GA • KY • NC • SC • TN3rd place finish at the 2025 NFAA South East Sectionals.
NCFAA Archery – State Champion
NCFAA1st place at the 2024 NCFAA State Championship.
USA Archery – JOAD State (U18)
USA Archery • JOADRanked 5th at the 2024 JOAD State.
USA Archery – JOAD Nationals (U18)
USA Archery • JOADRanked 66th at the 2024 JOAD Nationals—fuel for the next climb.
USA Archery – Out Of The Heat (U18)
USA Archery2nd place at the 2024 “Out Of The Heat.”
USA Archery – Boneyard Classic (U18)
USA Archery1st place at the 2023 Boneyard Classic.
USA Archery – Turkey Trot (U18)
USA Archery1st place at the 2023 Turkey Trot.
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 AppLive competition tracking, historical results, and an AI coach that explains patterns in plain English—at no cost.
ArcheryPulse Timer — Non-profit Web App
Open AccessCompetition-grade timing/scoring replacing ~$3k commercial units; cross-platform and open to all.
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.
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.
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.
