Staffordshire Junior Archers had a very successful summer season and a selection of the results and achievements follows:
Staffordshire Outdoor Championships
Griff Jones: 1st U12 Gents Recurve / Lora Ankers: 1st U18 Lady Recurve / Pip Taylor: 1st U16 Lady Recurve / Katy Ankers: 1st U14 Lady Recurve / Emma Cleall: 1st U12 Lady Recurve.
Junior National Championships
Day 1 FITAs and Metrics
Stuart Taylor: 2nd Gents FITA Compound / Becky Martin: 1st Ladies FITA Recurve / Brett Warburton: 3rd Metric 1 Gents Recurve / James Whittaker: 20th Metric 1 Gents Recurve / Lora Ankers: 1st Metric 2 Ladies Recurve / Pip Taylor: 3rd Metric 3 Ladies Recurve / Griff Jones: 6th Metric 4 Gents Recurve / Katy Ankers: 14th Metric 4 Ladies Recurve and also on the winning England team / Emma Cleall: 11th Metric 5 Ladies Recurve
Pip Taylor and Becky Martin were selected for the WMAS Ladies Recurve team which came 2nd. Brett Warburton was selected for the WMAS Gents Recurve team which came 5th.
Day 2 National Championships
Brett Warburton: 1st Bristol 1 Gents Recurve / James Whittaker: 20th Bristol 1 Gents Recurve / Andy Brooks: 5th Bristol 2 Gents Compound / Lora Ankers: 2nd Bristol 2 Ladies Recurve / Pip Taylor: 5th Bristol 3 Ladies Recurve / Becky Martin: 1st Bristol 3 Ladies Recurve / Griff Jones: 6th Bristol 4 Gents Recurve
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Brett Warburton: 3rd Gents Recurve / Stuart Taylor: 1st Gents Compound (National Record)
World Championships
Stuart Taylor and Becky Martin both represented Great Britain at the Youth World Championships in Legnica, Poland in August 2011. Becky (Cadet Ladies Recurve) finished placed 9th in individual, team and mixed team events, and also claimed a National Record on qualifying day for the Cadet Ladies FITA of 1331. Stuart (Cadet Gents Compound) finished placed 9th in the individual event and 4th in the team event.
Staffordshire (Telford) FITA Star
Becky Martin: 1st Senior Recurve Ladies FITA / Lora Ankers: 1st Junior Recurve Ladies FITA / James Whittaker: 3rd Recurve Cadet Gents FITA / Stuart Taylor: 3rd Compound Cadet Gents FITA - retired second day - First day scored 1403 (National Record and first U20 to score over 1400 for a FITA in Great Britain)
Rankings
At the end of the season Becky Martin is ranked 1st Lady Recurve and Stuart Taylor is ranked 1st Gent Compound.