2023-2023 Competitive Team Member
2023 West Regional Barebow Mixed Team Bronze

Although Shane was a late addition to our club, he left a lasting impression. Shane shot for many of his formative years at Camp Marston, however he fell out of archery in his later teen years. He shot occasionally post-high school, but it wasn’t until he transferred to UCSD that he decided to full send on archery in his senior year. He shot 3200 arrows the December before trying out for the outdoor team, which he made by shooting a traditional, off the shelf bow with feather arrows, a stand out from the typical olympic style recurve bow most club members shoot.

Despite not shooting your typical barebow setup, Shane truly embodies the barebow mentality. His favorite archery memories come from tournaments where he and his opponents would sing songs during shooting matches just for the silliness of it. He finds it important to share in the vibes with his fellow barebows.

He loves the feeling of being part of a team that SGA brought for him. Going into his only collegiate tournament with the team, WROCC, Shane felt like an alien because of shooting traditional archery. However, due to Coach Keaton sticking by his side throughout all his Olympic Rounds, he truly felt supported. Trad is a different vibe, being in a competitive space is unknown and out of place, but being in those individual rounds and team rounds at Westies 2023 he really felt like part of a team. We really appreciate the spirit and determination Shane brought to our team!

Shane has had a lot of struggles throughout his archery career, from a fairly severe recurring shoulder injury to his low income compared to most archers, but it just meant he had to work against the odds. He really puts his all into archery, shooting countless arrows, focusing heavily on his form, and even coding a score tracker to follow his and his teammates’ improvement throughout the months. He emphasizes that in archery, form will get you everywhere.

After graduation, Shane plans to train for his private pilot certification and apply to the International Guard for a fighter slot. He’s also publishing a novel serially in his free time.

On the archery side, Shane has helped form a community college archery team while he gets his pilot certification. For that team, he earned a gold individual medal at WROCC 2024. He intends to transfer to Olympic recurve and aims for a spot on the Armed Forces Archery Team. We wish Shane the best in all his future endeavors, and look forward to seeing him at more collegiate tournaments next year!