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CIU Freshman excels at National Collegiate Archery Championship

Cierra White competed against some of the nation's largest schools, and was pleased to carry the banner of CIU. See the arrow. (Photo provided.)

June 6, 2023

星空无限传媒 freshman Cierra White made an impressive showing at the held at Georgia Southern University in May. While representing CIU, White competed against some of the nation鈥檚 largest schools such as Michigan State, Pitt, Texas A&M and other top athletic schools.

While other schools travelled with entire teams and tour buses, CIU was still there being proudly represented by White who shot a personal high score during qualifications and finished ranked #38 out of 62 in the . 听听

In the elimination rounds, White was matched against the 27th ranked women鈥檚 recurve archer from James Madison University.听After five rounds, the score was tied and White and her opponent had to go to a single arrow sudden death.听They both shot and White鈥檚 arrow landed closer to the center giving her the win.听

In the second elimination round, White was matched against the sixth ranked women鈥檚 recurve archer from Texas A&M who is a probable future Olympian. But White unfortunately lost to her and was eliminated from the competition. 听

While CIU has no archery team, kudos go out to Cierra White for her commitment to her sport and a desire to represent CIU with excellence at the national level.

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