Windham High School Archer, Cassie Haley, competed in the 2014 Las Vegas Shoot February 7-9th. Cassie, who is a junior at WHS, took an interest in archery in August 2012. Cassie is a tournament archer with the Pioneer Sportsmen JOAD program and the Windham High School. The Vegas Shoot is known as the largest and most prestigious archery shoot in the world. Among those who competed, were Olympic Archers and National Team Archers. By the end of the weekend, Cassie ranked 20th in her flight division, a division in which she was the only teenager.
During the course of the weekend, Cassie was able to join 5-Time Olympic Archer Khatuna Lorig for dinner on Saturday evening. Cassie had the opportunity to train with Khatuna this past October, and will train with her again this upcoming spring. Khatuna is known for not only representing three countries over her Olympic career, but also as the trainer for Jennifer Lawrence with her role as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games Trilogy. Cassie was also able to meet Olympic Gold Medalist Brady Ellison and Paralympian Matt Stutzman, along with a few other Olympic and National Team members.
Cassie will now begin her training for the USAT (United States Archery Team) Qualifiers this spring and summer. With the support and training team she has in place, Cassie is looking forward to a very successful year.
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