May 8, 2005

Photo courtesy of Pam Bernards
ON TARGET Knoxville Catholic’s Stephanie Botica and Daniel Garey pose for a picture with former Olympic archery medalist Vic Wunderle.

Knoxville Catholic High School students Stephanie Botica and Daniel Garey, who compete as members of the Atom Splitters Junior Olympic Archery Development Club, recently participated in the 36th National U.S. Indoor Archery South Regional and National Archery Association (NAA) tournaments in Conyers, Ga.

Stephanie, shooting in the female recurve junior division, won both the regional and NAA Southeastern indoor championships. Daniel, who competed in the male recurve junior division, took third place in each event.

Stephanie also recently participated in the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) Nationals in Louisville, Ky., the largest indoor archery tournament in the world. Shooting her personal best, she placed third nationally, only two points (less than one arrow) from the second-place finisher.

Before these tournaments, Stephanie and Daniel competed in the NFAA/Tennessee State Indoor Archery Tournament in Lenoir City. Both students won state championships in their divisions, and Stephanie set a state record for her division.