The first day of competition consisted of 24 targets at unmarked distances. The second day consisted of 24 targets at marked distances. At the conclusion of the 2nd day, cuts were made to the top 16 in each division. Those archers advanced to the first elimination round on day three, which consisted of 12 targets (six marked and six unmarked), after which the field was cut to the top eight in each division.

The second elimination round on day three was another 12 targets (six marked and six unmarked), after which the field was cut to the top four. On the last day of competition, the top four archers in each division were paired for match play and shot four targets in the semifinals (#1 vs. # 4 and #2 vs. #3). The winners from the semifinals were paired against each other for the gold medal match of the finals round and the non-winners were paired for the bronze medal match of the finals round. The finals round consist of another four targets. All targets in the semifinals and finals are marked distances.

Field archery is held in natural settings, sometimes across difficult terrain. On a field course, often a wide variety of shots are presented: targets may be at uphill and downhill angles, across ravines or water and the targets vary in size as well. Each target on a field course is worth 15 points (if all 3 shots land in the center 5 ring), a 360 is a perfect score on a 24-target course.

In the individual competition, Dave Cousins (Standish, Maine) and Sweden’s Morgan Lundin shot a perfect 60 on their four targets in the men’s compound individual semi-finals. In the last match of the day, Cousins shot a 59, but Lundin shot 12 perfect arrows to take the gold. Cousins took home the silver for the U.S. Cousins started the competition using a borrowed bow after his own bow was lost during his flight to Sweden. Cousins shot a perfect score of 360 on the first day of competition with the borrowed bow.

The 2004 World Field Championship silver medalist John Dudley (Sparta, Wis.) faced Axel Langweige (Germany) in the bronze medal match, where Dudley pulled out the win 59 to 58, claiming the bronze for the compound men.

For the compound women, Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) faced teammate Jahna Davis (Helena, Mont.) in the bronze medal match and defeated her in a close match by a score of 59-58 to take home the bronze. Germany’s Silke Hoettecke took the gold for the compound women, while Gladys Willems (Belgium) claimed the silver.

Two-time Olympian Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.) brought home a bronze medal in the male recurve category, after defeating Jean Michel Piquet (Belgium) easily 58-51 in the finals. Germany’s Sebastian Rohrberg took the silver and Italy’s Michele Frangilli claimed the gold.

The World Field Championships also consist of Team Round competition on day four. In the team round, each country can have one men’s team and one women’s team. The teams are made up of one Recurve, one Compound and one Barebow archer. Each team is given a ranking based on the combined scores from the qualification rounds and then the teams are paired for single elimination match play.

The U.S. men’s team of Wunderle, Cousins and Mark Applegate (Grass Valley, Calif.) took home the gold medal in the team competition, defeating Italy 56-53. Germany took the bronze.

In the women’s team event, Aya LaBrie (Aurora, Colo.), Van Natta and Becky Nelson-Harris (Auburn, Calif.) took 8th place.

The complete rankings of U.S. archers in the individual standings are as follows:

Men’s Compound
Dave Cousins (Standish, Maine) – 2nd
John Dudley (Sparta, Wis.) – 3rd
Darin Cooper (Layton, Utah) – 37th

Women’s Compound
Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) – 3rd
Jahna Davis (Helena, Mont.) – 4th
Nancy Zorn (Warrenville, Ill.) – 13th

Men’s Recurve
Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.) – 3rd
Joe McGlyn (Floral Park, N.Y.) – 17th
Rick McKinney (Sacramento, Calif.) – 18th

Women’s Recurve
Aya La Brie (Aurora, Colo.) – 16th
Melanie DeBusk (Cody, Wyo.) – 18th
Debbie Krienke (Weatherford, Texas) – 21st

Men’s Barebow
Mark Applegate (Grass Valley, Calif.) – 10th
Harold Rush (Payson, Ariz.) – 24th
Ty Pelfrey (Penn Valley, Calif.) – 30th

Women’s Barebow
Becky Nelson Harris (Auburn, Calif.) – 11th
Julie Robinson (Helendale, Calif.) – 15th

Male Junior Recurve
Alden Harris (Auburn, Calif.) – 13th

Male Junior Compound
Benjamin Human (Port Isabel, Texas) – 9th
Joseph Human (Port Isabel, Texas) – 10th
Charlie Ward (Aurora, Ill.) – 12th

For complete World Field Championship results, please visit http://www.archery.org/ or http://www.usarchery.org/.