Competitors in the city are quickly developing a name for themselves as ones to fear on the range, with 13 medals won among the Griffith City group.

Pawson raved about the entire squad saying they did not let the sense of occasion get the better of them, even as they took on vastly more experienced opponents.

“As a coach I could not be more proud of all of our archers, they all shot brilliantly and proved that they can really hold their own when placed against the best in the country,” Pawson said.

“But the stand out from the Griffith team would be Madeleine Salvestro, who, while shooting against archers at their fifth and sixth Nationals, took out first place in each of her events.”

After an official opening ceremony and a practice session on the first day of a week-long competition, Griffith City’s archers took aim during two days of target events, which saw them shoot 36 arrows at four different distances.

Day four saw the team tackle the match play format, which sees competitors ranked and then face off against a similarly skilled opponent, with the best out of five sets winning the duel.

“We had four entrants in this just to expose them to the event, they shot brilliantly and were happy to be taken out by the competitor that went on to win each division,” Pawson said.

The fifth day saw many of the archers tackle the Clout format for the first time, which sees competitors aims for a flag in the ground at a certain distance, with points given according to how close their arrow lands.

“With very little training in this and the first time competing we had no expectations of any placings,” Pawson said.

“I think being relaxed knowing this, gave them the edge needed, which resulted in all four archers finishing in the top four of their respective divisions.

The standout was Jarrod Rossiter in the Intermediate Men compound which proved to be the toughest field in the tournament. “Places were awarded on count back of 10’s, which saw Jarrod take out third missing out on second place by one 10.”

The final two days of competition saw archers hit the scrub in the field section, with three arrows shot at 24 targets over a three-kilometre course.