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2008-09 Archery Roster

Emma Gillespie

  • Position Compound
  • Class Senior
  • High School Winsor School
  • Hometown Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Biography

2007-08 Season: Thirteenth at the Eastern Regionals ... 35th in the qualifying round at the Arizona Cup with a respectable 397 despite tough weather conditions ... plans to switch to the Compound bow for her senior season.  

 

2006-07 Season: Notched several top ten finishes in her sophomore season ... fifth in N.Y. State Championships with a 471 ... sixth in three Mail-In shoots: December, 249; January, 255; and February, 260 ... ninth in FITA East with a 458 ... shot 972 on first day of Texas Shootout. 

 

2005-06 Season: Competed at the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships, helping the team place fourth ... stepped into a pressure situation when she was called on to substitute for Stephanie Miller when the All-American was forced to withdraw from the Championships due to illness ... placed seventh with score of 471 at ACCC Eastern Seaboard Star FITA.

 

Pre-Columbia: Captain of Archery USA’s Team Elite ... won silver medal at Junior Nationals in 2002. 

 

At The Winsor School: High school did not offer archery, competed in outside competitions ... Silver medal for National Spanish essay writing. 

 

Personal: Liberal arts student ... archery instructor at Archery USA ... enjoys listening to music, going to the beach, working out and running ... Emma Oliva Gillespie, b. 7-9-87 in Boston, Mass.

Historical Player Information

  • 2004-05Graduate Student

  • 2006-07Sophomore

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  • 2007-08Junior

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  • 2008-09Senior

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