Once again, ugly doesn't matter as long as there's a little gold involved. Randy Hendrix narrowly missed two upsets during the course of the day but still won his third gold medal in the last four years in the Archery competition.
Archery: 'Second place sucks'
Randy Ulmer has earned silver medals in each of the last two ESPN Great Outdoor Games Archery Events. He can sum up his feelings about those silver medals in three words.
"Second place sucks," said Ulmer.
Target qualifiers to air May 8 on ESPN2
Shooting and archery athletes battled rain, wind and cold last weekend and two of them marked perfect scores en route to earning a berth in this summer's ESPN Great Outdoor Games V.
Vegas hosts Games Target qualifier
In the late 1920s thousands flocked to Nevada in hopes of finding jobs with the federal government. More than 80 years later hundreds of competitive shooters will converge on the same area with hopes of finding a spot in the Great Outdoor Games.
Vegas archery qualifier final
Gillingham wins archery with perfect round
Collins achieves unusual archery double
Darren Collins has achieved what might be called an archery polar opposite achievement in the last three months. In May, Collins killed a polar bear with his bow. In near 100-degree heat Friday, Collins earned a gold medal in the Great Outdoors Games.
Gautreaux earns archery berth
Wade Gautreaux of Waynesville, Ohio, showed that his appearance in last year's ESPN Great Outdoor Games was no fluke when he won the "Eliminator Qualifier" tournament June 13-15 at McKean, Pa.
Bishop sets archery record
Donald Bishop of Arden, N.C., gave notice that he belongs among the nation's top archers when he won the "Eliminator Qualifier" tournament April 4-6 at Oak Ridge, Tenn., securing his spot in this summer's Games in Reno-Tahoe.
