Latest Updates Archive

6/26/06: JOY WINS CALIFORNIA STATE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Tied with US Archery Team Member Kate Anderson after the first day with a 604, Joy was in contention for her first win of the season at the California State Championships. Only a few points behind, in 4th place, was Janet Dykman, a 3 time Olympian. Joy started out strong on the second day, shooting a personal best of 314 at 50 meters and another personal best of 343 at 30 meters to finish with a total of 1261, only 4 points off her previous personal best set in Mexico City in April. In the end, Joy (Chula Vista, CA resident since January 2006 but who was registered as a Guest due to the fact that she lives at the Olympic Training Center) swept the field, winning by nearly a 50 point margin over her next competitor.

6/4/06: Joy finishes 8th at the 2006 Gold Cup in Bloomfield, NJ. After qualifying 7th, Joy faced Canada's Rachael Savage in the 1/16th elimination round. She won with a 98 to Rachael's 91. In the 1/8th elimination round she faced Debbie Krienke, after a 96-96 tie, Joy shot an 8 in the shootoff to Debbie's 6. During the quarter finals, Joy faced Ashley Kamuf. Joy failed to advance, losing by one point, 96-97.

4/13/06: MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - In the 1/32nd round, Joy had a bye. She won the 1/16th round against a gal from Chile. Joy faltered however in the first end against Cuba in the 1/8ths round and finished in 12 place for the elimination round. Amanda Nichols from the US won the tournament in the finals against a gal from Mexico. Pictures to follow soon.

2/14/06: Joy receives a large grant from the USOC's William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes. Mr. Simon established this endowment to help athletes in financial need pursue elite training and competition. In response, Joy had this to say, "I am very thankful to have the support of the William E. Simon endowment, it is great to know that the trustee's of the grant believe that I have the ability to become an Olympian. I know for a fact that I couldn't be training full time if it weren't for the grant, my sponsors, and personal donations from my friends and family."

10/2/05: Joy finishes in 1st place for the Arizona women at the Duel in the Desert Trials and 4th for the senior women behind Jenny Nichols, Mandy Nichols and Kendra Harvey. Video and pictures to be uploaded shortly.

4/3/04: TEXAS SHOOTOUT BRONZE was won by Joy in the final day of the tournament hosted by Texas A&M. Joy was ranked 9th after the qualifying round and then shot her way up to 3rd during the elimination round. Winning her first two matches put her in the top 8 where she had to shoot against Stephanie Miller who was seeded first to make it into the top 4. After the first end, Joy was up 3 points, but over the next two ends, Stephanie dwendled it down to just a two point lead. With just three arrows to go, Joy shot a 10,9,9 to beat Stephanie 104-97 in the wind. In the semifinals she was up against Lindsay Carmichael, a member of the paralympic team who had already broken 3 AR world records over the weekend. Joy missed the first shot and was out of the match from the very beginning. That didn't hold her back however from setting up a strong win against 2004 Olympian Stephanie Arnold-White in the Bronze Medal match. Hat's off to Texas A&M for an excellent job!

4/2/05: TEXAS SHOOTOUT GOLD: Team Stealth (Joy Fahrenkrog, Angela Teggart and Nikki Stull) won the Team Round, taking out Columbia's Varsity, University of Texas's Varsity, and Texas A&M's Varsity.

3/23/05: Coming up... I will be leaving for the Texas Shootout next Thursday, March 31st. My trip to Texas will be followed by a visit to Fargo and Winnipeg to talk about why archery should be in the school programs out there. The week of April 13th, I'll be in Phoenix for the Arizona Cup.

1/7/05: Happy New Year!! I will be holding a World Indoor Trials Fundraiser tonight at Archery Custom Shop in Forest Park, IL - just outside of Chicago, click the link entitled WIT Fundraiser to see the details!

10/28/04: Did you know that this month alone, my site has had nearly 10,000 hits from 12 different countries? 223 hits from Canada, 163 from the UK, other include Belgium, Japan, Germany, France, Singapore, Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia, Mexico, and Italy!

10/13/04: Want to know more about the pink ads on my site? It is the easiest way to sponsor me. Just click on the ad (no purchase necessary) and you will be putting money towards my training. I get paid for each click... so click as much as you want!!