Veronica Walker LOVES Archery-World Ranking Event

Veronica’s love of archery began at Girl Scout Camp. A year later she joined a Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Team, in Hoover, Alabama. She has traveled the Eastern United States to compete in tournaments from Florida to Maryland. The following year she also became a member of the Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA) club in Hanceville, Alabama, Heritage Archery. Last Fall, she qualified, applied, and became a member of USA Archery’s Southeast Regional Elite Development (RED) Team. She is currently the Alabama S3DA Shooter of the Year for her age division. She is also the Alabama JOAD State Champion for her age division. Nationally, she is ranked 40th.

Veronica has the opportunity to compete on an international stage for the first time in her archery career. The World Ranking Event will take place in Medellin, Columbia, in the first week in November, 2021. Currently, she is not sponsored by any archery companies or USA Archery. She will be participating as a self funded athlete.

At this time, expenses, which include but are not limited to air fair, bus transportation, hotel, dining, tournament registration, tournament uniforms, and covid testing, total an estimated $6,000. Please, consider assisting Veronica follow her passion and live her dream of representing her country by competing in a sport she loves.