ATLATL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Girl Crowned Grand Champion Two Years in a Row

ADDISON, Vt. – The Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison announces the results of the twelfth Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship held on Saturday, September 15. Sixty-one competitors, ages 6 years old through retirees, gathered at Chimney Point from all over Vermont, New Hampshire (including a contingent from Franklin Pierce College), New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut to test their skills in distance and accuracy using the atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing device. The event is sanctioned by the World Atlatl Association and co-sponsored by the Vermont Archaeological Society.

Anna Milovich of Suffern, NY, the girl’s overall gold medalist, was crowned Grand Champion for the second year in a row after a shootout with the top woman, man, boy, and girl. Marya Carmolli of South Burlington was woman’s overall gold medalist, Erik Smith of Connecticut captured the men’s gold, and Sam Weaver of Monkton, Vermont, was the boy’s gold medal winner. Vincent Walsh of New York threw the furthest distance—69 meters.

Silver medalists were Celine Rainville of Highgate, Vermont, in the women’s category; Greg Maurer of Vergennes in the men’s category; Ian Brennan of Monkton, Vermont, in the boy’s category; and Elena Edwards of Suffern, NY, in the girl’s category.

Linda Nolf of Connecticut captured the women’s bronze, John Morris of Grand Isle, Vermont, was the men’s bronze winner, and Austin Kemp of Richmond, Vermont, earned the boy’s bronze.

Ten budding atlatlists enjoyed the atlatl-making workshop taught the previous day by Bob Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl. On Sunday, ten competitors participated in the second day of the International Standard Accuracy Competition (ISAC). This standard target consists of rings worth 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 points. Local favorites Greg Maurer of Vergennes and John Morris of Grand Isle did very well in ISAC and offered a master coaching class afterwards.