UCI archery team takes first in championship

UCI’s club sports archery team hit the bull’s-eye at a recent regional competition. The squad won first place in the 2020 Fivics SoCal Indoor Archery Collegiate Championship, in which nine schools competed, including UCLA and USC. The SIACC qualifiers were held in November at UC San Diego, Cal State Long Beach, UCLA and USC. UCI competitors shot in the barebow, recurve, compound and bowhunter divisions for both sexes at 18 meters. Finals were held Jan. 18 at the Easton Archery Center of Excellence in Chula Vista. The UCI archery team was established in 2006 and this year has 53 students.