Former Pass Creek resident qualifies for Archery World Championships

Fred Streleoff has qualified for the World Championships of Archery.

Pass Creek native Fred Streleoff has qualified for the Archery World Championships.

Pass Creek native Fred Streleoff has qualified for the Archery World Championships.

Watch out Hawkeye and Green Arrow, a local resident is aiming his sights at you. Williams Lake archer, native of Pass Creek, was named to represent Canada at the upcoming World Championships in Italy in October 2013. Fred Streleoff recently participated for Team BC over the BC Day long week end at the Canadian 3D Archery Championships at Silver Star Mountain near Vernon. Streleoff took first in the Instinctive Recurve division. Close to 300 participants were available to compete. Streleoff dominated his category by more than 100 points.

Conditions were oppressively hot, the terrain was mountainous and the shots were challenging on all tree days of competition.

 

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