On Tuesday, Mariah Hadley and Conner Johnson signed their commitment papers to continue their archery careers at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. In what has become a bit of a feeder, Hadley and Johnson are not the first Atlantic archers to find their way to Storm Lake. Atlantic coach Clint Roland started his career at Buena Vista, so there is little surprise that Atlantic has become a feeder.  BVU coach Conner Ellinghuysen looks forward to having Hadley and Johnson in the program.

For Hadley, archery started at a young age and quickly became one of her favorite activities.

Archery takes skill, concentration, awareness, and maybe most importantly, dedication and practice. Hadley’s parents were both very proud of what their daughter had been able to accomplish.

Like the Hadley Family, the Johnson family was very proud of their son’s accomplishments and said that the lessons archery has taught him will carry beyond sport.

For Johnson, his career started a little later than Hadley’s but loved it all the same, and it helped him find his niche.

Roland sang Hadley and Johnson’s praises and said they are archers he can never replace.