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Both tied with 119 out of a possible 120 points in the final round and forced a one-arrow shoot off for the gold. In a shoot off, the closest arrow to the center of the bullseye wins. Lindstrom’s shot first— an “X”, which means dead center of the target. Devericks strung his bow and bulls eye and also struck the X.
The referees walked up to the target and measured 1 millimeter difference. At their high level of accuracy and precision with the bow Lindstrom took the gold and Devericks took the silver.
Both archers are Team Special Operations Command (SOCOM) athletes and Devericks has been in 3SFG(A) since 2006 and in the Army for a total of 19 years. Before the Army, Devericks used to be a competitive Archer.
“I didn’t know what the Warrior Games was and after I suffered a back injury from jumping, someone told me about the Warrior Games,” said Devericks. “Basically it was a chance to come down here and compete with other guys in similar situations. It’s a good chance to feel the competitive edge, that same feeling you get when you go out with your brothers and accomplish things. It’s such a positive experience and I believe the word needs to get out about the Warrior Games.”
The Warrior Games use adaptive sports to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for the personnel who serve their country. SOCOM has 31 Special Operations personnel participating in the Warrior Games and the athlete ambassadors are proof that individuals can recover from serious injury or illness and lead fulfilling, productive and inspiring lives.
The SOCOM Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition) sponsors the 34-member team, these athletes were selected from a pool of more than 11,000 eligible active duty and veteran wounded, ill, and injured personnel who are a part of SOCOM’s WCP.
“I’ve been shooting archery since I was 15 years old,” said Devericks. “I used to shoot at a lot of tournaments before I joined the military. With all the deployments and stuff I stopped shooting archery. The Warrior Games has gotten me back into archery and now I shoot in a lot of local events at home. It’s very therapeutic, it keeps your muscles moving. I have three tears in my shoulder and it helps. I’m more focused and it helps me get my mind off of other things.”
This year is the first time the Warrior Games has been held in a major city. The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the City of Chicago, is hosting the event. Competition will take place at several prominent locations across Chicago, including McCormick Place, the United Center and Soldier Field, June 30 to July 8,, 2017.
“I would absolutely recommend adaptive sports to any wounded, injured or ill Soldiers in my unit. It’s a great opportunity to get out there with a great group of people and just hang out and build that camaraderie with people who do the same things you do. Talk to your Care Coalition advocate and tell them your interested,” said Devericks.
| Date Taken: | 07.06.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2017 10:18 |
| Story ID: | 240319 |
| Location: | CHICAGO, IL, US |
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