Stanford Archery | Private Coaching

The Coaches



Sheri Rhodes
	Sheri Rhodes is the head coach of the Stanford Archery Team and has decades of experience in the sport. In May 2003 she was named U.S. Women’s Olympic Team coach for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In addition, she is the current head coach for the U.S. Women’s Gold Track program and has led U.S. Archery Teams at numerous international competitions throughout the last twenty years. Her experience also spans the world of collegiate archery. Ms. Rhodes was herself one of the nation’s top collegiate archers while a member of the Arizona State University team. She then went on to coach the Arizona team, leading the school to national titles during every one of her 17 years with the program.


Amy Yu
	Amy Yu, a senior majoring in Religious Studies and Philosophy (but still premed!), joined the team fall of her freshman year. Although she began her archery career as a recurve shooter, Amy is now one of the top compound shooters on the women's compound team and led the team to it's 6th place finish at Collegiate Nationals in 2006. Amy is currently the President of the Stanford Archery program and enjoys sharing archery with the children in the community. She has extensive experience coaching young kids in archery summer camps and JOAD and is certified NAA Level II coach.

Corey Hiti
	Corey Hiti is a junior majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in sports physiology and dreams of becoming a doctor one day. Corey is the current Campus Programs Director for the Stanford Archery Team and a member of the men’s recurve team. He enjoys discussing the biomechanics of shooting and endorses the fine drink Propel as an excellent way to stay hydrated. Corey is a certified NAA Level II coach.

Spencer Peck
	Spencer is the Men's team captain of the Stanford Archery Program and is one of the team's young prodigies. Though he has only been shooting compound for less than a year, he finished in the top 10 at the West Region championship in 2006. Spencer has extensive experience teaching adults and children archery through JOAD and summer camps, and has even dabbled in making his own bows. He is a NAA certified Level II Coach, and is a junior majoring in biochemistry.

Katherine Boren
	Katherine is the women's team captian for Stanford Archery. After joining the team her freshman year, she had risen immediatedly, contributing her part of the West Region Bronze Medal compound team in 2007. She hopes to lead the team to greater victories this year, and will use her talents to push the team further. Katherine is a certified NAA Level II coach.

Joe Sicoravit
	Sith "Joe" Sicoravit came from Thailand, the exotic land of the east. As a previous dark force practitioner, he resented his past and put down his dual light sabers for good. He found a new passion in archery when he first came to Stanford. He has been shooting for more than two years now and is currently Vice President of Stanford Archery. He holds a NAA Level II Coaching certification.

Frances Le
	Frances Le, JOAD Director, started shooting her freshman year, plans to major in Computer Science here at Stanford, and is now part of the crucial Women's Recurve Team. Her enthusiasm (almost equivalent to former JOAD director Amy) can be seen during JOAD on Sundays. Frances should not be confused with our coach, Francis.

Jimmy Chion
	Jimmy, a recurve shooter majoring in Psychology, has been shooting a year. He has been teaching students various subjects (ranging from math to psychology) for the past five jobs he has held. Archery is a new one, and he hopes to impart the great feeling that comes with archery to as many as possible. During the season, he trains hard in order to make it big one day. Jimmy is a certified NAA Level II coach.

Rusi Yan
	Rusi is the Finance Director of the Stanford Archery Program and a member of the women's recurve team. She is a junior majoring in Economics and Mathematics. When she started archery at the beginning of her sophomore year, she found a new interest that she would like to share with curious individuals interested in the sport.

Pei Zhang
	A junior majoring in Biology, Pei is entering her third year as a member of the Stanford women’s compound team. During her freshman year, she helped women’s compound take sixth place at the 2006 United States Intercollegiate Archery Championships in its first year competing. As community programs director, she helps organize private and group lessons, and as a coach, she looks forward to meeting new people and helping to cultivate interest in archery in the community. Pei is a certified NAA Level II coach.

Peter Ho
	Peter is one of the top shooters on the Stanford men's recurve team. His recent accolades include Rookie of the Year awards at the 2005 West Regional and U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships. In 2006, he was named to the Academic All American Team. Peter has worked with archers of all ages through Stanford Archery's community programs and is working towards a PhD in Electrical Engineering.

Kris Toivola
	Kris is a sophomore at Stanford majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. He began shooting with the Stanford team last year and has loved to shoot things ever since. At last year's USIAC tournament, he was a member of the Bronze medal Mixed team.

Don Vongviphut
	Don is the Stanford Archery Program's College Director. He is responsible with registering the team to upcoming tournaments as well as booking hotels and flights to and from the tournament. He is responsible with updating each person into the National Archery Association. He is friendly and hyper; ready to help you out getting started for tournaments.