Our coaches
Coach Eaton at a Saturday practice
Head Coach: Allison Eaton.
Coach Eaton is a former Cedar Ridge High School science teacher, who devotes her free time to helping others learn the joy and discipline that is archery.
She won the National Field Archers of America Outdoor National Championship (women's recurve division) three years in a row (2011, 2012 and 2013.) She also has won the NC Field Archery Association's Indoor Women's Recurve Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2014 she placed 2nd in the FITA Field Nationals and represented Team USA in the World Field Archery Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! In August 2016, Allison took second in the Buckeye Classic behind Olympian Mackenzie Brown. Then in September Allison was back on Team USA in the World Field Archery Championships in Dublin, Ireland. In 2017 Allison won the Shenk Award for the highest cumulative scores across Indoor, Outdoor and Field Nationals.
She is a USA Archery Level 4 National Training System coach and competing in Barebow. She offers private lessons as her schedule permits.
Coach Eaton is a former Cedar Ridge High School science teacher, who devotes her free time to helping others learn the joy and discipline that is archery.
She won the National Field Archers of America Outdoor National Championship (women's recurve division) three years in a row (2011, 2012 and 2013.) She also has won the NC Field Archery Association's Indoor Women's Recurve Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2014 she placed 2nd in the FITA Field Nationals and represented Team USA in the World Field Archery Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! In August 2016, Allison took second in the Buckeye Classic behind Olympian Mackenzie Brown. Then in September Allison was back on Team USA in the World Field Archery Championships in Dublin, Ireland. In 2017 Allison won the Shenk Award for the highest cumulative scores across Indoor, Outdoor and Field Nationals.
She is a USA Archery Level 4 National Training System coach and competing in Barebow. She offers private lessons as her schedule permits.
Coach Allen on the line.
Coach Wade Allen
Back in the dark ages Wade started with Milwaukee County Park archery lessons in Milwaukee, WI. He and his dad shot at Whiffen Archery. Larry Whiffen's shop was like a candy store. All sorts of bows and equipment that you could try in the shop's indoor range.
After a break of many years Wade is shooting again. He is a Level 2 certified instructor and a USA Archery judge. At the moment he has gone backwards, from shooting recurve to traditional long bow (aka "a stick"). He was USA Archery's 2015 National Indoor Champion for Male Senior Traditional Longbow and the NC Field Archery Association's Indoor Adult Male Longbow Champion. He was the 2015 and 2016 National Field Archery Association's Southeast Indoor Sectional Champion. He competes in the British Long-Bow Society, USA Archery and the North Carolina Field Archery Association events. In 2017/18 Wade and Coach Kim were part of the first American team to compete in the British Long-Bow Society's Portsmouth Postal Tournament. Their team took 4th.
Back in the dark ages Wade started with Milwaukee County Park archery lessons in Milwaukee, WI. He and his dad shot at Whiffen Archery. Larry Whiffen's shop was like a candy store. All sorts of bows and equipment that you could try in the shop's indoor range.
After a break of many years Wade is shooting again. He is a Level 2 certified instructor and a USA Archery judge. At the moment he has gone backwards, from shooting recurve to traditional long bow (aka "a stick"). He was USA Archery's 2015 National Indoor Champion for Male Senior Traditional Longbow and the NC Field Archery Association's Indoor Adult Male Longbow Champion. He was the 2015 and 2016 National Field Archery Association's Southeast Indoor Sectional Champion. He competes in the British Long-Bow Society, USA Archery and the North Carolina Field Archery Association events. In 2017/18 Wade and Coach Kim were part of the first American team to compete in the British Long-Bow Society's Portsmouth Postal Tournament. Their team took 4th.
Coach Kim Allen
After two years of acting as logistics manager/sherpa for Wade and Geoffrey, Coach Kim decided she might as well give it a try, too. So at age 51, she took up archery. She is now a USA Archery Level 2 instructor and like her husband, a barebow and longbow archer. She competes in the British Long Bow Society, USA Archery and NFAA tournaments and has now entered the NC Senior Games. (You're never too old for archery.) Despite the preponderance of traditional archers in her family, we're all happy to shoot with compound and recurve folk!
She was the National Field Archery Association's 2016 Southeast Indoor Sectionals Senior Female Traditional Champion, the North Carolina Field Archery Association's Senior Female Traditional Champion and the 2016 North Carolina Senior Games Barebow Female Champion in her age division. In 2017, she won the NCFAA Senior Female Traditional Championship (setting a new record) and took silver in USA Archery's National Indoor Championship in Modern Longbow. She was the British Long-Bow Society's North American Ladies' Champion for 2018 and also Vice President for the North American Chapter of the British Long-Bow Society.
After two years of acting as logistics manager/sherpa for Wade and Geoffrey, Coach Kim decided she might as well give it a try, too. So at age 51, she took up archery. She is now a USA Archery Level 2 instructor and like her husband, a barebow and longbow archer. She competes in the British Long Bow Society, USA Archery and NFAA tournaments and has now entered the NC Senior Games. (You're never too old for archery.) Despite the preponderance of traditional archers in her family, we're all happy to shoot with compound and recurve folk!
She was the National Field Archery Association's 2016 Southeast Indoor Sectionals Senior Female Traditional Champion, the North Carolina Field Archery Association's Senior Female Traditional Champion and the 2016 North Carolina Senior Games Barebow Female Champion in her age division. In 2017, she won the NCFAA Senior Female Traditional Championship (setting a new record) and took silver in USA Archery's National Indoor Championship in Modern Longbow. She was the British Long-Bow Society's North American Ladies' Champion for 2018 and also Vice President for the North American Chapter of the British Long-Bow Society.
Coach Ernandes shows off his excellent compound form.
Coach Greg Ernandes
Coach Ernandes is a USA Archery Level 2 certified instructor. He has been a coach at Wolf Ridge Archery since 2012. Greg's specialty is compound bows and he routinely places in the Top 10 male compound bow archers in state competitions. He also shoots barebow well. In 2017 he won the North Carolina Field Archery State Indoor Championships in Senior Male Traditional (and set a new state record). He was also the National Field Archery Associations' Southeastern Sectional Senior Male Traditional champion.
When he is not "arching," Coach Ernandes builds sheds, bow racks, ground quivers and other equipment for the Club. He is also the kids' favorite substitute teacher at Cedar Ridge High school.
Coach Ernandes is a USA Archery Level 2 certified instructor. He has been a coach at Wolf Ridge Archery since 2012. Greg's specialty is compound bows and he routinely places in the Top 10 male compound bow archers in state competitions. He also shoots barebow well. In 2017 he won the North Carolina Field Archery State Indoor Championships in Senior Male Traditional (and set a new state record). He was also the National Field Archery Associations' Southeastern Sectional Senior Male Traditional champion.
When he is not "arching," Coach Ernandes builds sheds, bow racks, ground quivers and other equipment for the Club. He is also the kids' favorite substitute teacher at Cedar Ridge High school.
David at a USA Archery State Outdoor Championships
Coach David Kuzminski
David started archery a little later in life. After working with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Orange County for many years he one day found himself responsible for running the archery range at Cub Scout Day Camp. He did so after going through a BSA instructor’s course, but he figured that if he was going to continue doing this, he really should learn how to actually shoot! He joined WRA in 2016 and started learning from the other coaches. He now competes in the USA Archery State Outdoor Tournament as well as the North Carolina Senior Games archery competition and has won several of these events. We are going to overlook the fact that he’s usually the only one in his age group though! Now that he’s retired, he hopes to branch out into other events both locally as well as nationally.
Like most of the other coaches, David is a certified USA Archery Level II Instructor. He is currently shooting barebow recurve but would like to add both compound and long-bow to his quiver
David started archery a little later in life. After working with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Orange County for many years he one day found himself responsible for running the archery range at Cub Scout Day Camp. He did so after going through a BSA instructor’s course, but he figured that if he was going to continue doing this, he really should learn how to actually shoot! He joined WRA in 2016 and started learning from the other coaches. He now competes in the USA Archery State Outdoor Tournament as well as the North Carolina Senior Games archery competition and has won several of these events. We are going to overlook the fact that he’s usually the only one in his age group though! Now that he’s retired, he hopes to branch out into other events both locally as well as nationally.
Like most of the other coaches, David is a certified USA Archery Level II Instructor. He is currently shooting barebow recurve but would like to add both compound and long-bow to his quiver
Coach Webb at our Spring Fun Shoot.
Coach Alan Webb
Alan has a lifelong love of archery, beginning shooting at the age of 12. He shoots a compound bow. He enjoys bow hunting, bow fishing and target archery. He enjoys sharing his love of archery with youth. He found the club after his daughter, Sydney, joined the club through Cedar Ridge High School. He has struggled through the years with form issues of his own. Because of this, he is able to see the same issues in others and help to correct them. Alan is also a USA Archery level 2 instructor.
Alan has a lifelong love of archery, beginning shooting at the age of 12. He shoots a compound bow. He enjoys bow hunting, bow fishing and target archery. He enjoys sharing his love of archery with youth. He found the club after his daughter, Sydney, joined the club through Cedar Ridge High School. He has struggled through the years with form issues of his own. Because of this, he is able to see the same issues in others and help to correct them. Alan is also a USA Archery level 2 instructor.
Coach Geoffrey Allen
Geoffrey began shooting casually with his dad while in middle school. When he moved up to Cedar Ridge High School, he met Coach Allison Eaton and joined Wolf Ridge Archery. He concentrates on barebow. Currently he is a USA Archery Level 2 instructor. Geoffrey is the 3 time winner of NCFAA Indoor Barebow championships for his age division. In 2015 & 2016 he was the NCFAA-NFAA Sectional champion in Young Adult Male Barebow. He was the first JOAD Barebow Grand Champion in USA Archery's 2015 National Outdoor Tournament. At the 2016 USA Archery NIC and JOAD Indoor Championships, he won the JOAD Cadet Male Barebow championship and placed second in the Traditional Recurve Senior Male division. He was then a repeat JOAD Barebow Grand Champion in USA Archery's 2016 National Outdoor Tournament. He has held 3 national records in USA Archery's barebow division. Geoffrey is currently attending North Carolina State University, but he occasionally comes home to teach archery for Camp Chestnut Ridge.
Geoffrey began shooting casually with his dad while in middle school. When he moved up to Cedar Ridge High School, he met Coach Allison Eaton and joined Wolf Ridge Archery. He concentrates on barebow. Currently he is a USA Archery Level 2 instructor. Geoffrey is the 3 time winner of NCFAA Indoor Barebow championships for his age division. In 2015 & 2016 he was the NCFAA-NFAA Sectional champion in Young Adult Male Barebow. He was the first JOAD Barebow Grand Champion in USA Archery's 2015 National Outdoor Tournament. At the 2016 USA Archery NIC and JOAD Indoor Championships, he won the JOAD Cadet Male Barebow championship and placed second in the Traditional Recurve Senior Male division. He was then a repeat JOAD Barebow Grand Champion in USA Archery's 2016 National Outdoor Tournament. He has held 3 national records in USA Archery's barebow division. Geoffrey is currently attending North Carolina State University, but he occasionally comes home to teach archery for Camp Chestnut Ridge.