Dan McCarthy competing in the recent ASA Classic in Metropolis, Illinois.
For the past several years, the ASA Shooter of the Year title in the Men’s Open Pro Division has been a hard fought battle between two well-known Team Mathews shooters, Levi Morgan and Dan McCarthy. Morgan has won the title the previous 12 years — an amazing accomplishment — especially considering that Morgan sometimes edged out McCarthy by only a few points. This season, however, McCarthy finally surpassed Morgan and won ASA Shooter of the Year.
McCarthy claimed the Shooter of the Year title, the second of his career, during the recent ASA Classic in Metropolis, Illinois. In addition to his success, McCarthy’s teammates also shot well in Metropolis, with Team Mathews shooters claiming Shooter of the Year titles in two additional divisions, as well as sweeping the podium in Men’s Open Pro and Women’s Open Pro.
Dan McCarthy (Men’s Open Pro), Cara Kelly (Women’s Open Pro) and Robert Householder (Men’s Known Pro) each finished the six-tournament season with the most points in their categories, clinching the most coveted award in 3-D archery, 2019 ASA Shooter of the Year. In addition to the three Shooter of the Year awards, Team Mathews also claimed 9 of 12 podiums at the ASA Classic across the four Pro Divisions.
“Shooter of the Year is a coveted award presented to the best of the best who dedicated themselves all year long in preparation for each and every tournament,” stated Mathews Pro Staff Manager Derek Phillips. “This is especially true this year with Mathews Pros Dan, Cara and Robert. We could see their determination and drive at every tournament producing a well-earned recognition.”
The ASA tournament tour consists of six tournaments across the country. ASA Pro Division competitors shoot two rounds of twenty targets. These targets vary in distance up to 50 yards, and the five highest scores from the first two rounds qualify for the shoot down to decide the winner. The shooter with the most points after all events is dubbed Shooter of the Year in each division.
Check out the Facebook video below where Dan McCarthy talks about winning 2019 ASA Shooter of the Year. As you’ll see, he is happy with his title, but more than that he expresses his feelings about competing all these years against his teammate Levi Morgan. (Turn up the volume for best viewing.)
