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USA Archery and Easton announced Wednesday that the arrow manufacturer has renewed its long-standing sponsorship of USA Archery through 2012, which includes both an equipment and tournament contingency program.

Easton Technical Products, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the exclusive arrow supplier to the senior and junior U.S. Archery Team (USAT, Jr. USAT); Para U.S. Archery Team (Para USAT); the Junior Dream Team (JDT); and the Resident Athletes training at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.

New for this year is the Easton Event Contingency Program. The Easton Event Contingency Program will reward the top three athletes at major USA Archery tournaments a financial incentive if Easton arrows are used in competition. The program is available to any USA Archery athlete at the U.S. Target Championships; U.S. Open Championships; U.S. Indoor Target Championships; U.S. Field Championships; and the seven USAT qualifying events. Additionally, athletes are eligible for the contingency program at the U.S. World Field Trials; the four World Cup events; World Cup final; and World Field Championships. For more information on the Easton Event Contingency Program, visit www.eastonarchery.com.

"The Easton Contingency Program is a great incentive and motivator for our national teams," said Denise Parker, USA Archery CEO. "Easton has been driven to grow archery throughout the world for many years and we are committed to working with them in supporting our U.S. national teams and training programs."

The top U.S. athletes on all USA Archery teams covered within this sponsorship will receive complimentary or discounted Easton arrows for competitions and training. "The accessibility to quality products for our National Teams is critical to the success of our athletes internationally," said Parker. "I know that I speak for all the athletes when I say we are thrilled and thankful for the continued support from Easton Technical Products."

About Easton:

Easton has long been the choice of world-class archers and recognized as the most winning arrow in competitive archery. Advanced engineering gives each archer the very best arrows to compliment their skill and training and Easton's advanced barreled design has won every Olympic medal since the X10 was introduced in 1996. Olympic teams and athletes choose Easton X10 to take their years of preparation to the target. Since the induction of archery as an Olympic sport in 1972, Easton archers have taken home 152 of the 168 Olympic medals awarded. For more visit www.eastonarchery.com.

About USA Archery:

The National Archery Association, known today as USA Archery, was formed in 1879 to foster and promote the sport of archery. USA Archery is the organization recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee for the purpose of selecting and training men's and women's teams to represent the U.S. in Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Pan American Games. USA Archery also selects teams for World Championships and other international competitions annually. Membership in USA Archery is open to everyone involved in all disciplines of archery. USA Archery sanctions more than 300 events annually and conducts national championships. USA Archery can be followed on the popular social network websites at www.facebook.com/USAArchery and www.twitter.com/usaarchery. For more information visit www.usarchery.org.