Head Coach Allison Eaton
Coach Eaton, a former Cedar Ridge High School science teacher, devotes her free time helping others learn the joy and discipline that is archery.
Initially Allison shot Recurve in both USAA and NFAA events winning a number of field events. In 2016 she made the shadow team for USAA Olympic recurve women. In 2017 she won the Shenk Award for top female in all three disciplines: indoor, outdoor & field. She has represented Team USA at several world Championships between 2014-2018. In 2019 she switched to barebow. In 2023 she took Gold and Silver in the IBO Triple Crown and World Championship, respectively. She also took bronze in the 2023 Pan Am Field championships. She is a USA Archery Level 4 National Training System coach. She offers private lessons as her schedule permits.
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”). Schedule permitting, he competes in USA Archery, NC Field Archery and British Long-Bow Society 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. He also participates in the NC Senior Games.
Coach Kim Allen
After two years of acting as logistics manager for Wade and her son, Coach Kim decided she might as well give it a try, too. She is a USA Archery Level 2 instructor and like her husband, a barebow and longbow archer. As her schedule permits, she competes in USA Archery, North Carolina Field Archery and British Long-bow events as well as the NC Senior games.
Coach Greg Ernandes
Coach Greg started his archery journey as a kid in the back yard with a fiberglass recurve bow and arrows. He shot informally into his teens, earning the Boy Scout Archery Merit Badge. Then there was a 25 year lapse in his shooting bows, until he started up again shooting compounds in the deer woods.
Coach Greg is a USA Archery Level 2 certified instructor. He has been a coach at Wolf Ridge Archery since the founding of our club in 2012. Greg primarily shoots recurve (both barebow and Traditional) but also shoots compound. He currently holds eight state records in barebow and Traditional — NC Senior Games (Outdoor) 600 and 900, USAA NC State Outdoor 720, and NFAA Indoor (4 Traditional, 1 barebow). In 2017 and 2024, he was also the National Field Archery Associations’ Southeastern Sectional (Senior / Silver Senior) Male Traditional champion.
When he is not “arching,” Coach Ernandes builds sheds, bow racks, ground quivers and other equipment for the WRA Club. He was also a personal trainer, and is happy to share advice on strength training.
Meet 3 of our 4 new Level 2 instructors. Left to Right: Ramon Brito, Richard Woodland and Robbie Link. Not pictured: Cam Machi.
Coach David Kuzminski
In February of 2024, Coach David Kuzminski passed away peacefully in his home from pancreatic cancer. David was an integral part of our club. He was a patient coach who encouraged and helped many new archers. He always thought of ways we could improve our field and practices. The field markers, the net stand, and the various ground quivers are just a few of his contributions! He was often there before practice to blow away leaves or help re-line our field. He was a keen competitor, but the experience was more important than the score. He enjoyed the fellowship and hilarity that comes with being a barebow archer. He was also a strong proponent of the Orange County Senior games and helped young at heart adults find their way to our club. We all miss his presence