Anna Harrington

Lore & Background

Harrington grew up in Bernardsville, New Jersey, and graduated from Morristown-Beard School in 2008. During her junior archery career, she ranked eleventh among all junior players in the U.S., placed seventh at the National Indoor Championships, and finished fifth in the ranking round of the national championship for youth archery. She was selected to the 2008 U.S. Junior Dream Team. During her first semester at Columbia, the TV program 'Sportslife NYC' on the YES Network highlighted her athletic aspirations. Competing alongside Sarah Chai and Marilyn He, Harrington helped lead the Columbia Lions to victory at the 2011 USIAC, defeating Texas A&M for the recurve division gold. The following year, her team finished third to capture a bronze medal. In 2012, she received selection to the U.S. Collegiate Archery Association's All-America Team and captured gold medals in the women's recurve and compound divisions at the Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Archery Championships, also helping Columbia to a team gold in the women's recurve division. She received selection to the All-East Women's Recurve Team during all four years of her college career (2008–2012). After starting her freshman year at Columbia, Harrington competed at the 2008 FITA Youth World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, placing 22nd out of 75 archers in the Junior Women's Recurve Division, which marked the best performance by an American.

Reader's Guide

Anna Harrington's collegiate archery career is notable for her role in leading the Columbia Lions to a U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships recurve division gold medal in 2011, defeating Texas A&M. The following year, her team secured a bronze medal at the same championships. Individually, she earned selection to the U.S. Collegiate Archery Association's All-America Team in 2012 and won gold medals in both the women's recurve and compound divisions at the Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Archery Championships that same year. Her consistent performance earned her selection to the All-East Women's Recurve Team for all four years of her college career from 2008 to 2012. On the international stage, representing the United States at the 2008 FITA Youth World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, she placed 22nd out of 75 archers in the Junior Women's Recurve Division, the best performance by an American at that event. Her junior career included a ranking of eleventh among all junior players in the U.S., a seventh-place finish at the National Indoor Championships, and selection to the 2008 U.S. Junior Dream Team. Her athletic aspirations were featured on the YES Network program 'Sportslife NYC' during her first semester at Columbia.

Did You Know?

• Harrington ranked eleventh among all junior players in the U.S. during her junior archery career.
• At the 2008 FITA Youth World Championships, she placed 22nd out of 75 archers, the best performance by an American.