staff
“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life." - John Wooden
Mike gerard
head coach
Mike is the owner of Jurassic Archery and has developed a number of archery-related products. He teaches both unlimited compound and release and Olympic-style recurve.
He has trained a number of Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Olympians and Junior World Team members as well as adults. Gerard was the National Intercollegiate Overall Champion in 1979 and the runner-up in 1980. He was winner of the U.S. National Indoor Championships in 1975 and again in 2015.
He is a ten-time Huntsman World Senior Games champion (2011-2024). He is a member of USA Archery and has served on the National Coaches Development Committee and the Board of Justice for USA Archery. Gerard has written articles for several archery magazines and has given numerous seminars on archery.
jay barrs
assistant head coach
Jay has been shooting archery since age 5 and has amassed an impressive list of accomplishments:
1988 Olympic Gold Medalist
1988 Olympic Silver Medalist Men’s Team
1992 Olympic Team member
1990 and 1992 World Field Champion
2001 World Games Gold Medalist
He has won 21 National Championships: 4 National Indoor Championships, 3 National Target Championships and 14 National Filed Championships. Over the last 35 years he has given over 100 seminars in the US and internationally. In 2010 he turned his attention to coaching and currently coaches US and international archers. Jay’s approach to tournaments was always unique. While most competitors were trying to calm down and be zen-like, Jay blasted heavy medal music in his walkman between ends. During the finals of the 1988 Olympics he could be seen rocking out to Motley Crew and Sammy Hagar, playing his air-guitar and having fun. It was so unusual that after winning the Gold Medal the media dubbed him the “Heavy Medalist.”
Randi Smith
assistant coach
Randi Smith is a Level 5 NTS Coach and a Level 3 National Judge. She is also a Level 3 Coach Trainer and Level 2 Instructor Trainer. She and her husband owned and operated Salt Lake Archery from 1984 to 2022. She was the USA National Paralympic Head Coach from 2005 to 2018.
Joel moreno
assistant coach
Joel Moreno served in the United States Air Force from 1985 to 1995. While he was living in England in 1989, he was in search of a new sport to take up. He went to a local club called RAF Bent Waters Rod & Gun Club, and it was there that he found a love for the sport of archery.
When he moved to Utah in 2001 his love for archery continued. He started coaching in 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2014 he became a USA level 3 coach and has actively continued coaching and competing in local and national tournaments. He is experienced in many different marksmanship sports but his love for the complex sport of archery has always been the one sport he draws himself back to.
brad hull
assistant coach
Brad Hull is a Technical Project Manager at Hexcel Corporation. Born in Glendale, California, Brad developed a passion for archery as a teenager in the 90s. He served as an F-16 avionics technician in the Air Force from 1996 to 2006. Since 2002, Brad has called Utah home. In 2017, he rekindled his love for archery at the Easton Salt Lake Archery Center in West Valley City, Utah. Brad is a co-founder of the 107 Archery Club and holds a USA Archery Level 3 coaching certification. He is proud to support his son, Blake, who is a competitive recurve shooter.
Candace romrell
Athlete representative
Candace Romrell has been shooting since she was 11. She has gone to almost every USAT since 2020, during which she has developed friendships with archers from across the country and those friendships have helped her understand the current JOAD culture across the country. She is the 2024 Utah State Senior Recurve Women’s Indoor and Outdoor champion.
michelle Lund
administrator
Michelle is a lifelong Utah resident. She got involved in JOAD in 2020, when her husband wanted to get their kids archery lessons. She enjoys shooting her compound bow, camping, reading and spending time with her family. She is a loan manager at Firefighters Credit Union where she has worked for 20 years. She is currently attending Western Cuna Management School.
karen Romrell
director
Karen got into archery in 2014 to support her kids who became interested on their own. She enjoys travel and has been to many local, national, and collegiate tournaments with her kids. She has enjoyed the friendships she has made along the way. She has been on the DATUS Board since 2022. She is a USA Archery Level 2 Certified Judge and co-founded the 107 Archery Club in 2021.
In her day job, she is a Director of Lone Peak Valuation Group where her work focuses on measuring economic damages and testifying in court as an expert witness in commercial litigation cases, specializing in intellectual property including trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret disputes; breach of contract; and other matters involving business valuations.