National County Team Tournament 2026 – DNAA Results
Durham & Northumberland archers travelled to Lilleshall over the weekend of 26–27 September 2026 for the National County Team Tournament, representing the county across barebow, compound, longbow and recurve competition.
The weekend produced plenty of strong performances, headed by a national bronze medal for Maia Forrester and Rob Say in the Barebow Mixed Team, together with a superb 4th-place finish for the DNAA Longbow Open Team.
Saturday – County Team Competition
Saturday saw teams of three representing their counties across the different bowstyles.
Longbow Open – 4th
David Evans, John Hunton and David McCullogh recorded DNAA’s highest placing of the opening day, finishing 4th overall.
Barebow Open – 6th
James Rennie, Joshua Rigby and Rob Say finished 6th overall in the Barebow Open Team competition.
Barebow Female – 11th
The DNAA team of Rebecca Carmichael, Maia Forrester and Leeanne McPeake finished 11th overall.
Compound Open – 16th
Steven Fraser, Daniel Mudd and Jamie Wallace represented DNAA in the Compound Open Team, finishing 16th.
Recurve Open – 16th
The Recurve Open team of Ian Dixon, Richard Ingram and Paul Nicholson finished 16th overall.
Recurve Female – 19th
Catherine Lowden-Brown, Hannah Watts and Esther Willis represented the county in the Recurve Female Team, finishing 19th.
Sunday – Pairs and Mixed Teams
Competition continued on Sunday with the pairs and mixed-team events.
🥉 Barebow Mixed – 3rd
The highlight of the weekend came from Maia Forrester and Rob Say, who finished 3rd overall in the Barebow Mixed Team to secure a national bronze medal for DNAA.
A fantastic result for the pair and a brilliant way to round off the weekend.
Recurve Mixed – Joint 7th
Hannah Watts and Richard Ingram enjoyed a strong competition in the Recurve Mixed Team, finishing joint 7th overall.
Longbow Open Pairs – 8th
Saturday’s strong longbow performance continued into Sunday, with David Evans and John Hunton finishing 8th in the Longbow Open Pairs.
Barebow Open Pairs – 9th
James Rennie and Joshua Rigby finished 9th overall in the Barebow Open Pairs.
Barebow Female Pairs – 10th
Rebecca Carmichael and Leeanne McPeake represented DNAA in the Barebow Female Pairs, finishing 10th.
Longbow Mixed – 11th
David McCullogh finished 11th overall in the Longbow Mixed Team competition.
Compound Open Pairs – 16th
Steven Fraser and Jamie Wallace finished 16th overall in the Compound Open Pairs.
Recurve Open Pairs – 16th
Ian Dixon and Paul Nicholson finished 16th overall in the Recurve Open Pairs.
Recurve Female Pairs – 18th
Catherine Lowden-Brown and Esther Willis completed the DNAA results with an 18th-place finish in the Recurve Female Pairs.
DNAA were also entered in the Compound Mixed Team competition, but the official results record the county as DNS.
Well done, Team DNAA!
Congratulations to every archer who represented Durham & Northumberland over the two days of competition.
With a national bronze medal, a 4th-place county team finish, and representation across barebow, compound, longbow and recurve disciplines, there was plenty to celebrate from another busy National County Team Tournament.
A particular congratulations goes to Maia Forrester and Rob Say on their Barebow Mixed bronze medal. 🥉
And there’s another chance to support Team DNAA this weekend at the NCAS Junior and Senior Inter-Counties, with both our junior and senior county archers back in action.
Good luck to everyone representing Durham & Northumberland – we’ll be cheering you on! 💙🏹
With so many categories and combinations across the weekend, apologies if we’ve inadvertently missed anyone from this roundup – we think we’ve got everyone!
📸 Photos courtesy of Hannah Watts and Archery GB.
