Michael Yeh

Math/Computer Science

Warren College

Senior Nickname: “Average Tea Station Enjoyer”

Accolades:
2022 SIACC Compound Men Qualification Bronze
2022 SIACC Compound Men Gold
2022 Mile Square Cup Compound Men Eliminations Bronze
2022 WROCC Eliminations Compound Men Bronze
2022 WROCC Mixed Team Compound Men Bronze

You could say that archery runs in Michael’s blood. He first got into archery in 2016, when he found out his father used to shoot in high school. Once he found out, he bought a compound bow and started shooting for fun with his dad. After getting accepted into UCSD, he learned about Sun God Archery during the summer of his first year, as he was Facebook friends with the niece of the current team captain. However, it wasn’t until his second year of college that Michael would really dig into the sport of archery.

Once getting into archery, Michael couldn’t stop. By the end of his second year, he had already bought a bow press and his first bale so he could practice at home. This would prove to be a wise investment, as just as he bought his equipment, COVID hit America. As the lockdown shut down the school (and our field practice hours along with it), Michael was practicing in his garage. He says, however, that he wouldn’t have been able to practice as much as he did if the club didn’t push him to be the best archer he could. He states that he was constantly driven by his peers and coaches to strive to be better both on the range and on campus. His favorite memories of the club aren’t any major achievements or events, but simply being able to hang out as friends outside of practice, whether it was going out to eat, grabbing boba, working out together, or playing games.

Michael is thankful to the club in many ways. The club not only helped him find new friends, which is quite difficult as a commuter student but also helped him grow as both an athlete and individual and even landed him his current job at UnitedHealth Group. After college, Michael already has a job lined up and plans to stay in San Diego as the compound coach of the archery team.

We would like to wish him the best of luck in his professional, athletic, and personal life going into the future, and extend our sincerest gratitude for passing down our club’s values as our compound coach.