Mission

Sun God Archery at UCSD

The purpose of SGA is to develop a community of athletes who learn and practice life and leadership skills through the sport of archery.

Every sport in society ultimately serves the same purpose—to teach people the skills that can’t be taught by a book or in a classroom. We focus on these skills to help our members be better prepared to tackle the myriad of challenges they will undoubtedly face in their futures whether it is with their careers, their health, their relationships and families, and other communities they may be part of.

SGA Values

UCSD and SGA Archery Team Values

The UCSD and SGA Archery Teams are housed under the umbrella of Sun God Archery at UCSD. SGA Members are not required to compete, but many choose to do so, and as a result have several team values in addition to the SGA values.

Our Story

SGA was officially founded at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year after the founders decided they wanted to share their incredible experiences in archery with the rest of the UC San Diego and surrounding San Diego community. The first active year of the club (2013-2014), there was a little more than thirty members with a small competitive team of around ten members. In the following years, club membership boomed, quickly surpassing over 130 members annually, with over 50 members a year becoming UCSD Archery Team Members. In competition, SGA started developing high-performance athletes who won local, regional, and national titles—most of whom started archery when they joined SGA.

In 2018, celebrating its five year anniversary, SGA launched the SGA Alumni Association—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit who connects our community even after graduation and helps us learn how to translate the skills we learn in archery and through SGA to create positive impacts in our lives and communities. The Alumni community spans a wide range of educational backgrounds, careers, work industries, and outside interests and hobbies.

SGA continues to grow—searching for ways to better strive towards its mission, and examine how it can continue making a positive impact to its communities.

Arduus Ad Solem

The SGA Motto was created near the end of the 2014-2015 academic year as part of the Apollonian Award to honor our founding President. Arduus ad Solem translates from Latin to “Striving towards the Sun,” and represents our mindset and culture whether it is in regards to archery as athletes, as members in our community, or as an organization.

Board of Officers

The SGA Board of Officers works tirelessly every year to run practice, hold events, host joint shoots, train athletes, and advance the mission of the club.