Hundreds compete at Tri Ute Games

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Hundreds compete at Tri Ute Games

Clifton Whyte, 15, from the Ute Mountain Ute team, takes aim at a downward target during Thursday’s archery competition in Towaoc during The Tri Ute Games.
Devan Richards, 10, of Ignacio, competes in The Tri Ute Games triathlon competition Thursday in Towaoc. He represented the Southern Ute team.
Tasha Small, 15, of the Northern Ute team, zeros in on a target Thursday during the archery competition of The Tri Ute Games. The competition simulated hunting scenarios with game targets.
Mannie Wall, 13, putts Thursday afternoon at Conquistador Golf Course in The Tri Ute Games golf tournament. Wall played on a Ute Mountain Ute team with Arvin Wall, Ulysses and Cedric Lang, and Ernest House Jr.
Ulysses Lang, 40, drives toward the green Thursday afternoon at Conquistador Golf Course in The Tri Ute Games golf tournament. Lang played on a Ute Mountain Ute team with Cedric Lang, Mannie and Arvin Wall, and Ernest House Jr.
Representing the Ute Mountain Ute archery team, Joseph Miles, 16, prepares to shoot at a target Thursday.
John Knight, 17, of the Northern Ute team, competes at The Tri Ute Games in Towaoc on Thursday.
Miles Gardner, 17, practices before the archery competition on Thursday in Towaoc. Gardner said he’s been competing since he was 12.
Fifteen-year-old Tanisha Coyote, of the Southern Ute team, practices before the competition begins on Thursday in Towaoc during The Tri Ute Games.
A competitor aims at a target in the brush during The Tri Ute Games on Thursday. The competition simulated hunting scenarios with game targets.
Archers shot at a variety of targets during the competition.
Tasha Small, 15, of the Northern Ute team, takes aim at a target Thursday in Towaoc. More photos from the archery competition online.
Michael Mills, 16, competes in the bike portion of the triathlon competition in The Tri Ute Games in Towaoc on Thursday. Mills competed for the Ute Mountain Ute team.
Competing for the Ute Mountain Ute team in the triathlon competition, 16-year-old Michael Mills rides his bike on the course in Towaoc on Thursday.

Hundreds compete at Tri Ute Games

Clifton Whyte, 15, from the Ute Mountain Ute team, takes aim at a downward target during Thursday’s archery competition in Towaoc during The Tri Ute Games.
Devan Richards, 10, of Ignacio, competes in The Tri Ute Games triathlon competition Thursday in Towaoc. He represented the Southern Ute team.
Tasha Small, 15, of the Northern Ute team, zeros in on a target Thursday during the archery competition of The Tri Ute Games. The competition simulated hunting scenarios with game targets.
Mannie Wall, 13, putts Thursday afternoon at Conquistador Golf Course in The Tri Ute Games golf tournament. Wall played on a Ute Mountain Ute team with Arvin Wall, Ulysses and Cedric Lang, and Ernest House Jr.
Ulysses Lang, 40, drives toward the green Thursday afternoon at Conquistador Golf Course in The Tri Ute Games golf tournament. Lang played on a Ute Mountain Ute team with Cedric Lang, Mannie and Arvin Wall, and Ernest House Jr.
Representing the Ute Mountain Ute archery team, Joseph Miles, 16, prepares to shoot at a target Thursday.
John Knight, 17, of the Northern Ute team, competes at The Tri Ute Games in Towaoc on Thursday.
Miles Gardner, 17, practices before the archery competition on Thursday in Towaoc. Gardner said he’s been competing since he was 12.
Fifteen-year-old Tanisha Coyote, of the Southern Ute team, practices before the competition begins on Thursday in Towaoc during The Tri Ute Games.
A competitor aims at a target in the brush during The Tri Ute Games on Thursday. The competition simulated hunting scenarios with game targets.
Archers shot at a variety of targets during the competition.
Tasha Small, 15, of the Northern Ute team, takes aim at a target Thursday in Towaoc. More photos from the archery competition online.
Michael Mills, 16, competes in the bike portion of the triathlon competition in The Tri Ute Games in Towaoc on Thursday. Mills competed for the Ute Mountain Ute team.
Competing for the Ute Mountain Ute team in the triathlon competition, 16-year-old Michael Mills rides his bike on the course in Towaoc on Thursday.