“Women should not let their age, physical ability or past
experiences keep them from trying something new”

Mary Ann Hartman joined the Villages Archery Club in November 2009. She was 74.That is when she first picked up a bow. She was a wife , mother of five, and owner ofa farm in Sergeantsville, N.J. Not just any farm but the largest state licensedcommercial goat dairy. In her spare time she also ran the state 4-H dairy goat shows.Helped with the Boy Scout Horse program, 4-H cooking, sewing clubs, LiteracyVolunteers of American tutor and tutor trainer for literacy and ESL for HunterdonCounty, N.J. She was the first woman appointed to the N.J. Dairy Council.In 2013 she volunteered with the Villages Recreation Department to teach Archery 101Classes. Since that time she has taught over 4900 students. Mary Ann is an NFAA& USA Level II Instructor.

Records Held by Ms Hartman:
Florida State Senior Record--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2013
Florida State Senior Record--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2014
Florida State Senior Record--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2017
Poke County Senior Games--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2017
Poke County Senior Games--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2018
Mississippi Senior Games--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2017
Florida State Indoor--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2017
Florida State Indoor--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2018
NFAA Sectional Champion--80-84 Barebow Recurve 2017
At the 2017 Huntsman World Senior games she took home the Gold but didn’t break the 10 year record “this time” said Mary Ann .