Glendale archer fails to advance

Glendale archer Brady Ellison failed to advance out of the second round today during the men's individual archery competition.

Ellison faced two straight Canadians. Ellison beat John David Burnes 111-89, then lost in the second round to Jay Lyon 113-107.

The 19-year-old Ellison entered the Olympics as the No. 1-ranked archer in the United States and No. 14 in the world.

The Glendale resident is the youngest person on the five-member U.S. archery team.

Lee Chang-hwan of South Korea set an Olympic record in his second-round archery win, scoring 117 of a possible 120 points.

Lee defeated Yusuf Goktug Ergin of Turkey 117-109 to advance to the third round, which takes place Friday. American Vic Wunderle also moved on to the third round, beating Italy's Ilario Di Buo' in a shoot-off after a 108-108 tie. Wunderle will face South Korea's Im Dong-hyun, one of the tournament favorites.

Im beat American Butch Johnson in the second round, 115-106.

Juan Rene Serrano of Mexico, the No. 1 seed after the ranking round, beat Joseph Walter Muaausa of Samoa and Daniel Morillo of Spain.

Park Kyung-mo of South Korea and Viktor Ruban of the Ukraine also advanced to the third round.

Ellison became interested in archery when he went hunting with his father. He eventually switched to target archery and entered competitions on the local level before taking part in regional and international events.

Ellison has worked with a number of coaches over the years, including his stepfather, Mel Nichols.

Last year, Ellison decided to try out for the 2008 Olympics and began training at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

When he competed in the Olympic trials, he won all three of the events, making him a member of the team whose oldest competitor is 52.

Since being named to the Olympic team, Ellison also has garnered a lot of attention in several national publications, including a fashion shoot for Vibe magazine.