Lancaster Archery Supply president and founder Rob Kaufhold, center, holds the plaque commemorating his induction into the James Madison University Archery Hall of Fame. Standing with him are, from left, LAS Vice President of Purchasing Steve Yoder and his wife Shelly, Rob’s wife Carole Kaufhold, Rob’s daughter Casey Kaufhold, and LAS Warehouse Operations Manager Eric Yoder.
Lancaster Archery Supply founder and president Rob Kaufhold was inducted into the James Madison University Archery Hall of Fame on Sept. 14 at the school in Harrisonburg, Va. He was inducted alongside his fellow 2024 Hall of Fame classmates Andy Puckett, Randy Hinkelman, Rick Kiser and Brittany Lorenti Binger.
Kaufhold’s induction presentation mentioned his years competing for JMU, where he was an all-American archer every year from 1980-83, winning the bronze at the U.S. Inter-Collegiate Archery Championships in 1983.
He graduated with a business degree in 1983 – the same year he started Lancaster Archery Supply in his hometown of Lancaster, Pa. Forty one years later, Lancaster Archery Supply is the world’s largest archery-only distributor and retailer.
The presentation discussed Kaufhold’s continued involvement in the archery industry and competitive archery over the past four decades, chronicling the growth of LAS and the launching and success of the Lancaster Archery Classic, Lancaster Archery Academy and Lancaster Archery Foundation.
The Classic is the largest archery tournament on the East Coast, held each winter in Manheim, Pa. The Academy is a training center, where thousands of new archers are introduced to the sport each year, where archers compete in leagues and tournaments, and where archers of all levels receive coaching and attend educational seminars. And the Foundation is a charitable nonprofit that provides grants to clubs and organizations that run archery programs, to athletes to help pay their way to archery tournaments all over the world and to colleges and universities to help pay for scholarships for student athletes competing on school; archery teams.
Founded in 1983, Lancaster Archery Supply is an industry leading archery equipment distributor and retailer. In addition to its Pro Shop and Academy, the company operates a thriving phone and web-based sales center, supported by a warehouse carrying more than 82,000 products from more than 700 manufacturers.
