Over 1,900 students from fourth grade to high school will compete at the 18th annual Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Archery in the Schools State Championship at Hot Springs Convention Center and Bank OZK Arena March 6-7. Top teams and individual scorers above 280 points qualify, with winners receiving medals, Mathews Genesis bows, and college scholarships provided by the AGFC.
Competitions
Team Mathews dominated the 2026 ASA Pro/Am in Foley, Alabama, winning four of six pro divisions with eight podium finishes. Kyle Douglas, Cara Kelly, Jack Wallace, and Dan McCarthy led the team's strong performances in challenging conditions.
Young archers Grace Joung and Taylor Cho entered the top 10 at the 57th USA Archery Indoor Nationals, while Jack Williams, Dewey Hathaway, and others made significant moves in various divisions. The final competition round takes place next weekend in Michigan, Mississippi, and Virginia before national champions are crowned.
Over 60 new names topped leaderboards at the 57th USA Archery Indoor Nationals and 2026 JOAD Indoor Nationals across six states. Notable leaders include Olympian Catalina GNoriega in recurve women, Kyle Douglas in compound men, and 2016 Paralympic gold medalist Andre Shelby in para compound men. Prize money will now be distributed to the top 10 finishers based on combined results from all locations.
The 2026 USA Archery Indoor Nationals in Owensboro, Kentucky produced significant ranking changes across multiple divisions. Notable performances included Boston Shelley's 1187 in fixed pins U15 men (pending national record verification), Dillon Thompson's 1189 in compound men, and Ava Jones's top finishes in both recurve and barebow women categories.
Three GAS Bowstrings pro shooters made it through their elimination matches to make it into the gold and bronze medals shoot-offs at this year’s Sud de France-Nimes Archery Tournament.
Team NGA Bowfishing took top honors at the 2022 Muzzy Classic Bowfishing Tournament, boating 429.45 pounds of fish to earn them $20,000.
Jack Williams and Brady Ellison represented the USA at the World Cup Final to a roaring crowd of family and friends.
The Archery World Cup Final wraps the 2021 season with the elite top eight archers from the year’s circuit.
By the time Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez turned 7 years old, she’d been telling her parents that she wanted to be an Olympian for months. They finally asked her what that meant to her, and when she explained she wanted to be the best in the world at a sport, they took her seriously. Now, at 18 years old, that dream is becoming a reality as Jennifer will represent Team USA in archery at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
This past weekend was the 3rd stop in the USAT Qualifier Series and once again Bowtech Pro Shooter Paige Pearce made an appearance on the podium. Paige went into the eliminations matches seeded in the top spot. Battling an intense group of ladies and fighting high wind conditions Paige brought home the Silver medal, just missing out on grabbing the Gold.
It was a cold, gray and windy morning for the final day of 2021 World Archery Championships – U.S. Team Trials. After initial stages alongside Arizona Cup and Gator Cup, the SoCal Showdown venue hosted the final nomination shoot where USA Archery proudly selected a strong lineup to represent Team USA on home soil for the September 19-26 in Yankton, South Dakota.
Team Mathews secured another 7 podium spots in London, Kentucky at the TRU Ball & Black Eagle Pro/Am this past weekend.
Today concluded the U.S. Team Trials for the 2020 Paralympic Games and 2022 World Archery Para Championships and USA Archery has solid team lineups to take the world by storm.
Competition Archery Media’s coverage of the Archery Shooters Association tournament in London, Ky., continues this week on CAM’s social media channels. Already you can find photos and videos from the TRU Ball/Axcel and Black Eagle Pro/Am, which took place June 3-6, on CAM’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The tournament drew nearly 2,000 archers from all over the country
Team Mathews archer, Tanja Gellenthien, won her first-career gold medal at the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland
Team Mathews secured 1st and 2nd place in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions at the 1st Leg of the National Triple Crown in Pipestem, West Virginia.
Bowtech pro shooter Tim Gillingham didn’t hold back in Redding for the 37th Annual Western Classic. Tim ended the weekend with a well-deserved podium finish to continue his stellar year across all competitive archery venues.
Black Gold pro shooter Tim Gillingham landed a spot on the podium at the 37th Annual Western Classic. Tim proved once again that he deserves his spot on the podium with his Black Gold 2ADT competition sight.
Bowtech® pro shooter Paige Pearce finds herself on the podium once again. Paige Pearce, doing what she does best, landing shot after shot with her Bowtech Reckoning™, ultimately securing her a well-deserved spot on the podium.
