September 28, 2026

YANKTON, S.D. – Success on the World Archery Subject Championships really was a collective effort because the USA improved on their gold medal haul from two years in the past, and in doing so swept half of the staff golds on provide.

With seven gold, 9 silver and one bronze, the USA completed with 17 general medals. 5 of these gold medals got here in staff competitors, with two additionally being received by discipline ‘rookie’ Casey Kaufhold in recurve ladies and Hailey Franzone in recurve U21 ladies.

Franzone (pictured) received bronze on her debut two years in the past and was one among seven archers carrying the USA jersey from the state of Arizona. The others had been Emma Berkshire, Abigail Kippes, Khloe Markle, Jackson Miller, Ella O’Brien and Nicole Rasor. All had been recipients of the 2026 Arizona Athlete Grant, which ‘acknowledges and helps Arizona archers who’ve earned a spot on a Excessive Efficiency Worldwide Group and the chance to characterize Group USA on the world stage.’

Kippes and Markle, together with Chloe Crandall, received ladies U21 staff gold. Kippes and Pierce McAdam (pictured under) took prime honors in recurve U21 blended staff. Markle additionally received silver with Grady Kane in compound U21 blended staff. Miller took silver in recurve U21 males. Crandall – the youngest member of the USA staff aged simply 15 – additionally received barebow U21 blended staff silver with Jacob Olmstead.

Kaufhold totally stepped into discipline archery this 12 months and left Yankton as a double world champion. In addition to successful particular person gold, she additionally took the ladies’s staff title alongside Erin Hollom (barebow) and Paige Pearce (compound).

Hollom and Kaufhold had been each making their World Archery Subject Championships debut and made historical past alongside the hugely-decorated Pearce as they mixed to ship ladies’s staff gold for the very first time.

Kaufhold stated, “I really feel actually good. I’ve been chasing a world title for a very long time. I’ve been silver at a world championship earlier than and fourth, so I knew it was only a matter of time, I truthfully didn’t suppose discipline was going to be the primary world champion title I had, however I’m very pleased for it.

“I labored actually onerous. I shot a number of arrows. I arrange my gear pretty much as good as I might. I ready very well for this event. It simply feels good to know that it paid off.”

Seeded 5 after qualification, Kaufhold defeated Gaby Schloesser (NED) within the quarterfinals earlier than denying defending champion and prime seed Roberto Di Franceso (ITA) a repeat with victory within the semifinals. The 22-year-old U.S. archer made certain of a golden debut with a 62-52 overcome Audrey Machinet (FRA).

“Subject archery may be very completely different world however it’s enjoyable,” added Kaufhold. “My purpose at the moment was simply to have enjoyable. If I win, nice, I simply wish to get pleasure from. And I did each of these issues, so I am pleased.”

Debutants delivered for the USA, however so too did the veteran discipline archers. Brady Ellison departed Yankton with a medal of every coloration. He now has 25 medals in recurve from the varied world championship occasions, together with a powerful 11 from the World Archery Subject Championships, seven from World Indoor and 7 on the World Archery Championships. He received staff gold on the 2004 World Archery Youth Championships in compound!

Ellison commented, “Anytime you come away from World Champs with medals it is superior. This week was such a battle for me. I struggled within the rain. I had issues with my marks all week, prefer it was simply all the pieces, simply continually altering.

“Getting moist after which drying out and so to have the ability to battle via all the pieces and are available away with three medals is admittedly superior. Type of bummed in regards to the particular person. Casey and I fought onerous to return again in to win a bronze after which you understand that match towards Italy going right into a shoot off for the boys’s staff gold was simply superior.”

This was the primary time since 2016 in Dublin, Eire that the USA had received gold in males’s staff.

Due to the generosity of the Lancaster Archery Basis, every U.S. archer taking part on the World Archery Subject Championships acquired a $500 stipend.

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