Lauryl Akenhead of Team Ruger earned High Lady honors at the 2026 Sheepdog Showdown, a national PRS Pro Series point match held in New York's Catskill Mountains. Competing with her Ruger American Gen II rifle, Akenhead finished with a score of 151, demonstrating the rifle's reliability and accuracy in demanding competitive conditions.
The Archery Trade Association announces the S3DA Indoor Open's return as part of ATA Show Week, January 7-10, 2027, in Indianapolis. Open to archers ages 8-18, the event welcomes competitors of all experience levels and will feature divisions from Junior Eagle through Young Adult with multiple equipment categories.
Over 940 archers competed in Lincoln, Nebraska for the record-setting WIAWIS JOAD Target Nationals and JOAD U.S. Open. Aarya Arun and Chloe Nelsen set pending world records in recurve U18 men and compound U18 women, respectively, while SW Archery Academy claimed club team champions honors.
Team Mathews dominated the 2026 NFAA Outdoor National Field Championships in Yankton, South Dakota, with Bodie Turner winning the Men's Freestyle Professional title and setting a new NFAA record of 668. Kyle Douglas finished second and Chris Perkins secured third, with Turner also setting a new X-count record of 108 out of 112.
SHIELD Sights celebrated Team SHIELD's strong performances at the European Handgun Championships 2026 in Crewkerne, England. Denny Rossetto successfully defended her Ladies Open European Championship title, while Miroslav Zapletal captured the Men's Senior Production Optics European Championship.
Olympic archers Justin Huish and Michele Frangilli set world records in recurve 50+ competition on the same day, nearly 30 years after their 1996 Atlanta Olympic quarterfinal matchup. Frangilli scored 680 at Italy's Freccia D'argento, while Huish shot 1354 at California's State Outdoor Championships, breaking the previous double 72-arrow record of 1324.
Five young archers—Silas Huang, Lois Monderen, Esmay Ramirez, Brody Sparks, and Russell Walberg—earned all three USA Archery Achievement Award pins in their respective divisions. Alexander Rawley and Rene Monderen also achieved gold and silver, and bronze awards respectively across various categories.
Jason Tabansky won gold at Stage #2 of the World Archery Para Series in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, defeating Maurizio Panella 6-2 in the W1 division final on Independence Day. The 2024 Paralympic champion also earned silver in Stage #1 held in Bangkok, Thailand in April.
Bowtech Archery's professional shooters delivered strong performances at the ASA Pro/Am circuit in Metropolis, Illinois, with Paige Pearce winning the Women's Known Pro division and Tim Gillingham earning third place in the Senior Known Pro division, marking his second consecutive podium finish since rejoining Team Bowtech.
The USA archery team dominated the Pan American Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico, winning 16 of 36 medals including eight golds. Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez, Gaius Carter, and Ava Jones each claimed their first major international titles, while the U.S. teams excelled across recurve, compound, and barebow divisions.
The record-breaking Easton Foundations SoCal Showdown in Chula Vista featured numerous first-time winners including Beretta McKee in compound women, Medina Otajagic in barebow women, and Alex de Vera in barebow men. Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez secured back-to-back wins in recurve women, while Mike Schloesser defeated James Lutz in compound men and Jack Williams claimed his first USAT Series Qualifier gold since 2024.
Five archers won USA Archery 3D Nationals titles at Gavin's Point Archery Range in Yankton, South Dakota, including Ava Jones, Marcel Laurens, Cody Hasson, Joella Bates, and Michael Davenport, all of whom had claimed Field Nationals titles 24 hours earlier. Seven additional archers medaled in both competitions.
At the Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage #3 in Antalya, Turkey, the U.S. recurve men's team of Trenton Cowles, Nicholas D'Amour, and Christian Stoddard won silver. Debutant Savannah O'Donohue, 17, finished fourth in compound women after defeating Tanja Gellenthien and Katharina Raab.
Athletes using Easton X10 arrows won gold medals in all individual and team divisions at the Antalya 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 3 in both recurve and compound competition. The aluminum-carbon X10 arrows have been the choice of elite archers for over two decades at World Cups, World Championships, and Olympic Games.
The National Field Archery Association's Rushmore Rumble will return to ATA Show Week in 2027 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The tournament, which attracted over 900 archers in 2026, takes place January 8-10, 2027, and is open to all archers with no membership required.
Target Sports USA is hosting its 2nd annual Donut Round Challenge from June 5-12, 2026, inviting participants to shoot through donut holes for a chance to win $25 gift cards and mystery tactical gear. Participants can enter by posting videos on social media using #TSUSADonutRoundChallenge2026.
Texas A&M University won the overall team title at the 2026 Hotel Planner USA Archery Collegiate Nationals in Lansing, Michigan, with University of the Cumberlands placing second and University of Rio Grande third. Anastacia Godman of Lindsey Wilson University won individual barebow bronze and mixed team gold 14 months after a serious car accident doctors said would end her archery career.
Lauryl Akenhead of Team Ruger won second place overall and Highest Lady honors at the Spears Mountain Safari NRL Hunter competition in Gladstone, Virginia, competing against 76 shooters with her Ruger American® Rifle Gen II in 6.5 Creedmoor across 18 stages.
Team Ruger's Gordon Carrell and Randi Rogers won top honors at the 2026 Texas State Open Championship using Ruger RXM pistols. Carrell secured first place in the Production division with a score of 259.01, while Rogers earned first place in the Carry Optics unclassified category and second High Lady.
Team Mathews dominated the first leg of the 2026 IBO Triple Crown in Pipestem, West Virginia, with Levi Morgan winning the Men's division using his ARC 34, Brady Myers taking second, and Dan McCarthy third. The team claimed seven podiums overall across three divisions, including first place finishes by Cara Kelly in Women's and strong Senior division performances.