Tuesday, January 28, 2020

2020 Lancaster Archery Classic Drew Archers from all Over the World

Nearly 2,200 archers from 28 countries turned out for the 2020 Lancaster Archery Classic Jan. 23-26 in Manheim, Pa. That number includes a record 540 young archers who participated in the Easton Youth and Collegiate Trophy Tournament.

This is the 17th year for the Classic, which has grown into the largest indoor archery tournament on the East Coast. Like the previous three Classics, this year’s was held at the massive Spooky Nook Sports Complex, which boasts 750,000 square feet - nearly 17 acres under roof.

More than $400,000 was paid out to competitors in the form of prize money, contingencies and door prizes this year. The top prize of $20,000 was paid to Men’s Open Pro champion, Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands. It was Schloesser’s second win in that division at the Classic, with his first coming in 2017.

Sarah Prieels of United Kingdom won the Women’s Open Pro title for the second time as well. Her first win came in 2018.

Casey Kaufhold, 15, won her first title in the Women’s Recurve division, after taking second three times previously. Casey is the current points leader among women in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, heading toward the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Brady Ellison won his third Classic title in the Men’s Recurve division. He previously won in 2017 and 2018. Ellison is currently the number-one ranked recurve archer in the world, according to World Archery rankings.

The full list of final standings for the 2020 Lancaster Archery Classic can be found here - http://bit.ly/2020ClassicStandings

As usual, a rowdy group of 245 barebow archers turned out for the 2020 Classic. That number includes 60 women who competed for the first time in the Women’s Barebow division. Previously, the Barebow Division was a combined class for both men and women. Tournament organizers recognized the fast-growing numbers in the Barebow Division warranted the creation of separate Men’s and Women’s classes for 2020.

The final matches in all 18 Classic divisions were broadcast live on Lancaster Archery Supply’s YouTube and Facebook pages. They can still be viewed here - http://bit.ly/2020classicvideos

Over the coming days, those division finals will be separated into individual videos on Lancaster Archery’s YouTube channel, where they can be watched forever. Historically, the Barebow Division finals always attract the most views.

The Easton Youth and Collegiate Tournament allowed young archers to compete on the Classic field for a fraction of the Classic cost and for a fraction of the Classic time. In the full Classic, an archer might have to commit three days between qualification, and the elimination and finals matches. But the Youth and Collegiate event was confined solely to Saturday, Jan. 25.

Final standings for that competition can be found here - http://bit.ly/EastonYouthTournament