American Casey Kaufhold was crowned the recurve woman champion at the World Field Archery Championships in Yankton.
This was Kaufhold’s first world competition in this discipline.
Her opponent was Audrey Machinet of France, whom she defeated by a margin of 10 points.
In addition to this individual gold medal, Kaufhold, along with Erin Hollom in barebow and Paige Pearce in compound, took first place in the women’s team event.
Kaufhold’s third medal came in the mixed team competition alongside Brady Ellison.
The pair secured the bronze medal on the final target with an 11-point lead, after the German team missed the scoring zone with two arrows.
One name that stood out in the under 21 categories was Hailey Franzone.
Franzone claimed the recurve women’s title by defeating Italy’s Emma di Vita by just two points.
In total, USA won six gold medals, eight silver medals, and one bronze medal.
Canada won a bronze medal courtesy of Christopher Edward Kent-Rodgman in the barebow category.
Medal Count
Gold
- Recurve woman: Casey Kaufhold (USA)
- Recurve under 21 woman: Hailey Franzone (USA)
- Women’s team: USA (Casey Kaufhold, Erin Hollom, Paige Pearce)
- Men’s team: USA (Gaius Carter, Ryan Davis, Brady Ellison)
- Compound mixed team: USA (Gaius Carter, Paige Pearce)
- Recurve under 21 mixed team: (Abigail Kippes, Pierce McAdam)
Silver
- Recurve men: Brady Ellison (USA)
- Compound woman: Paige Pearce (USA)
- Compound men: Gaius Carter (USA)
- Recurve under 21 men: Jackson Miller (USA)
- Compound under 21 women: Julia Cook (USA)
- Compound under 21 men: Grady Kane (USA)
- Barebow under 21 women: Chloe Crandall (USA)
- Compound under 21 mixed team: USA (Grady Kane, Khloe Markle)
Bronze
- Barebow man: Christopher Edward Kent-Rodgman (Canada)
- Recurve mixed team: USA (Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison)