World number ones Brady Ellison of the United States and Andrea Maya Becerra of Mexico were named by World Archery Americas as the best archers of 2025.
Ellison won in the recurve men’s category and Becerra in the compound women’s category.
Among the USA athlete’s achievements are his sixth Archery World Cup title and gold in the Indoor World Series final.
The Mexican archer won gold at the World Games in Chengdu and at the World Championships in Gwangju, as well as a silver medal in the World Cup final.
This year, for the first time, the category of best para youth archer was added to the World Archery Americas annual awards, which was awarded to two archers, Juan Felipe González of Colombia and Ephraim Tonn-Bourg of the United States.
Both archers won individual and mixed team gold medals at the first Parapan American Junior Games in Chile in 2025.
World Archery Americas Annual Awards 2025
- Recurve man
Brady Ellison – USA - Recurve woman
Casey Kaufhold – USA
- Compound man
Sebastian Garcia – Mexico
- Compound woman
Andrea Maya Becerra – Mexico
- Barebow archer
Fawn Girard – USA
- Recurve man (para)
Samuel Molina – Mexico
- Compound man (para)
Kevin Polish – USA
- Compound woman (para)
Ariana Correa – Colombia
- W1 man
Jason Tabansky – USA
- Para youth archer
Juan Felipe González – Colombia
Ephraim Tonn-Bourg – Estados Unidos
- Recurve under 21 man
Christian Stoddard – USA
- Recurve under 21 woman
Angela Ruiz – Mexico
- Compound under 21 man
Lot Maximo Mendez – Mexico
- Compound under 21 woman
Adriana Castillo – Mexico
- Compound under 18 man
Caleb Quiocho – USA
- Compound under 18 woman
Savannah O’Donohue – USA
- Coach
Karen Montellano – Mexico
- Judge
Carlos Cervantes – Mexico
Liz Perez – Mexico
- Coach Educator
Kyle Bissell – USA
- Major Contribution to Sport Development
Phil Graves – USA
- Event Hosting Appreciation Award
North Side Archery Club – Chicago, USA
- National Federation
World Archery Mexico
- Sponsorship Appreciation Award
The Americas’ Paralympic Committee