Hosted by local clubs and built around realistic hunting scenarios, the event features an extensive course of 3D animal targets spread across multiple ranges. Shooters can expect varied terrain, changing shot angles, and unknown distances—key elements that define 3D archery and make it such a valuable off-season and pre-season tool for bowhunters.

What sets this event apart in 2026 is the added backing from BIGshot Targets, which is helping elevate both the scale and appeal of the shoot. With over $10,000 in prizes being given away, the Spring PA 3D Challenge offers serious incentive alongside its already strong reputation. Prize support at this level not only attracts experienced shooters, but also helps grow participation across all skill levels.

The event also aligns with the style and structure familiar to shooters involved in ASA Archery competition. Known for its emphasis on realistic scoring zones and competitive formats, ASA-style shooting continues to influence local and regional 3D events like this one, making it a great opportunity for archers to sharpen skills in a similar environment.

Beyond the competition, the Spring PA 3D Challenge maintains a strong community element. Events like this bring together clubs, brands, and shooters in a setting that blends competition with camaraderie. It’s not just about scores—it’s about preparing for the season, testing gear, and connecting with others in the sport.

For archers looking to get reps in before the season heats up, Camp Mack delivers a well-rounded event with the added bonus of major prize support and industry backing.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/BigShotTargets/

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The Grand Champion Award will be presented during the final award ceremony at the NASP^® Championship. 

NASP^® Western National Tournament, Sandy, UT  4/23-2026-4/25-2026

NASP^® Eastern National Tournament, Louisville, KY 5/7/2026-5/9/2026

NASP® Championship, Daytona, FL, 6/18/2026-6/20/2026

Unlike traditional awards given within divisions, the Grand Champion title will be awarded across all divisions, meaning only one male and one female archer will earn this honor—regardless of grade level.

For years, NASP® has remained committed to its mission and structure. In the early days of expansion beyond Kentucky, program leadership made a deliberate decision to stay focused on its foundation—bullseye archery. As interest grew and opportunities expanded, that discipline remained the anchor that ensured quality, safety, and scalability nationwide.

NASP® President Tommy Floyd said, “Now, for the first time, we can recognize what it truly means to be the best across our entire program. The Grand Champion isn’t decided in a single moment—it requires repeated excellence, across four scores, on the biggest stages we offer. This isn’t about one great day – it’s about proving you can perform at the highest level again and again.”

With the full implementation of NASP® 3D, the Grand Champion Award becomes the first national title to fully reflect that unity.

“The Grand Champion award represents the very best of NASP®,” Floyd added. “It recognizes the two students—one male and one female—who achieve greatness across both disciplines. That’s something truly special.”

In addition to receiving a one-of-a-kind trophy, Grand Champions will be permanently recognized with their names added to a commemorative display at the Archery Hall of Fame and Museum in Springfield Missouri, and the names of both archers will appear there in the perpetual plaque for all AHOF visitors to see!

From this point forward, this criterion will be used to determine each year’s Grand Champion archers.

For more information about the NASP® National and Championship tournaments, visit nasptournaments.org.

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Field Converges on X27 at 60th Anniversary of the Vegas Shoot

The 60th anniversary of the Vegas Shoot showcased not only record-setting performances, but a clear trend at the highest level of indoor competition: widespread adoption of a single arrow platform among the world’s top compound archers.

Across the Championship Compound divisions, a significant majority of the field—including nearly all finalists—competed with Easton X27 arrow shafts. That level of adoption reflects the demands of the format, where outcomes are decided in millimeters and equipment consistency becomes critical, and that level of performance was on full display throughout the event.

The Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser secured his third Vegas Shoot title following a pressure-filled shootdown, while Great Britain’s Ella Gibson claimed her first championship in a rare five-way shoot-off. In qualification, U.S. archer Bodie Turner delivered a historic 900-90X performance—highlighting the level of precision now required simply to reach the final stages.

In recurve competition, Brady Ellison earned his record 12th Vegas Shoot title, while Casey Kaufhold defended her championship to secure her third overall win.

As scoring tightens and fields deepen, equipment selection has become increasingly uniform at the top levels of the sport—particularly in indoor compound, where elite archers continue to prioritize setups that minimize variables under pressure.

The trend is hard to ignore, when nearly the entire final field shows up with the same platform, it says something about what top archers are looking for right now—repeatability and confidence shot to shot.

The 2026 Vegas Shoot once again demonstrated the evolution of competitive archery, where margins are razor-thin, and performance is defined by execution as much as equipment.

For more information, visit eastonarchery.com.

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PUEBLA, Mexico – If the opening stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup is anything to go by, then the USA is on course for another strong showing in 2026, after claiming five medals in Mexico. Only China won more. 

Brady Ellison qualified for his 15th World Cup Final with victory in recurve men. His path to the gold medal match began with two 6-0 wins, before he overcame teammate Christian Stoddard in the quarterfinals. Stoddard took sixth overall.

Two maximums from Ellison helped him to a 6-4 win over local favorite Mathias Grande (MEX) in the semifinal, setting up a finale with Chih-Chun Tang (TPE). Scores were not what they been previously, but with Tang requiring a 10 with his final arrow to force a shootoff, the archer from Chinese Taipei landed an eight to hand victory to Ellison.

“I needed 10 to win. It fired, and I knew it was a 10 in my head and it just missed, so I was like ‘come on’,” Ellison told archery+.

“So, I then 100 per cent expected it to be a shootoff. That’s what I was getting ready for, and then when I heard eight, I was like ‘oh’.

“Sometimes the matches go like that. You like to win them on your last arrow but coming away with the win, making the (World Cup) Final with the first stage of the year, I’m super excited.”

That gold in recurve men followed recurve men’s team gold, alongside Stoddard and Jack Williams, earlier on Sunday. The USA trio defeated Turkey but this time a shootoff was required, with Ellison landing the deciding arrow. Both teams scored 29 but Ellison was the only one to hit the X.

Ellison’s haul was completed with silver in recurve mixed team. He and Casey Kaufhold, the third seeds, defeated second seeded Turkey in the semifinals but came up short against top seeds China.

Catalina GNoriega was the best-placed USA archer in recurve women, taking joint seventh. Her path to the quarterfinals included a shootoff win over Kaufhold, who had defeated teammate Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez in the previous round.

Compound women won the first medal in Mexico for the USA. The team of Olivia Dean, Paige Pearce and Alexis Ruiz finished with silver, losing 233-232 to India in the deciding match.

Ruiz was the highest ranked archer from the USA in (individual) compound women, finishing joint seventh. Stephan Hansen, on his USA debut, took fourth in compound men.

Ruiz and Hansen combined for bronze in compound mixed team. They overcame India 155-154 to secure their place on the podium.

The USA’s top archers in recurve and compound next head to Newberry in Florida for the first event in the USAT Qualifier Series, with the Easton Foundations Gator Cup starting with team rounds on Thursday and individual competition from Friday.

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Easton Archery announced that the Easton X10 arrow swept every individual podium at the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Puebla, Mexico (April 7–12). Every gold medalist shot Easton X10 shafts.

Highlights included:

Recurve Women’s Individual: Historic all-Chinese podium sweep — Zhu Jingyi (gold), Yu Qi (silver), and Huang Yuwei (bronze) — all using X10 arrows. Zhu also won team and mixed team golds.

Recurve Men’s Individual: Brady Ellison (USA) took gold in a dramatic final.

Compound: Women’s champion Sara Lopez (Colombia) and Men’s champion Matthias Fullerton (Denmark) relied on the X10’s precision and tunability for their gold medals.

The X10’s tight tolerances, stability, and Made-in-USA carbon construction delivered unmatched performance in challenging outdoor conditions.

For more information, visit eastonarchery.com.

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Brady Ellison stormed to a third consecutive Indoor World Series title, capping his run with a 12th Vegas Shoot victory as the 2026 Indoor Archery World Series reached a dramatic conclusion over the weekend.

Ellison’s recurve triumph came after three days of competition at the Vegas Shoot, where he edged victory by a single point with 886. Marcus D’Almeida and Santiago Arcila both finished on 885, with the Brazilian securing second after a shootoff.

The win in Vegas catapulted Ellison to the top of the final Indoor World Series standings, allowing him to successfully defend his title and make it three in a row. He leapt five places in the rankings, finishing ahead of D’Almeida and Andres Temino Mediel, who did not compete at the Vegas Shoot.

For Casey Kaufhold, victory in Vegas marked a third win at the prestigious event. Her score of 884 secured gold in the recurve women’s division by four points over teammate Catalina GNoriega. The result lifted Kaufhold from ninth to third in the final Indoor World Series rankings, while GNoriega climbed 18 places to fifth overall.

“This one felt different for me in so many ways,” Kaufhold wrote on social media. “I’ve been shooting a higher arrow volume and training harder than I ever have.

“It is so fulfilling to walk away with a win and the highest score I’ve ever shot in Vegas. However, I’m still reaching for that coveted 300. There is always next year, but for now … IT’S OUTDOOR SEASON BABY!”

In the compound women’s division, five athletes posted perfect 900 qualification scores, including Americans Alexis Ruiz, Julia Rives and Taylor Miller. A shootdown decided the medals, with Ruiz taking silver and Rives bronze. Ruiz ultimately finished fifth overall in the Indoor World Series standings.

The compound men’s event saw 32 archers shoot 900, including Bodie Turner, who made history by scoring Xs with all 90 arrows – the first to achieve the feat at the Vegas Shoot. Turner claimed bronze behind Matthew Burns and champion Mike Schloesser.

A fifth-place finish in Vegas for Stephan Hansen saw him overtaken by Schloesser and into the silver medal position in the final Indoor World Series ranking.

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PANGBURN — Nearly 700 students, ranging from 4th to 12th grade, will take to their stand and draw their bows April 10-11 in an attempt to bring home an archery state title at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Archery in the Schools 3D State Championship hosted by Pangburn High School. 

Unlike the AIS Bull’s-eye Championship that concluded last month with a dominating performance by Magnet Cove High School, this competition allows students to aim at multiple targets of differing sizes positioned 10 to 15 meters away.

“A lot of these students shot with us at the AIS bull’s-eye competitions and state championship last month,” Aimee Swaim, AGFC Archery in the Schools Coordinator, said. “They’re shooting the same bows as before, just at different styles of targets and with a different format. The idea is to add another step toward the transition from just learning to shoot a bow to becoming a hunter.”

Swaim said one of the largest barriers youth have toward hunting and outdoor recreation is that many are raised without mentors familiar with teaching archery, firearms or other basic outdoors skills. The AGFC’s AIS Program is one of many programs offering gradual stepping stones from complete novice to accomplished outdoorsperson.

“They’ll be shooting at North American game animals,” Swaim said. “There’s a target shaped like a wild turkey, a coyote, a deer, a bear, a pronghorn and a stone sheep. All but the pronghorn and stone sheep are animals hunters can pursue right here in Arkansas. This format really helps us align the archery program closer to our effort of recruiting new outdoorspeople.”

The addition of 3D animal targets to Arkansas’s program began in 2024 at the request of a few coaches and students.

“Pangburn’s coach approached us and said the extra discipline was held during the Bull’s-eye national competitions, but you had to have qualified through a state tournament to participate,” Swaim said. “So we worked to include it here so those students who were headed to those big tournaments would be able to compete in more than one event. It sort of took off from there.”

Swaim says 41 school systems have already signed up, and many have listed multiple teams. Each team consists of six archers, and each team must have at least two boys and two girls.

“We’re seeing a lot of excitement about this new discipline since we started offering it,” Swaim said. “Pangburn has held the event for the last two years, and it’s grown from 256 archers in the first year to right at 700 this year. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s as big as the bull’s-eye competition one day.”

Visit www.agfc.com/AIS for more information on the AGFC’s Archery in the Schools Program.

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Across the Championship Compound divisions, a significant majority of the field—including nearly all finalists—competed with Easton X27 arrow shafts. That level of adoption reflects the demands of the format, where outcomes are decided in millimeters and equipment consistency becomes critical, and that level of performance was on full display throughout the event.

The Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser secured his third Vegas Shoot title following a pressure-filled shootdown, while Great Britain’s Ella Gibson claimed her first championship in a rare five-way shoot-off. In qualification, U.S. archer Bodie Turner delivered a historic 900-90X performance—highlighting the level of precision now required simply to reach the final stages.

In recurve competition, Brady Ellison earned his record 12th Vegas Shoot title, while Casey Kaufhold defended her championship to secure her third overall win.

As scoring tightens and fields deepen, equipment selection has become increasingly uniform at the top levels of the sport—particularly in indoor compound, where elite archers continue to prioritize setups that minimize variables under pressure.

The trend is hard to ignore, when nearly the entire final field shows up with the same platform, it says something about what top archers are looking for right now—repeatability and confidence shot to shot.

The 2026 Vegas Shoot once again demonstrated the evolution of competitive archery, where margins are razor-thin, and performance is defined by execution as much as equipment.

For more information, visit eastonarchery.com.

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Drawings, paintings, and digital graphics were submitted online, reflecting the creativity and passion of NASP® students nationwide. For the first time, approved submissions were also made viewable to the public here: https://woobox.com/e47vjv.

The selected artwork will be featured on official shirts worn at NASP® State, National, and Championship Bullseye events, as well as by volunteers supporting NASP® tournaments. This year’s winning trading pin design will be available in a limited quantity for trading only at the national events – while supplies last.

A panel of judges carefully reviewed the entries and selected the following winners:

• State T-Shirt Design Winner: Enan Leavitt, NV Clark Eagles Homeschool, Nevada
• National Bullseye T-Shirt Design Winner: Bentley Miller, Nodaway Valley Middle School, Iowa
• Championship Bullseye T-Shirt Design Winner: Alia Hamm, Saltillo High School, Mississippi
• Volunteer T-Shirt Design Winner: Lauren Chuck, Emerald High School, California
• Official Trading Pin Design Winner: Emily Harms, Eldon High School, Missouri

NASP® Program Manager Stephanie Evans, who facilitated the design contest, praised the students’ efforts, “Our annual design contest is one of the most fun ways we get to highlight student creativity. For the past four years, we have been amazed by how our archers interpret NASP® through art. There are so many talented NASP® archers across every grade level, and the 2026 theme of ‘NASP® in the Outdoors’ inspired some incredible and creative designs that celebrate the connection between archery, nature, and student imagination”

The winning students will each receive recognition on the NASP® website and social media channels, and their designs will be seen by thousands of archers, families, and volunteers throughout the tournament season. These winners also received a Genesis bow in the color of their choice!

NASP® extends its thanks to every student who submitted artwork this year and encourages all archers to continue sharing their talents both on and off the range. The National Design Contest will open again September, 2026 – November, 2026

The National Archery in the Schools Program promotes international-style target archery as part of in-school curriculum, to improve educational performance and participation in the shooting sports among students in grades 4-12. To learn more about NASP® visit:https://www.naspschools.org

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Several state records were broken during the 20th annual National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament on March 21 in Lincoln.

During the competition at the Sandhills Global Events Center, in which 38 Nebraska schools competed, two individual records were set.

Aiden Jedlecki of Bellevue Cornerstone Christian scored 293 of a possible 300 points for the boys’ high score in the bull’s-eye competition. Camdon Roker of Lincoln Standing Bear High set a new boys’ 3D mark with 291 points.

Three team records were set. Milford set the high school team 3D record with 1,660 points, Lincoln Pound set the middle school team bull’s-eye mark with 3,217 points, and Omaha Mater Dei Academy set the elementary school team bull’s-eye record with 2,822 points.

NASP is an in-school curriculum covering target archery for students in grades 4-12. The state tournament is the largest archery event in Nebraska.

The results:

Bull’s-Eye

SACO Duels – 1. Lincoln Pius X High, $1,000 archery gear; 2. Lincoln Southwest High, $600 archery gear; 3./4. – Lincoln Pound Middle School, $200 archery gear; 3./4. – St. Peter’s Catholic School, $200 archery gear

NASP All-Nebraska Academic Archer Team

Macie Carter, Milford; Alexia Smith, Lincoln Northwest; Alayna Tvrdy, Milford; Kat Meyer, Pound Middle; Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Southwest; Brooklyn Devall, Tri-City Homeschool; Tessa Collins, Bellevue Cornerstone Christian; Anna Diessner, Tri-City Homeschool; Natalie Nutzman, Milford; Ayla Salistean, Milford; Emery Schnieders, Lincoln St. John the Apostle; Layla Whitford, Milford; Abram Castlebury, Omaha Concordia; Christopher Wissenburg, Milford; Kolbe Brock, Tri-City Homeschool; Calvin Falldorf, Lincoln North Star; Chason Bell, Lincoln Scott Middle; Aiden Jedlecki, Cornerstone Christian; James Wissenburg, Milford; Heath Bacon, Milford; Elijah Schreiner, Lincoln Pius X; Henry Hanzlicek, Pound Middle; Camdon Roker, Lincoln Standing Bear High; Simon Ulmer, Pound Middle

Nebraska Endowment Scholarship Winners

$2,500 – Male: Henry Hanzlicek, Pound Middle; Female: Kat Meyer, Pound Middle; $1,500 – Male: Chason Bell, Scott Middle; Female: Gracie McDonald, Milford; $1,000 – Male: Peter Pulliam, Omaha Mater Dei Academy; Female: Natalie Nutzman, Milford

Elementary

Female – 1. Gabrielle Hockel, Mater Dei, 265; 2. Maria Diaz, Mater Dei, 250; 3. Agnes Pulliam, Mater Dei, 248; 4. Evelyn Lerch, Mater Dei, 247; 5. Roary Therkildsen, Cornerstone Christian, 246

Male – 1. Benedict Kray, Mater Dei, 255; 2. Kree Kucera, Lawrence-Nelson, 246; 3. Dimitri Hockel, Mater Dei, 245; 4. Harley Furrey, Lawrence-Nelson, 241; 5. Tilon Scott, Tri-City Homeschool, 238

Middle School

Female – 1. Kat Meyer, Pound Middle, 286; 2. Trinity Bartee, Mater Dei, 281; 3. Tessa Collins, Cornerstone Christian, 277; 4. Brooklyn Devall, Tri-City Homeschool, 275; 5. Christine Ng, Mater Dei, 270

Male – 1. Chason Bell, Scott Middle, 286 (tie broken); 2. Henry Hanzlicek, Pound Middle, 286; 3. Hunter Therkildsen, Cornerstone Christian, 276 (tie broken); 4. Simon Ulmer, Pound Middle, 276; 5. Andrew Sandquist, Mater Dei, 275

High School

Female – 1. Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Southwest, 292; 2. Natalie Nutzman, Milford, 287; 3. Gracie McDonald, Milford, 284; 4. Helen Kuck, Mater Dei, 283; 5. Sarah Rascon, Mater Dei, 281

Male – 1. Aiden Jedlecki, Cornerstone Christian, 293; 2. Camdon Roker, Standing Bear, 292; 3. Calvin Falldorf, North Star, 284; 4. Johnny Landsgaard, Mater Dei, 283 (tie broken); 5. Peter Pulliam, Mater Dei, 283

Overall Bull’s-Eye High Scores

Female – Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Southwest, 292

Male – Aiden Jedlecki, Cornerstone Christian, 293

Nebraska Bowhunter Association Sportsmanship Trophy – Tri-City Homeschool

Bull’s-Eye Team Awards

Elementary – 1. Mater Dei, 2,822; 2. Lawrence-Nelson, 2,458; 3. Cornerstone Christian, 2,348

Middle School – 1. Pound Middle, 3,217; 2. Mater Dei, 3,157; 3. Milford, 2,958

High School – 1. Milford, 3,308; 2. Mater Dei, 3,302; 3. Pius X, 3,179

3D

Elementary

Female – 1. Evelyn Lerch, Mater Dei, 246; 2. Roary Therkildsen, Cornerstone Christian, 230; 3. Kenzley Zabel, Tri-City Homeschool, 229; 4. Gabrielle Hockel, Mater Dei, 224; 5. Lucy Deaver, Cornerstone Christian, 220

Male – 1. Damien Bartoo, Cornerstone Christian, 237; 2. Henry Bradehoft, Blessed Sacrament, 235; 3. Deacon Peltier, Cornerstone Christian, 234 (tie broken); 4. Benedict Kray, Mater Dei, 234; 5. Samuel Morris, St. John Lutheran, 230

Middle School

Female – 1. Kat Meyer, Pound Middle, 280 (tie broken); 2. Tessa Collins, Cornerstone Christian, 280; 3. Riley Breyer, Milford, 276; 4. Christine Ng, Mater Dei, 270; 5. Trinity Bartee, Mater Dei, 269

Male – 1. Simon Ulmer, Pound Middle, 278; 2. Jack Harlan, Pound Middle, 269; 3. Henry Hanzlicek, Pound Middle, 267; 4. Paul Ganow, Pound Middle, 265; 5. Kiptyn Goreham, Pound Middle, 261

High School

Female – 1. Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Southwest, 285; 2. Anna Diessner, Tri-City Homeschool, 280; 3. Ayla Salistean, Milford, 277 (tie broken); 4. Aspyn Callaway, Lincoln Southeast, 277; 5. Natalie Nutzman, Milford, 276

Male – 1. Camdon Roker, Standing Bear, 291; 2. Aiden Jedlecki, Cornerstone Christian, 287; 3. Heath Bacon, Milford, 282; 4. James Wissenburg, Milford, 277; 5. Johnny Landsgaard, Mater Dei, 276

Overall 3D High Scores

Female – Maddie Hoyle, Lincoln Southwest, 285

Male – Camdon Roker, Standing Bear, 291

3D Team Awards

Elementary – 1. Cornerstone Christian, 1,294; 2. Mater Dei, 1,265; 2. Lawrence-Nelson, 1,237

Middle School – 1. Pound Middle, 1,594; 2. Mater Dei, 1,569; 3. Milford, 1,496

High School – 1. Milford, 1,660; 2. Mater Dei, 1,619; 3. Lincoln Southwest, 1,601

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