CAM Podcast

Ep. 170 Mike Schloesser by Competition Archery Media

Chloe Nelsen, at 16 years old, became the first female to win the Championship Compound Young Adult division at the Vegas Shoot in 2026, just two months after winning Youth Female Open at the Lancaster Archery Classic. Despite her young age, she has an incredible resume of wins and of top-tier scores. We talked to her about the Vegas Shoot, where she was initially declared the third-place finisher, about juggling high school and top-level, competitive archery and about how she approaches the sport at her age.

Ryan Jeffries is a professional archer who competes in the Senior Pro division on the ASA circuit. He won his first ASA pro class title at the Shibuya Pro/Am in March 2026. We talked to Ryan about that win, about competing as a pro and working full time as a civil engineer and about traveling to tournaments with his family.

Gracen Fletcher is a 19-year-old archer from Indiana who competes in women's pro compound events. After winning The Vegas Shoot in 2025, with the only 900 shot in the division, she won her first ASA in the Women's Known Pro division at the 2026 Shibuya Pro/Am in Russell County, Ala., in March. We talked to Gracen about that win, about her Vegas win, about the struggles she said she's having this year with her shot, and, of course, about training Arabian horses.

Senior Known Pro Michael Braden talks about winning the 2026 Hoyt/Easton Pro/Am in Foley, Ala., which was his first win in that division since his "retirement" in 2023. Michael talks about how hard he's worked at being a pro archer since he began in 1996, and how he lost the desire to do that work by the end of 2022, which led to his one-year hiatus. With the advent of the Senior Known Pro class in 2023, Michael felt the fire to come back to the game. He also talks about coaching, his signature index-finger release and how much he loves aiming drills!