CAM Podcast

We sat down with Casey Kaufhold after the 2026 Vegas Shoot, where she earned back-to-back wins in Championship Women's Olympic Recurve. This year, Casey won the title outright, without having to go to a shootoff. She describes the difference between the two ways to win, and discusses the extra effort she put into her indoor game this year. Casey also talks about her 2026 shooting schedule, what the world rankings mean to her and about looking ahead already to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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.