The Texas A&M Archery Team took two top spots in the Aggie Invitational over the Nov. 12-13 weekend. The team is stacked with talent including both an Olympian and a Junior Olympian.
Olympian Casey Kaufhold finished first in the FITA round Recurve Senior Female division with a total score of 1168. Junior Olympian Trenton Cowles also finished first in his division for the FITA round with a total score of 1166.
FITA round, in the sport of archery, is a form of target shooting competition used in international and world championship events, authorized by the Fédération Internationale de Tir à l’Arc.
The maroon and white will also compete at the USA Archery Indoor Nationals in February and the National Outdoor Collegiate Championships in May. The A&M archery team has won 22 National Championships from 1996-2006 and 2010-2021. The 2020 championship was canceled due to COVID-19.
Kaufhold won the silver medal in the women’s individual event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, S.D., and is a freshman visualization major. Cowles is a junior manufacturing & mechanical engineering tech major.
To find more information on the Archery Team, visit tamuarchery.com or follow them on Instagram @tamutargetarchers.
Nikki Lawrence is a junior recreation parks tourism sciences major and contributed this from JOUR 359, Reporting Sports, to The Battalion.