February 01, 2022
OLYMPIAN CASEY KAUFHOLD TO JOIN USA ARCHERY’S COLLEGIATE ARCHERY PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tokyo 2020 Olympian and 2021 World Archery Championships silver medalist Casey Kaufhold recently announced she will join USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program, shooting for Texas A&M University (TAMU), beginning this fall. Student-athletes in USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program aim for excellence in the classroom and on the target, with opportunities to shoot for recreational enjoyment, or competitively at the state, regional, national and international levels.
“I knew I wanted to do archery in college because I’m planning on continuing to compete in the World Cups and at a high level, so I wanted a school that had a major I was interested in, as well as a strong team where I know the archers on it would push me. I push myself to practice, but I like to have people around me that I can do matches with or practice scoring for small, friendly competitions. A&M looked like the best choice right now for me to have that experience,” said Kaufhold.
February 01, 2022
OLYMPIAN CASEY KAUFHOLD TO JOIN USA ARCHERY’S COLLEGIATE ARCHERY PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tokyo 2020 Olympian and 2021 World Archery Championships silver medalist Casey Kaufhold recently announced she will join USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program, shooting for Texas A&M University (TAMU), beginning this fall. Student-athletes in USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program aim for excellence in the classroom and on the target, with opportunities to shoot for recreational enjoyment, or competitively at the state, regional, national and international levels.
“I knew I wanted to do archery in college because I’m planning on continuing to compete in the World Cups and at a high level, so I wanted a school that had a major I was interested in, as well as a strong team where I know the archers on it would push me. I push myself to practice, but I like to have people around me that I can do matches with or practice scoring for small, friendly competitions. A&M looked like the best choice right now for me to have that experience,” said Kaufhold.
Kaufhold was accepted to the Visualization major in the College of Architecture, where she will explore career opportunities in the creative design realm while pursuing archery at the highest level of training and competition.
“You have to study a lot more in college than you do in high school, so I’m going to try to prioritize my time as much as possible. Classes are a priority obviously, so after that, I’ll just try to practice whenever I can. I’d like to get a schedule down so I can practice in between classes. At A&M they have lights on their outdoor range, so it’s open until 11 p.m. Even if it’s dark out, I can practice at night and get those reps in if I have to,” Kaufhold said.
February 01, 2022
OLYMPIAN CASEY KAUFHOLD TO JOIN USA ARCHERY’S COLLEGIATE ARCHERY PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tokyo 2020 Olympian and 2021 World Archery Championships silver medalist Casey Kaufhold recently announced she will join USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program, shooting for Texas A&M University (TAMU), beginning this fall. Student-athletes in USA Archery’s Collegiate Archery Program aim for excellence in the classroom and on the target, with opportunities to shoot for recreational enjoyment, or competitively at the state, regional, national and international levels.
“I knew I wanted to do archery in college because I’m planning on continuing to compete in the World Cups and at a high level, so I wanted a school that had a major I was interested in, as well as a strong team where I know the archers on it would push me. I push myself to practice, but I like to have people around me that I can do matches with or practice scoring for small, friendly competitions. A&M looked like the best choice right now for me to have that experience,” said Kaufhold.
Kaufhold was accepted to the Visualization major in the College of Architecture, where she will explore career opportunities in the creative design realm while pursuing archery at the highest level of training and competition.
“You have to study a lot more in college than you do in high school, so I’m going to try to prioritize my time as much as possible. Classes are a priority obviously, so after that, I’ll just try to practice whenever I can. I’d like to get a schedule down so I can practice in between classes. At A&M they have lights on their outdoor range, so it’s open until 11 p.m. Even if it’s dark out, I can practice at night and get those reps in if I have to,” Kaufhold said.
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Connor Kaufhold, Casey’s brother, also attends A&M and will be her teammate on the TAMU Archery team. Connor will begin his Junior year at A&M this Fall and will help Casey get acquainted with life as a college athlete.
“Over the past few years, whenever he’s home, I’m traveling, so I haven’t seen him for a long period of time in a long time. I think it’ll be really neat to be at the same college and live nearby. He can kind of show me the ropes and help me out with anything because he will have two years of experience there by the time I get there. I’m excited to shoot on the team with him and get to spend more time with him,” said Kaufhold.
Kaufhold shared that she is particularly excited about experiencing her first USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals. The culminating event of the collegiate season features heated individual, team and mixed team competition as archers battle it out for podium finishes, All-American and All-American Academic honors and the highly coveted National Team Championship Award.
