SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico – Four barebow archers led the medal charge for the United States at the 2025 Pan American Field Archery Championships with success in individual barebow and barebow mixed team as the USA won nine of the 16 gold medals on offer.
Fawn Girard and Allen Knisley (pictured above) claimed their first gold on Saturday in barebow mixed team, overcoming Chile 52-46. The pair then went their separate ways on Sunday to win individual gold. Knisley’s individual victory came against number one seed Cristian Duvan Garcia Sanchez (CHI), 52-42. Girard overwhelmed Maria Mercedes Criado Toncovich (ARG) 45-29.
William Knippling and Melissa McAvoy were on top of the podium on Saturday, also. Knippling took the honors in barebow 50+ men with a 34-22 win over Javier Cufarfan Lopez (MEX). McAvoy defeated Nancy Gabriela Nava Rivera 29-19 in barebow 50+ women. The pairing also won barebow 50+ mixed team gold.
Elsewhere, there was success for Nicholas D’Amour (pictured) in recurve men courtesy of a 62-61 win over Marcus D’Almeida (BRA) in the gold medal match. Stuart Aldridge was bronze medalist in recurve 50+ men.
Amy Francka was top seed after qualification and maintained her dominance throughout, taking gold in compound women after a 56-52 win over second seed Ivana Palacios Reyes (MEX). Lea Jarrett of the USA took bronze. Francka also took silver in compound mixed team with Robert Dover.
Longbow managed mixed team gold through Joella Bates and Joshua Miller. Miller also won individual gold in longbow men, with Bates taking silver in longbow women. There were more medals in the traditional discipline. Mixed team gold was earned by Stephanie Correa and Cody Hasson (pictured below) following a narrow 39-37 win over Argentina.
Hasson went on to win individual gold on Sunday in traditional men, with Correa adding a bronze to her collection in traditional women.
