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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Medalists have been confirmed for the 2026 USA Archery JOAD Indoor Nationals but not before a few alterations following action across Michigan, Mississippi and Virginia last weekend.
In all, there were 15 archers who did enough to secure podium spots with their final weekend performances, including five who claimed gold, eight to achieve silver and two to take bronze.
Of those taking gold in the final weekend were Caleb Chang (recurve U18 men), Savannah O’Donohue (compound U21 women), Brody Terry (compound U15 men), Elijah Hillensbeck (barebow U21 men) and Marshal Boring (fixed pins U18 men).
In all, there were 36 national champions named, across recurve, compound, barebow, fixed pins and para divisions, with almost 1,700 archers competing at a combined 17 events nationwide..
Highlights include a share of bronze in recurve U21 men, as four points split the top four. Jacob Lanahan took gold, followed by Chanyoung Mun with silver, while early frontrunners Eric Wang and Joseph Diesta each took bronze.
It was even closer in recurve U21 women, where four points separated the top six, and six points were the difference between the leading eight! Akshara Vijay (pictured) finished with gold, from Charvika Gopi. Both shot 570 but Vijay managed to hit one more 10. Samantha Ensign took bronze with 569.
Audrey Han set a new national record on her way to gold in recurve U15 women. Three points divided gold and bronze in recurve U13 men, as Luke Wang became JOAD national champion, ahead of Silas Huang and Ethan Tang.
Caleb Quiocho dropped just three points on his way to gold in compound U21 men. Miranda Meighen (563), Maddie Hanley and Emma Wilkin (both 561) were the medalists in a fiercely fought compound U15 women – Hanley took silver with two more 10s than Wilkin. Alaska Harris took gold by one point in compound U13 women, from Darby Thomas.
In fixed pins, Aaron Brunner dopped just one point in scoring 599 to win gold in U21 men. Jeannie Hite scored 596 for top honors in U21 women, as did Marshal Boring in U18 men. Brother Aaron also returned home with god in fixed pins U13 men.
Meanwhile, gold and silver were determined by one point in U13 women, with Elizaveta Kravchuk triumphant. Para success was enjoyed by Brody Francis (para compound U21 men), Aarya Krishnan (para compound U18 men), Rosiene Gastineau (para compound U15 women) and Frank Bailey (W1 U15 combined).
Athletes on the 2026 Regional Elite Program were among the medal recipients from JOAD Indoor Nationals, including Jack Chen, Sam McDonald (both recurve U18 men) and Ori Baker (barebow U15 women).
Check out the full list of results from the 2026 USA Archery JOAD Indoor Nationals.
In addition to the individual competition, JOAD clubs also had the opportunity this year to compete in the JOAD Indoor Nationals Club Team Championship. With more than 270 clubs taking part, the top honors went to SW Archery Academy of New Jersey. Silver was secured by Houston Archery Lessons & JOAD, while bronze went to 88 Archery Club in Georgia. Each club will receive a commemorative pennant (pictured below) that they can proudly display.
