Lancaster County's Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison just won the bronze medal in mixed team archery at the Paris Olympics.Kaufhold, who is from Smoketown, came through in the clutch, launching the medal-winning shot to give Team USA a 6-2 win over India.Round-by-Round updatesIn their first round this morning, Team USA defeated Uzbekistan 6-0, sending them to the quarterfinals.Kaufhold and Ellison won again in the quarterfinals, beating the team from Japan 5-3. That win sent Team USA to the semifinals, where they lost to Germany 5-3.Kaufhold and Ellison defeat India 6-2 to win the bronze medal!Individual competitionsKaufhold competed in the women's individual competition on Thursday morning but was eliminated after placing fourth. Ellison advanced in the men's individual ranking round Thursday morning, defeating Muhammed Adbullah Yildirmis of Turkey, 6-2, then beating W.C. Kao, of China, also by a score of 6-2. He'll also compete on Sunday, Aug. 4, in the men's individual round of 16.Kaufhold and Ellison Kaufhold, who grew up in Smoketown, Lancaster County, won the Lancaster Archery Classic last year.Kaufhold is no stranger to high-level competition. She travels around the world every year. At 17, she competed with the United States Archery team in the Tokyo Games. Kaufhold reached the quarterfinal in the team event and the second round in the individual event.She is ranked No. 1 in the world in the women's recurve.Ellison is a five-time Olympian hailing from Globe, Arizona, but trains alongside Kaufhold at the Lancaster Archery Academy.He's also a big supporter of Casey's and is hoping the road to Paris goes straight through Lancaster County.Ellison is one of the world's most successful recurve archers. He is a three-time Olympian who competed in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio games.
Lancaster County's Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison just won the bronze medal in mixed team archery at the Paris Olympics.
Kaufhold, who is from Smoketown, came through in the clutch, launching the medal-winning shot to give Team USA a 6-2 win over India.
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- In their first round this morning, Team USA defeated Uzbekistan 6-0, sending them to the quarterfinals.
- Kaufhold and Ellison won again in the quarterfinals, beating the team from Japan 5-3.
- That win sent Team USA to the semifinals, where they lost to Germany 5-3.
- Kaufhold and Ellison defeat India 6-2 to win the bronze medal!
Individual competitions
Kaufhold competed in the women's individual competition on Thursday morning but was eliminated after placing fourth.
Ellison advanced in the men's individual ranking round Thursday morning, defeating Muhammed Adbullah Yildirmis of Turkey, 6-2, then beating W.C. Kao, of China, also by a score of 6-2.
He'll also compete on Sunday, Aug. 4, in the men's individual round of 16.
Kaufhold and Ellison
Kaufhold, who grew up in Smoketown, Lancaster County, won the Lancaster Archery Classic last year.
Kaufhold is no stranger to high-level competition. She travels around the world every year. At 17, she competed with the United States Archery team in the Tokyo Games. Kaufhold reached the quarterfinal in the team event and the second round in the individual event.
She is ranked No. 1 in the world in the women's recurve.
Ellison is a five-time Olympian hailing from Globe, Arizona, but trains alongside Kaufhold at the Lancaster Archery Academy.
He's also a big supporter of Casey's and is hoping the road to Paris goes straight through Lancaster County.
Ellison is one of the world's most successful recurve archers. He is a three-time Olympian who competed in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio games.
