Elevation Pro Staff Profiles
dan mccarthy | Pro
Hometown: Wauzeka, WI
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 40
Favorite Elevation Product: USA Nerve Field Quiver & Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 8x Consecutive ASA Pro/Am Champion
emily mccarthy | Pro
Hometown: Wauzeka, WI
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Nerve Field Quiver & Hunt Jetstream Travel Bow Case
Favorite Accomplishment: 2021 ASA Classic Champion
tim gillingham | senior pro
Hometown: Provo, UT
Current Bow: Bowtech Reckoning 38
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver & Nest Shooter Stool
Started Shooting: 1984 | Started Competing: Right away
Favorite Accomplishment: Seeing shooters take my methods and advice and be successful with it
Passions Outside of Archery: Air Rifle, NRLX Competition, Rifle Competition, Bowhunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
Surround yourself with good shooters and push yourself to compete at the highest level. It will make you improve faster.
cara kelly | Pro
Hometown: Lapeer, MI
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 34
Favorite Elevation Product: Nerve Field Quiver & Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 2021 ASA Shooter of the Year
robert householder | Pro
Hometown: Slapout, AL
Current Bow: Mathews TRX
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: Rushmore Rumble 2021
Advice For a New Shooter:
If you are determined and you work hard, it will be a lot of fun.
Richard bowen | pro
Hometown: Rogers, AR
Current Bow: Elite Rezult 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver & Rectrix Release Pouch
Started Shooting: 1992 (12 years old) | Started Competing: 2014
Favorite Accomplishment: First ever 690 to be shot in competition
Passions Outside of Archery: Bowhunting, Camping, Long Range Rifles
Advice For a New Shooter:
Learn to be ok with movement in your scope and learn to shoot many styles of releases (hinges button, tension, etc.) to find what you like the most.
Louis price | Pro
Hometown: Palmyra, NY
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver & Nest Shooter Stool
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning USA Nationals and US Open in the same weekend.
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
Focus on your shot technique and rhythm.
ella gibson | compound women
Hometown: Cirencester, United Kingdom
Current Bow: Hoyt Invicta 40 SVX
Favorite Elevation Product: Core Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: WA18m World Record in 2019 of 596 or European Indoor Championships Gold Medal
Passions Outside of Archery: Art – painting and drawing – and baking. I almost always bring some baked goods to a competition. My favorite art subject is big cats, especially tigers, but I love drawing or painting anything living.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Work as hard as you can, there are no shortcuts so spend as much time behind the bow as possible and always shoot with a real purpose.
Brady Hempen | Pro
Hometown: Clarksville, TN
Current Bow: Hoyt Invicta
Favorite Elevation Product: Jetstream XL
Favorite Accomplishment: Making 4 ASA Known Pro shoot-offs in a row
Passions Outside of Archery: Bowhunting, Martial Arts, Sporting Clays
Advice For a New Shooter:
Don’t get discouraged if you aren’t seeing fast results, just trust the process.
Garrett ayersman | Pro
Hometown: Morgantown, WV
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Jetstream Bow Case
Favorite Accomplishment: 2018 ASA Classic Known Pro Win
Advice For a New Shooter:
Start small and learn how to win with your equipment. Don’t change constantly, have an understanding of what makes you perform the best with your equipment.
Sharon wallace | pro
Hometown: Townville
Current Bow: PSE RTX
Favorite Elevation Product: Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Place to Compete: Foley, AL
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning SOY and the Classic at the same time, twice.
Passions Outside of Archery: Working out and reading.
Advice For a New Shooter:
HaVE Fun!
chris hacker | pro
Hometown: Van Buren, AR
Current Bow: Hoyt Invicta
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Place to Compete: ASA London, KY
Favorite Accomplishment: 2016 IBO Pipestem 1st Place
Passions Outside of Archery: Fishing and Bowhunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
be patient and don’t try to be perfect right out the gate. learn the proper way to shoot and stay away from bad habits.
barry langston | pro
Hometown: Alabaster, AL
Current Bow: Hoyt Invicta 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Shooter Stool
Favorite Place to Compete: Vegas Shoot
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning into the pro class, 2nd place Rookie of the Year Known Pro 2020
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting, Golf, Grilling
Advice For a New Shooter:
enjoy each stage of improvement, don’t get frustrated and have fun.
HANNAH MOOSE | WOMENS KNOWN 50
Hometown: York, PA
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Shooter Stool
Favorite Accomplishment: ASA Classic Champion and Shooter of the Year
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting and fishing
Advice For a New Shooter:
Have fun and enjoy your time on the range, as well as the process of constantly growing and improving.
jon scott | pro
Hometown: Amsterdam, NY
Current Bow: Hoyt Invicta 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Place to Compete: Las Vegas
Andy callaway | open pro
Hometown: Weyauwega, WI
Current Bow: Mathews TRX36
Favorite Elevation Product: Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 2014 Open Pro Rookie of the Year
Passions Outside of Archery: Frisbee Golf, Trip out West every Fall
tony tazza | pro
Hometown: Boswell, PA
Current Bow: Hoyt Invict
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Shooter Stool
Started Shooting: 1985 | Started Competing: 1995
Favorite Accomplishment: IBO World Champion
Passions Outside of Archery: Old Cars, Trucks
Advice For a New Shooter:
Always believe in your training/ability.
kailey johnston | women’s pro
Hometown: Dublin, GA
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver & Rectrix Release Pouch
Started Shooting: 8 years old | Started Competing: 8 years old
Favorite Accomplishment: Several gold, silver, and bronze metals from shooting on world teams
Advice For a New Shooter:
Never give up and always give 100%.
lindsay christensen | women’s pro
Hometown: Weston, ID
Current Bow: Prime Nexus 4
Favorite Elevation Product: Rectrix Release Pouch
Started Shooting: 1993 (4 years old) | Started Competing: 1997
Favorite Accomplishment: Being able to harvest three of the four species of Spanish Ibex with my bow. I am hoping to finish the slam eventually.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Set goals!
remington boyer | known pro
Hometown: Sullivan, IN
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Mathews Edition Nerve Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: Paris Texas Known Pro Champion
Advice For a New Shooter:
Find a group of local guys to compete and push one another to become better shooters.
renee hornbuckle | women’s pro
Hometown: Hayden, AZ
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 34
Favorite Elevation Product: Nerve Field Quiver & Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 3rd Place @ Classic 2020
Advice For a New Shooter:
Stay motivated and believe in yourself always!
jase boils | pro
Hometown: Albany, KY
Current Bow: Elite Rezult
Favorite Elevation Product: Nerve Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: 2nd Place @ Indoor Nationals
Advice For a New Shooter:
Don’t get down on yourself.
riku van tonder | pro
Hometown: Hamilton New Zealand
Current Bow: Bowtech Reckoning 38
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: 3rd in the Open Pro at Vegas
Advice For a New Shooter:
Take it easy don’t rush focus on your groupings and how to make them tighter. Learn how your bow works and what makes it perform.
shawnn vincent | pro
Hometown: Darrington, WA
Current Bow: Prime Nexus 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Jetstream XL
Favorite Accomplishment: National Outdoor Champion – USA Archery 2021
Passions Outside of Archery: Elk Hunting in Backcountry of Idaho.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Embrace failure, learn from it, succeed.
ace coleman | known pro
Hometown: Paris, TN
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos 36
Favorite Elevation Product: Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 2022 ASA Known Shooter of the Year
Passions Outside of Archery: Learning how to generate wealth, fitness and nutrition, and bowhunting and the outdoors.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Build a strong foundation. do the right thing the first time. take notes on yourself & your equipment. have fun – you get what you put in.
Katelyn bordwell | women’s pro
Hometown: Tully, NY
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: Shooting 3 14s in the ASA Women’s Pro Shootdown moving my position from 5th place to 3rd.
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting, training bird dogs, and photography.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Don’t forget the reason you started. I started competing because I loved to shoot. now, being in a highly competitive class, it is easy to put pressure on myself and get down. but I remind myself I do this because I love to shoot a bow.
jacob miller | known pro
Hometown: Midland, MI
Current Bow: Mathews TRX
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning the Iowa ProAm
Passions Outside of Archery: Fishing.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Don’t give up.
malcom jones | known pro
Hometown: York, PA
Current Bow: Elite Verdict
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver and Jetstream Case
Favorite Accomplishment: First national win at the Classic (amateur)
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting, fishing, camping, motocross.
Advice For a New Shooter:
have patience, learn patience & above all, always enjoy yourself.
michael huff | open pro
Hometown: Clarksville, TN
Current Bow: Mathews TRX 36 and 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Nerve Field Quiver Package and Nest Shooter Stool
Favorite Accomplishments: 2019 Shooter of the Year in Semi Pro, 2021 ASA Classic 4th place, 2022 IBO 3rd leg 4th place.
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting.
Advice For a New Shooter:
work hard and follow your dreams, believe in yourself, anything is possible through hard work and determination.