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: Mathews
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Shooter Stool, Mettle Field Quiver
Started Shooting: 1984 | Started Competing: Right away
Favorite Accomplishment: 1st ASA win in Myrtle Beach, SC
Passions Outside of Archery: .22 & Air Rifle shooting, Bowhunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
Get to as many events as possible & learn from the best shooters in your area. Watch all my videos on GoldTip’s YouTube Channel!
Cara Kelly | Pro
Hometown: Lapeer, MI
Current Bow: Mathews
Favorite Elevation Product: Jetstream Bow Case
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning Shooter of the Year while Pregnant!
Advice For a New Shooter:
Practice with a purpose. You determine your own destiny.
Brady Hempen | Known Pro
Hometown: Paducah, KY
Current Bow: PSE Supra 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Jetstream XL
Favorite Accomplishment: Finishing 2nd at the ASA Classic 2023 Known Pro Class
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
Make changes to your equipment and shot process for what you see under pressure when your nerves are at their worst. Then, use practice at home to get used to the changes and make them part of you. Don’t worry about your scores. Everything takes time and hard work.
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 | Known Pro
Hometown: Rogers, AR
Current Bow: Elite Verdict
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Shooter Stool
Started Shooting: 1990 (10 years old) | Started Competing: 2015
Favorite Accomplishment: First ever 690 to be shot in competition
Passions Outside of Archery: Bowhunting
Advice For a New Shooter:
Learn to execute a smooth surprise shot.
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.
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 | Women’s 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.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Have Fun!
Chris Hacker | Open 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 | Known Pro
Hometown: Alabaster, AL
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos
Favorite Elevation Product: Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Place to Compete: Foley Alabama
Favorite Accomplishment: Winning into the Known Pro
Passions Outside of Archery: Golf & Grilling
Advice For a New Shooter:
Archery is a game where practice in rewarded in competition.
Andy Callaway | Open Pro
Hometown: Weyauwega, WI
Current Bow: Mathews Title
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver, Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: Rookie of the Year – Open Pro
Passions Outside of Archery: Frisbee Golf
Advice For a New Shooter:
Always have fun! If you stop having fun it means you’re putting too much pressure on yourself and you won’t shoot to your potential.
Tony Tazza | Senior Pro
Hometown: Boswell, PA
Current Bow: Hoyt
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:
Don’t be afraid to experiment. You never know if something will work for you unless you try.
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%.
Benton Christensen | Senior Pro
Hometown: Preston, ID
Current Bow: Prime
Favorite Elevation Product: Emergent 1800 Pack
Started Shooting: 1986 | Started Competing: 1990
Favorite Accomplishment: 3-Time Lancaster Classic Champion
Advice For a New Shooter:
Join a local club.
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, MO
Current Bow: Mathews Title 38
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.
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.
Ace Coleman | Known Pro
Hometown: Paris, TN
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos 40
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver, Rectrix Release Pouch
Favorite Accomplishment: 2nd in Foley 2024
Passions Outside of Archery: Investing
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 Known Pro
Hometown: Tully, NY
Current Bow: Hoyt Stratos
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver
Favorite Accomplishment: 3rd place in Women’s Open and Women’s Known ASA.
Passions Outside of Archery: Photography/Hunting Dog Training.
Advice For a New Shooter:
Don’t forget – you started this because it was fun!
Malcom Jones Jr. | Known Pro
Hometown: York, PA
Current Bow: Elite Verdict
Favorite Elevation Product: Nest Lite Shooter Stool and Jetstream Case
Favorite Accomplishment: 2020 ASA Classic win
Passions Outside of Archery: Hunting, fishing, motocross, snowboarding
Advice For a New Shooter:
Have patience, learn patience & above all, always enjoy yourself.
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.
Michael Huff | Open Pro
Hometown: Clarksville, TN
Current Bow: Mathews Title 38
Favorite Elevation Product: Mettle Field Quiver, Nest Shooter Stool, Jetstream Bow Case
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: