Alfred State archer Jacob Houseknecht wins Easton Collegiate Trophy Tournament

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Jacob Houseknecht on the award stand

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Alfred State senior archer Jacob Houseknecht (Candor) won the men’s compound championship at the Easton Collegiate Trophy Tournament. This is the second time that Houseknecht has won the event during his collegiate career.

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Alfred State senior archer Jacob Houseknecht (Candor) won the men’s compound championship at the Easton Collegiate Trophy Tournament. This is the second time that Houseknecht has won the event during his collegiate career.

Houseknecht won the same title in 2019, the last time the event took place. On top of his winning performance in the Easton College Trophy Tournament, he competed in the Lancaster Classic in the men’s open class. He continued his solid performance with a 7th place finish of 299 competitors in the division and made an appearance on the live broadcast streamed worldwide. 

Watch Houseknecht on the live stream: He is featured on the live stream from 4:01 through 4:12 

Six members of the Archers of Alfred competed over the three-day event held at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, PA. In addition to the performance of Houseknecht, Matt Szczepanski placed 4th in the men’s hunter class division.

The Lancaster Classic is the largest archery competition in the eastern United States with over 2,000 archers converging in Pennsylvania.  

Alfred State Archery next competes at the USA Archery Indoor Nationals February 25th-27th.