Erika Jones (born December 23, 1988 as Erika Rae Anschutz) is an American archer. She has won gold medals at both major

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compound discipline competitions, the

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and

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, as well as numerous other national, regional and international competitions, including a

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cadet title at age 13. She turned professional in 2006 and is a former world number one archer. Jones graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 2010. Erika Jones holds the current indoor world record of the World Archery 18m round for Compound Women, at 595 points, shot in Nîmes, France on February 26, 2014.

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* American female archers Living people 1988 births World Archery Championships medalists World Games gold medalists for the United States Summer World University Games medalists in archery FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States World Games medalists in archery 21st-century American sportswomen University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni Medalists at the 2013 World Games {{US-archery-bio-stub