Purple Arrows in 2027 - Jacob Schouten

With six years of archery experience, Jacob has achieved considerable success across both recurve and compound disciplines. His first five years were dedicated to competitive recurve, earning multiple New Zealand Indoor and Outdoor National Championship titles, as well as gold and silver medals at the 2025 Trans-Tasman Championships.

He transitioned to compound archery in December 2025 and quickly established himself, winning the U21 Outdoor National Championships after just two months of shooting, despite competing with a broken wrist. He subsequently achieved a clean sweep of four gold medals at the Australian Youth Nationals in U16 Compound, followed by two silver medals at the Oceania Championships in the U18 category. He also went on to win the U21 Indoor National Championships.

Across both disciplines, he currently holds an impressive 16 New Zealand records, alongside numerous other tournament achievements.