At the 2024 Pan American Championships, the Arizona native completed a remarkable triple-gold haul, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament to win the compound women’s individual, women’s team and mixed team titles.
Her performances also secured the USA its first official qualification place for the 2025 World Games.
Ruiz returned to the world podium in 2025 with team silver at the Hyundai World Archery Championships in Gwangju before qualifying for the Hyundai Archery World Cup Final in Nanjing.
In 2026 she claimed her first top qualification seed at stage two in Shanghai, shot a perfect 150 in the quarterfinals and left with three medals – individual bronze, women’s team silver and mixed team gold alongside James Lutz.
Ruiz has worked tirelessly on the international circuit since winning individual gold at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in Rosario, and now appears closer than ever to establishing herself among the very best.
Unlike the other defending champions, she arrives in Tlaxcala without being the top-ranked athlete in her category – Andrea Becerra and Alejandra Usquiano both sit above her – but few would be surprised if she lifted the trophy once again.
