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Garrett Bacon is a proud member of Missouri State Nation, one of the best and most passionate collegiate handball programs in the world. Bacon is an aspiring Race 4 Eight pro, frequently traveling 10+ hours each way with Missouri State Nation to weekend tournaments and Race 4 Eight stops to play the best competition he can find. Bacon has the skills to join the Race 4 Eight Next Gen, but can he first conquer the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge?
Garrett Bacon WPH Rapid Fire Challenge
- Best city to play: Austin, TX
- Who is your toughest opponent: Ross “King of Hop” Colyer
- Fastest person in handball: Killian Carroll
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: David Schiller
- Best server in handball: Andy Nett
- Best off-hand in handball: Catriona Casey
- Handball hero: Tommy Burnett
- Favorite court: Court 5, Dr. Thomas H. Burnett Handball Courts, Springfield, MO
- Player with the best offense: Sean Lenning
- Player with the best defense: David Chapman
- Most satisfying tournament victory: 2019 Collegiates, beating Alejandro Armada in the 9th place game to become an All-American
- Most disappointing loss: When Sam lost to Leo at Collegiates again, costing us an elusive men’s title
- Most important title to win: Combined Team Collegiate Handball National Championship #4x
- Favorite doubles partner: Ross “King of Hop” Colyer
- Longest match you ever played: 2017 Austin City Handball Championships, Adam Berliner 11-10 tiebreaker; the match lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes
- Favorite sport besides handball: Disc Golf
- Favorite tournament: 2018 LaGrange 3-Wall Open, LaGrange, IL
- Best match you’ve ever played: I got 15 points on Luis Cordova in Atlanta, that was pretty cool.
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Mindee Bacon vs. Lisa Esser in the 2018 Bear Bash – Mama Bears Division. Lisa hit the flattest ball I’ve ever seen in the breaker to give herself a match point.
- Title you’d most like to win: Sunflower State Games
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: Disc Golf
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Andy Murray
- What is your favorite book: The Bible
- What is your favorite movie: Emperor’s New Groove
- What’s your favorite tv show: Prison Break
- Most important shot in handball: Ceiling ball
- Your best shot: San Antonio Spoiler
- Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: Brian Watson #HOOOOOO
- Best Fans in Handball: Chuck Colyer and Jackson Turrentine
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer