Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 9/3/24
The Race 4 Eight has hosted eighty-eight events since the inaugural Race 4 Eight event at the Plummer Bash in October of 2011. The Race 4 Eight has featured champions from the U.S., Mexico, and Ireland, in addition to more than three-thousand participants competing in the R48 Men’s Pro, WR48, and SR48 brackets. A number of those participants are family, with a number of siblings, spouses, father and sons, and extended family part of the more than three-thousand Race 4 Eight competitors.
Let’s examine the list of families that have competed on the Race 4 Eight.
Brothers on the R48
Chapman (David and John)
Cordova (Lucho, Danos, Andres)
Funchion (Peter and Patrick)
Garner (Allan and Aaron)
Mulkerrins (Martin and Diarmuid)
Schmitt (Taylor and Dylan)
Munson (Dave and Mike)
Chavez (Marcos and Carlos)
Collado (Loren and Anthony)
Selestow (Anthony and Blaze)
Brother/Sister
Peixoto/de Melo (Emmett and Courtney)
McCarthy (Robbie and Aoife)
Father/Son
Canales (Juan and Leo)
Bike (John and Jab)
Watkins (Chris and Ryan)
Husband/Wife
Ruiz (Shorty and Ashley)
Esser (Sam and Mikaila)
Munson (Dave and Carly)
Nett (Andy and Bailey)
Family
Bike/Alvarado (John, Jab, Naty)
2024/25 Race 4 Eight Schedule and Entries HERE
Race 4 Eight Pro Player Bios HERE
WPH Coaching Centers HERE
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2024/25 Race 4 Eight XIV Powered by ESPN features Race 4 Eight stops from California to Mexico, all culminating with The Player’s Championship. Similar to NASCAR’s Nextel Cup and the FedEx PGA Playoffs, players earn points in the Race 4 Eight’s regular season stops to qualify for the season-ending Player’s Championship and bonus prizes.
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title sponsor opportunity, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at dave.vincent@wphlive.tv or World Players of Handball Development Director David Fink at david.fink@wphlive.tv. For more information on the World Players of Handball, please visit wphlive.tv
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer