Kamryn Belvin's Cornhole Biography

Courtney Coy

I am ACL Pro Courtney Coy from the Great Lakes Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. I was 15 years old when I started playing in the backyard with my dad just messing around, then I started playing in blind draws around my area through Capital City Cornhole. As I got better, I started traveling to bigger tournaments and found out I could compete with the competition. The more I played the better I got.

Joe Kniesteadt

I am ACL Pro Joe Kniesteadt from the Great Lakes Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL

Started with my grandpa when I was 6. Always played at family events but never knew anything about the ACL until 2018. My competitive cornhole career got started at Ts Roadhouse where I started my first league. From there I fell in love with the game and started to go to more and more events. In 2021 I made into the pro division for the first time.

Rod Jara

I am TeamAddicts Sponsored Player Rod Jara and this is my story of how I started playing cornhole. I got started in cornhole in 2018 when my g/f's mom at the time used to bartend at the Lacey Elks. She told us about a cornhole league starting up and wanted to see if we were interested. Up to this point, I had maybe thrown 5 cornhole bags in my life at backyard BBQ’s. Needless to say, it was something completely new to us. Nevertheless, we joined the league as it was something new and social for us to do. My first season, I was BAD. If I landed 1 bag on the board out of 10 throws, I was happy. The league was run by some great people that are still close to us today. By the end of the 1st season i had developed some what of a flat bag and knew I wanted to give it another go. So we came back for our 2nd season. That's when I started learning more and applying more of my time to the game. I would ask everyone questions about how they threw, they would teach me how to stand, the hold, the release, etc. I really enjoyed it, even though I wasn't very good. By our 3rd season, I finished top 5 in our league and that's when i started playing in cornhole tournaments around NJ. I would partner up with guys from my own league. Everywhere I'd go, I'd get rocked. But i enjoyed playing and learning so I kept at it. I then joined the ACL and played in the competitive division for a year. I won numerous regionals in singles, until our director bumped me up to advanced in 2020. Covid then hit, and everything went virtual. That's when I would practice 5+ hours a day in my backyard. I LOVED practicing! I would take the fastest bags i had, all the way to the slowest bags, and i would make myself adjust to the conditions. The ACL then opened things up again and we started going to conferences and opens all around the country to compete against better competition. I now play in the advanced division and hope to work my way up to the PRO division soon.

Jimmy Youmans

I am Jimmy Youmans ACL Pro from the Northeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I was first introduced to Cornhole at a backyard party and of course, I liked it and it turned out that Pat Knapp had a league by me.

Dawn Rodgers

I am ACL Pro Dawn Rodgers from the Mid-East Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. Started playing for fun in the Cleveland Cornhole league. After I seen the level of competition I was hooked and determined to get better.

Eric Zocklein

I am ACL Pro Eric Zocklein from the Mid-South Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.

Like many, I started in the backyard with friends. I was beating them in horseshoes so they pulled out the game cornhole. I enjoyed the game so much that I bought my own set and practiced a lot until I started beating them at that also.

Vince Pacione

I am ACL Pro Vince Pacione from the Great Lakes Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL. I first started playing bags when I was 10 years old. I played in my first adult tournament at the age of 13 and in that same year I won my first singles tournament. Over the years I just played in small tournaments until Chris Novy picked me up at the age of 21 and started bringing me to tournaments with him. Our very first tournament we played together we won and it just got better from there. Over the years I met tons of new players and even adapted some of my new throw styles/releases around those players. Now the goal is to win as many nationals as possible and to make a name for myself to show to my son when he gets older.

Jay Jaiprashad

I am Jay Jaiprashad, ACL Pro from the Northeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player in the American Cornhole League.