Lea Kitzmiller

John Kitchin

I am John Kitchin ACL Pro from the NorthEast Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. Started off my cornhole career every Sunday in the parking lot tailgating before the games; GO BIRDS! Along came a fellow, Rich Riskie, who asked me to come out and play in a league that he was starting. Rich happened to work for me and would whip my ass after work everyday, I eventually went out to this league; South Jersey Cornhole League. It was a random draw, I drew the best player in the room and we won. I was hooked. I began playing more and more, ran into a loud mouth team of brothers but for some reason I quickly became friends with these guys; the Wyres. Maybe it was the passion for competition or maybe it was there passion for... Go Birds! Either way I soon thereafter moved to Delaware for a quick stint and joined there league; Wilmington Cornhole. I'd say this is where I began my true journey to playing on a national level as Brian became my partner and talked me into driving half way around the country to tournaments against what was a much higher level of competition, again I was hooked and I would not stop until I could compete with these individuals. My obsession with being good at things would not allow me to do anything but play on this level, I had a short stint as an owner with Delaware Cornhole where I learned a lot but could only use it as a spring board to the professional level. I became a Pro because I felt like I had to represent our small cornhole community and for some personal satisfaction that I could grow into an elite player; although not at that point yet I feel as if my journey continues....

CONGRATULATIONS to John for winning the 2019 Devour Man of the Year award!

Holden Hales

I am ACL Pro Holden Hales from the Carolina Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I started playing cornhole locally about 5 or 6 years ago and found a passion for cornhole about 3 year ago and decided to start playing in bigger tournaments. I decided to try out a few ACL regionals and began to meet more and more people. I have had to balance sports and cornhole ever since i started playing and now as my first year as a pro I am finally able to play cornhole with nothing else in the way.

Dylan Wood

I am Dylan Wood ACL Pro from the Atlantic Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. I learned about cornhole when my dad bought a plastic set for a cookout, back in high school. After realizing I had a natural talent we created our own boards and began practicing. After 8 years of hard work I became a professional cornhole player with the ACL!

Seto Soto

I am Seto Soto ACL Pro 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. I started 4 1/2 years ago in a backyard playing with my friend Tim. I then went to a bar that had a League and started taking my game a little more serious before eventually becoming an ACL Pro.