HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. ( KDVR ) — So much for backyard BBQs and tailgate parties: Two Colorado students have turned their cornhole skills into college scholarships.
Earlier this month, Gavin Hamann and Jaxson Remmick — both students at Thunder Ridge High School in Highland Ranch — signed their letters of intent to play the popular pub game for Winthrop University in South Carolina.
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“Two and a half years ago, I just started going to a bar with my parents and playing normal league nights,” Hamann said. “I started getting good, and now I’m the first-ever 5-star Division I recruit.”
Hamann and Remmick, both 17, are teammates and two-time American Cornhole League High School National Champions. They’re also currently considered five-star prospects when it comes to the game.
“I never thought this is where cornhole would take me,” Remmick said after signing his letter of intent alongside classmates signing scholarships for such sports as football, baseball and basketball. “I’ve come a long way, and this is awesome.”