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June 30, 2026

Garrett Sawyer


Garrett grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana, close enough to the Indianapolis 500 that if he is not there watching the race, he can hear it from his house. In his free time, Garrett enjoys playing pickleball, photography, working with middle school students at church, and playing the cajón. A fun fact about Garrett is that […]

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June 30, 2026

John Hood


John was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, before moving with his family to Redding, California, and eventually settling in Walnut Shade, Missouri. His childhood was full of adventure, from mountain biking in Moab, Utah, to skiing in Sun Valley, to spending time on the beach in South Carolina. In his free time, John enjoys playing ultimate […]

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June 30, 2026

Jeremie-Pierre Maceno


Jeremie-Pierre grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he has lived his whole life. Growing up, his family loved playing board games and watching movies together in the living room, usually with large amounts of popcorn. In his free time, Jeremie-Pierre enjoys hanging out with friends, playing board games, including the kind that take hours […]

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June 30, 2026

Caleb Sears


Caleb grew up in Vancouver, Washington, where he has lived his whole life. With a large age gap between him and his three older siblings, Caleb became an uncle at just 13 years old. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis and basketball and spending quality time with his family. Caleb also played competitive […]

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June 30, 2026

Beckett Rogers


Beckett grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, about ten minutes from the beach and a quick drive from the oldest city in the United States. In his free time, Beckett loves adventure races, traveling, and spending time outdoors with friends and family. Through his travels, he has been to 12 countries and 46 states, and if […]

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June 30, 2026

Jed Sicilia


Jed was born in Washington but grew up in Ava, Missouri, where many of his favorite childhood memories were made walking and running down dirt roads, exploring the woods with his family, and spending countless hours outside with his siblings. Growing up near a small town, surrounded by nature and encouraged by his parents, helped […]

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June 30, 2026

Griffin Witt


Griffin was born in Michigan and spent a significant part of his childhood living in Washington, D.C., only three blocks from the Capitol. In his free time, Griffin loves growing in knowledge through reading, especially about political philosophy. He also enjoys football, musical theater, and, most of all, swing dancing. A fun fact about Griffin […]

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June 30, 2026

Brennan Hefley


Brennan moved to Salado, Texas, when he was five years old and has lived there ever since. Salado is home to its own unique species of salamander and has a historic hotel and restaurant that is one of the oldest in Texas, with a former guest list that includes Sam Houston, Robert E. Lee, and […]

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June 30, 2026

Milo Sumpter


Milo grew up in Kearney, Missouri, the same town where Jesse James grew up and spent much of his life. Some of his favorite childhood memories were made spending countless hours with his brothers, cousins, and friends exploring ponds and creeks. In his free time, Milo is usually with friends or family doing something outside, […]

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June 30, 2026

Silas Camp


Silas grew up in Cumming, Georgia, near Lake Lanier, which is known for having a “ghost town” beneath the water. In his free time, Silas enjoys watching movies with his family and friends, playing pickleball, football, or ultimate frisbee, and drawing. He is currently a student at Boyce College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, […]

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June 30, 2026

Susie Erickson


Susie grew up in Columbus, Mississippi, where she has lived her whole life. Some of her favorite childhood memories were made spending summer days playing with her siblings by the pond and in the woods outside her house. In her free time, Susie enjoys thrifting, practicing guitar, and playing sports with friends, especially volleyball, basketball, […]

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June 30, 2026

Selah Strassheim


Selah was born in Brighton, Michigan, but raised in Zionsville, Indiana. Growing up homeschooled with her four siblings, much of her childhood felt like a grand quest, filled with wading through rivers, playing games with cousins, performing in musicals, and attending gigantic family reunions and events across the country. In her free time, Selah enjoys […]

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June 30, 2026

Keilah Caiazzo


Keilah grew up on Long Island in the small town of Bellport, right along the Great South Bay, where she has spent many days walking and biking by the water. She is a homeschool graduate and grew up with three siblings: an older sister who is her best friend, and two younger brothers who are […]

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June 30, 2026

Ellie Matejsek


Ellie was born in Bend, Oregon, before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, when she was four years old. Growing up in Arizona, where nearly every house has a pool in the backyard, Ellie and her four siblings spent many days swimming away the heat, riding bikes around the neighborhood, and fishing together. In her free time, […]

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June 30, 2026

Abigail Gibbs


Abigail grew up in the small town of Circle, Montana, where she spent many hours riding in the tractor day and night and climbing haystacks to watch the sunset turn into a sky full of stars. She loves anything related to music, spending time with friends, taking people to the lake to paddleboard, and enjoying […]

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June 30, 2026

Tabitha Jordan


Tabitha grew up in the small town of Brookston, Indiana, surrounded by cornfields, flat farmland, and some of the most beautiful sunsets the Midwestern sky has to offer. As the second youngest of seven kids, she loves her family deeply and grew up tagging along with her siblings as they built forts, dug holes in […]

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