High School
Prepped at Highland High School (Colo.) … coached by Pete Freemen … lettered all four years and started for three … team captain for two years … member of the National Junior Honor Society… received Academic All-state honors … earned first team all-conference two times and first team all-state honors once … named KFKA Player of the month four times and the conference player of the year … helped team to a state championship and a state runner-up finish … competed in track & field for one year.

Personal
Born in Fort Collins, Colo., on December 13, 2002 … son to Jarrod Bessire and Stacy Merritt … has three older siblings, Kylan, Tate and Elliot and a younger sister Paige … enjoys snowboarding, longboarding, surfing and golf.