Grant Williams
Dream Fearlessly
AWARDS
USAR High School National Championships
- 2nd Place, 1 Seed Division, Singles
2nd Place, 1 Seed Division, Doubles -February 2025
IRT Junior World Championship
2nd Place, Red Division, 14u Singles
- 2nd Place, Gold Division, 14u Doubles Guatemala City, Guatemala December 2024
MOHSRA State Tournament
1st Place February, 2024
MOHSRA Winter Rollout
1st Place December, 2023
Missouri High School State Championship
- 1st Place, 1 Seed Division February, 2025
Arizona Open
1st Place, Open Division Singles January, 2025
USAR National Junior Championships 14U
All American
- 2nd Place, Gold Division, –Â Singles
- National Doubles Champion
- 3rd Place, Gold Division, Mixed Doubles Pleasanton, California June, 2024
Papa Nicholas Shamrock Tournament
2nd Place, Elite March, 2024
USAR National Junior Championships
All American 16u
- 2nd Place, Gold Division, 16u Singles
- 2nd Place, Gold Division, 14u Doubles
- Team USA 16u Singles Berth
USAR National Junior Championships
All American 12u Singles
- 3rd place, Gold Bracket, 12u Singles June, 2022
About Me
My name is Grant Williams. I live in St. Louis, Missouri. I’m a passionate and determined junior racquetball player aiming for the number one spot in the world.
 Over the past years I have encountered many struggles that impacted me both mentally and physically. These struggles were severe and are part of what has driven me to the top. I am currently part of the U.S. Junior National Team. My personal goals are ambitious and honestly scare me sometimes but I believe that if your dreams don’t scare you you’re not dreaming big enough. Always Dream Fearlessly.
Racquetball
EXPERIENCE
Upcoming
USA Racquetball Junior National Championships
June, 2025- Minneapolis, MN
IRF Junior World Championship, Team USA
- December, 2024-Guatemala City, Guatemala
IRF Junior World Championship, Team USA
- November, 2023- Tarija, Bolivia
USAR Junior Nationals
- June 2024- Pleasanton, CA
- June 2023- Pleasanton, CA
- June 2022- Des Moines, IA
- June 2021- Des Moines, IA
MOHSRA Middle School League, St. Louis, MO
- January 2020-February 2024
Annual USAR Tournaments, St. Louis, MO
- Yearly, October 2021-Present
- -St. Louis Open-
- Blizzard Tournament
- Holiday Charity Tournament
- Missouri State Championship
- Mizzou Racquetball Club Fundraiser
- MOHSRA Winter Rollout
US OPEN, Minneapolis, MN
October 2022
TRAINING
COACH JIM WINTERTON
February 2022-Present
Virtual training with Coach Winterton. He prescribes racquetball workouts that are completed and sent back to him by video. Coach Winterton evaluates the videos and sends detailed feedback that is then incorporated into the next day of training.
Coach Jenn Stack
July 2022-Present
Strength and Agility Training weekly in person.
Workouts incorporated throughout the week in independent training.
Team USA Training Camp
August 2023
Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Elite Training Camp
July 2022-Colorado Springs, CO
July 2023- St. Louis, MO
July 2024- St. Louis, MO
Junior US OPTC Racquetball Camp
February 2023
Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Middle School United Racquetball Team
November 2022-2024
Middle School team that competes in the MOHSRA (Missouri High School Racquetball Association) league
#1 Ranked player on team
Lafayette Racquetball Team
January 2020-June 2022
Middle school team that competes in the MOHRSA league.
SKILLS
Effective Communicator
leader
Coachable
Able to take coaching feedback and apply it to my training and games.
GOALS
Tournament Travel
I would like to travel to USAR tournaments throughout the United States so that I can compete against a variety of athletes and continue to challenge myself. In St. Louis, I am a top overall competitor despite my age. My goal is
to hold that rank throughout all tournaments in the United States. Tournament travel also exposes me to new challenges and styles of play, leading my game to develop and improve in new ways, equipping me with the skills to one day be #1 in the world.
3x Gold Medal at 2025 Junior Nationals
In June of 2025 the 2025 Junior National Championships will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I will compete again to hopefully make Team USA and earn a berth to go to the 2025 Junior World Championships. My goal this year is to make the team in all three possible divisions: 16u Singles, 16u Boys Doubles, and 16u Mixed Doubles. I am currently working hard and intensely in my training in order to reach this immense goal.
On Court Training
Service
Assistant Coach
I volunteer as an assistant coach for the Middle School United Racquetball team. I enjoy working with the kids who have the spark in them that I had when first introduced to racquetball. Helping them develop as players and watching them have fun doing it is very rewarding to me. I hope to continue to introduce more juniors to racquetball. This role helps me communicate well with juniors of varying personalities and abilities.
School (St. John Vianney High School) - Vianney United
As a freshman, I was elected to serve on Vianney United which is the student council at Vianney. In this role, I help to plan and execute events for my class. I am also responsible for advocating for my class if the need arises. This role helps me to be a strong decision maker and leader.