2002: Redshirted.

Prior to FIU: Played baseball, football, and basketball in high school…hit .375 with four home runs and 26 RBI for head coach Robert Lawson’s State runners-up in 2001...voted 2001 Most Valuable Defensive Player...named to 2001 Miami Herald All-County third team...honorable mention all-county (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) in baseball and football…member of 5A football state champions in 1999.

Personal: Son of Richard and Mari Bacon…born September 16, 1982…Criminal Justice major.