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Garrett McGuire

Garrett McGuire is a design engineer and The Amazing Race season 39 contestant who races with his childhood friend, media producer Conner Wilson.

Biography

Garrett McGuire is a design engineer and contestant on The Amazing Race season 39. He teams up with Conner Wilson, a friend he has known since childhood.

McGuire combines water-resources engineering with a longstanding interest in adventure travel, joining Conner Wilson for the CBS race.

Known for

The Amazing Race season 39

McGuire combines water-resources engineering with a longstanding interest in adventure travel, joining Conner Wilson for the CBS race.[1][4]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Engineering education

    McGuire earned a bachelor's degree in Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His master's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering specialized in water resources.[4]

  2. Career 2

    Work at Sherwood

    Sherwood Design Engineers lists McGuire as an engineer-in-training and design engineer. His staff biography describes experience with computer-aided design tools, including Civil 3D and SolidWorks.[4]

  3. Career 3

    Water treatment research

    During his master's studies, McGuire focused on drinking-water and wastewater treatment. His degree work included evaluating a PFAS treatment system at a local wastewater treatment plant.[4]

  4. Career 4

    Traveling with Conner

    McGuire and Wilson's friendship continued through college and trips abroad. Their journeys included Spain and Thailand, as well as a spontaneous drive across the United States to Maine.[5]

  5. Career 5

    The Amazing Race partnership

    The pair applied twice before joining season 39. In a preseason interview, McGuire said the competition had not strained their friendship and had given them another shared adventure to remember.[5]