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Q&A with HMS linebacker Eli Honken

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What have you been doing as of late with your workouts?
“I have been really focusing on my strength training and lifting. I was also working on my speed and quickness, but that got halted because of my foot. I broke my foot in baseball and that slowed me down a bit with my speed and agility training. I have just focused on my strength these last few weeks.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“Since football has ended, I feel my quickness, coordination, and strength have greatly improved. I am a wrestler and I think that also helped improve my mental toughness as well as my quickness. Strength was not one of my strong points either so this off-season, I have been hitting the weights extremely hard, so I can go into my senior season with good size and strength. The last two seasons, I was kind of undersized and I did not want that to be a problem this coming year.”

What are your areas of focus going forward?
“I’m going to continue focusing on my strength, but once my boot comes off and my foot is healed up, I will focus on my conditioning. I want my speed and agility to be better than it has ever been before. I have the strength now, I just need to get my legs back after my unfortunate injury.”

How do you believe your team will be next season?
“I feel our team this year is going to be known across the state. People may overlook us now, but once the season starts, they should look out because we aren’t afraid of anything or anyone.”

What is the toughest game on your schedule for 2018?
“With the new districts coming out, I am not fully sure the toughest game we will play. There are some good teams we play though, and no matter who is in front of us, we have to be ready. We can’t be afraid of anyone.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. Football is my go-to sport and that is what I would most want to play.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are a couple colleges that have reached out to me like Northwestern College and Simpson. As of now, there are not many people recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really have any idea considering there hasn’t seem to be much serious interest with any schools yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any colleges trips. I am planning on making some trips this coming fall though.”

What camps are you going to this summer?
“I was planning on going to a couple camps at Simpson and a Morningside camp too, but my foot halted those plans. I will try and make it to some camps once I’m healed up.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes have always been my favorite college. I love watching their football team, as well as wrestling and basketball too. I have watched them ever since I was young.”
 
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