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This week's recruiting updates: Ryan Miller, Brett Staton, Blaine Hawkins, Ben Campos, Jackson Coker, Nate Wieland, Joe Weber, Jaden Foster, Jaden Snyder, and Trent Johnson.
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West Des Moines Valley linebacker Ben Campos
Recruiting
"I have been getting letters from Mizzou, Iowa State, Iowa, and St. Thomas. I visited Northwest Missouri State and UNI has been showing me a lot of interest. They invited me to their junior day."
Visits
"I visited Northwest Missouri State and it was very nice. I love the town and the coaches were very nice. I enjoyed it a lot."
Recruiting the hardest
"No one is recruiting me the hardest per say."
Camps
"I'm going to a Northwest Missouri State camp, an Iowa camp, an Iowa State camp, UNI for a camp, SDSU for a camp and NIU also."
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy lineman Jackson Coker
Quotes are from his coach:
Where does he project out position was in college?
"For us, he's going to be a left tackle also played defense end. At the next level, he'll be a guard or maybe a center or possibly a defensive lineman. Most of the schools that are really interested in him have him at defensive tackle. It's not like he is a 6-7 kid and he won't be a defensive end. He can get up to 300 pounds and be somewhere inside at the next level."
What colleges are recruiting him?
"Like I said South Dakota and South Dakota State both have offers for him. UNI is on him pretty hard, he visited Iowa State, and he went to a camp at Iowa. I think he really has gotten some things from North Dakota State, Western Illinois, and a lot of the other gateway schools are on him. The division 1 stuff is starting to come in around here. It is one of those scenarios like last year Shaun and they Iowa ended pulling the trigger late. I had a pretty good couple kids at Wash and one was Rob Bruggeman. Jackson is a lot like him but he is bigger and stronger. He projects out the same way."
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Iowa City High athlete Nate Wieland
Recruiting
"Iowa State, Iowa, Eastern Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota State, and UNI."
Visits
"I went to Iowa State, North Dakota State soon, and UNI."
Iowa State visit
"I loved it. I love how the coaches are there."
Camps
"I am going to Iowa State, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and then Eastern Michigan."
Recruiting the hardest
"Eastern Michigan or Iowa State."
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Ankeny quarterback Blaine Hawkins
Recruiting
"I've been talking to Wash U in St. Louis and I think I'll go there this spring. I'm thinking about going to a camp there too. "
Visits
"I visited St. Thomas and talked to them a little bit. Other than that is nothing too much."
St. Thomas visit
"I was pretty impressed with their school. I saw their game of the team made it to the championship game this year. It is a pretty nice area up there."
Favorite college
"Nope. I'm still keep my options open. I'm not 100% sure where I want to go yet."
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Boyer Valley guard Joe Weber
Recruiting
"I've heard quite a bit from Briar Cliff in Sioux City. I went and watched one of their games during the year and talked to the coaches."
The visit
"It was a really good time. I got to watch them play and talk to their coaches. It was a good environment."
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Roland-Story quarterback Brett Staton
Recruiting
"I've talked to Drake a little bit, Northwest Missouri State, Central, and Simpson."
Visits
"I am going to Drake on the 23rd and I've been to Central and Simpson a few times. This summer I'm going to Northwest Missouri State."
Favorite college growing up
"I've always liked watching Iowa. That'd be pretty cool but I'm not sure if it'll happen."
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Charles City wide receiver Jaden Foster
Recruiting
"I have had emails from Drake, Morningside, and a bunch of other colleges on the east coast."
Recruiting the hardest
"Drake sent me the most text messages and emails. That is about it."
Visits
"April 23rd I have a visit at Drake."
A favorite college growing up
"I've always wanted to play at Iowa."
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West Lyon athlete Jaden Snyder
A favorite sport
"Right now, I am liking golf a lot. It is something I love doing and it is kind of easy for me."
Recruiting
"No, there has not been anything yet. Hopefully something soon will come but we'll see."
A favorite college growing up
"Iowa has always been my favorite. Now that my brother goes there, it is definitely my favorite."
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North Linn athlete Ryan Miller
Recruiting
"Not really. There has not been anything quite yet."
A favorite college growing up
"I have been following Syracuse a lot. I like watching them play and Jim Boeheim is a good coach."
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Dike-New Hartford running back Trent Johnson
Recruiting
"The biggest one I've gotten is from Kirk Ferentz at Iowa and a couple from Mark Farley at UNI. That is about it for football."
Iowa interest
"It was a letter congratulating me on getting all state. They sent a second one saying that they were watching me and hope that I'd be a Hawkeye. I sent back all my information with that one."
Visits
"No, I've been really busy with a bunch of other sports. I did wrestling and now I'm in baseball mode."
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This week's recruiting updates: Ryan Miller, Brett Staton, Blaine Hawkins, Ben Campos, Jackson Coker, Nate Wieland, Joe Weber, Jaden Foster, Jaden Snyder, and Trent Johnson.
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West Des Moines Valley linebacker Ben Campos
Recruiting
"I have been getting letters from Mizzou, Iowa State, Iowa, and St. Thomas. I visited Northwest Missouri State and UNI has been showing me a lot of interest. They invited me to their junior day."
Visits
"I visited Northwest Missouri State and it was very nice. I love the town and the coaches were very nice. I enjoyed it a lot."
Recruiting the hardest
"No one is recruiting me the hardest per say."
Camps
"I'm going to a Northwest Missouri State camp, an Iowa camp, an Iowa State camp, UNI for a camp, SDSU for a camp and NIU also."
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy lineman Jackson Coker
Quotes are from his coach:
Where does he project out position was in college?
"For us, he's going to be a left tackle also played defense end. At the next level, he'll be a guard or maybe a center or possibly a defensive lineman. Most of the schools that are really interested in him have him at defensive tackle. It's not like he is a 6-7 kid and he won't be a defensive end. He can get up to 300 pounds and be somewhere inside at the next level."
What colleges are recruiting him?
"Like I said South Dakota and South Dakota State both have offers for him. UNI is on him pretty hard, he visited Iowa State, and he went to a camp at Iowa. I think he really has gotten some things from North Dakota State, Western Illinois, and a lot of the other gateway schools are on him. The division 1 stuff is starting to come in around here. It is one of those scenarios like last year Shaun and they Iowa ended pulling the trigger late. I had a pretty good couple kids at Wash and one was Rob Bruggeman. Jackson is a lot like him but he is bigger and stronger. He projects out the same way."
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Iowa City High athlete Nate Wieland
Recruiting
"Iowa State, Iowa, Eastern Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota State, and UNI."
Visits
"I went to Iowa State, North Dakota State soon, and UNI."
Iowa State visit
"I loved it. I love how the coaches are there."
Camps
"I am going to Iowa State, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and then Eastern Michigan."
Recruiting the hardest
"Eastern Michigan or Iowa State."
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Ankeny quarterback Blaine Hawkins
Recruiting
"I've been talking to Wash U in St. Louis and I think I'll go there this spring. I'm thinking about going to a camp there too. "
Visits
"I visited St. Thomas and talked to them a little bit. Other than that is nothing too much."
St. Thomas visit
"I was pretty impressed with their school. I saw their game of the team made it to the championship game this year. It is a pretty nice area up there."
Favorite college
"Nope. I'm still keep my options open. I'm not 100% sure where I want to go yet."
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Boyer Valley guard Joe Weber
Recruiting
"I've heard quite a bit from Briar Cliff in Sioux City. I went and watched one of their games during the year and talked to the coaches."
The visit
"It was a really good time. I got to watch them play and talk to their coaches. It was a good environment."
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Roland-Story quarterback Brett Staton
Recruiting
"I've talked to Drake a little bit, Northwest Missouri State, Central, and Simpson."
Visits
"I am going to Drake on the 23rd and I've been to Central and Simpson a few times. This summer I'm going to Northwest Missouri State."
Favorite college growing up
"I've always liked watching Iowa. That'd be pretty cool but I'm not sure if it'll happen."
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Charles City wide receiver Jaden Foster
Recruiting
"I have had emails from Drake, Morningside, and a bunch of other colleges on the east coast."
Recruiting the hardest
"Drake sent me the most text messages and emails. That is about it."
Visits
"April 23rd I have a visit at Drake."
A favorite college growing up
"I've always wanted to play at Iowa."
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West Lyon athlete Jaden Snyder
A favorite sport
"Right now, I am liking golf a lot. It is something I love doing and it is kind of easy for me."
Recruiting
"No, there has not been anything yet. Hopefully something soon will come but we'll see."
A favorite college growing up
"Iowa has always been my favorite. Now that my brother goes there, it is definitely my favorite."
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North Linn athlete Ryan Miller
Recruiting
"Not really. There has not been anything quite yet."
A favorite college growing up
"I have been following Syracuse a lot. I like watching them play and Jim Boeheim is a good coach."
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Dike-New Hartford running back Trent Johnson
Recruiting
"The biggest one I've gotten is from Kirk Ferentz at Iowa and a couple from Mark Farley at UNI. That is about it for football."
Iowa interest
"It was a letter congratulating me on getting all state. They sent a second one saying that they were watching me and hope that I'd be a Hawkeye. I sent back all my information with that one."
Visits
"No, I've been really busy with a bunch of other sports. I did wrestling and now I'm in baseball mode."
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