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This week's recruiting updates: Jake Landphair, Carson Rollinger, Charlie Dykshorn, Trey Daugherty, Ben Wolgemuth, Christian Conn, and Andrew Van Ryswyk.
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Dike-New Hartford linebacker Jake Landphair
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana, Minnesota, UNI, Western Illinois, Yale, Minnesota State, Wayne State, Western Colorado, Upper Iowa, Minnesota Crookston, and a handful of other DII and NAIA schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have offers along with Wayne State and Minnesota Crookston.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I went to Indiana, Minnesota, and a junior day at UNI at the end of last season. I have been back to UNI one other time.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to two UNI camps, ISU, Minnesota, Minnesota State, Wayne State, and Sioux Falls. All the camps went great. I PR’ed in everything at each camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Probably UNI and Iowa State.”
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North Scott defensive back Carson Rollinger
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting contact with DII and DIII schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to visits at Northwest Missouri State and Minnesota State. I have more to plan on going to this fall.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to the Rivals camp, UNI, Iowa, and Iowa State. They all went pretty well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have been growing up going to Iowa games. All my siblings have gone there and my sister danced there as well.”
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Sioux Center athlete Charlie Dykshorn
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I have been asked that many times by many different coaches and I like to keep my options open. I want to see what they have to say about my style of play and how I can improve and possibly find the roster. I definitely will have to get bigger and stronger in order to play at a higher level. I’m also not leaning towards one sport because I love all of them. I would like to see what they all can do for me for football, basketball, and baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Dordt College, Northwestern College, and St. Cloud in Minnesota.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Dordt College has been working really hard to build a relationship with me as a player.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not visited any of the ones that are recruiting me. I have visited Iowa State, Iowa, and South Dakota State. I will try visit Dordt and Northwestern soon.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I was not able to go to Dordt’s camp due to baseball and vacation, but I am going to Northwestern.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad made me an Iowa State fan since I was 2 years old.”
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Bellevue athlete Trey Daugherty
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play baseball or football in college. I have loved these sports since I began playing them. I feel confident and comfortable when I play these sports and I feel I could contribute in anyway a team needs me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“This year, I only went to a campus visit at Loras. I loved the coaching staff. Most importantly, I loved Coach Olsen. He made me feel welcomed and excited for this coming season. He is an easy guy to talk to, very friendly, and an excellent recruiter. Other than that, I haven’t received campus visits or anything else.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Loras, but I would like to go to as many DIII and JuCo colleges as I could.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I did not go to any camps this summer because many interfered with baseball or basketball camps and tourneys this summer. I would have loved to attend Iowa Central, UNI, Iowa, Iowa State, Upper Iowa and Wartburg.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa. I always wanted to be a WR there. I grew up imagining myself catching passes from my older brother, Cade.”
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Mediapolis guard Ben Wolgemuth
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In the future, I would like to play college basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, Simpson College is really the only one recruiting me. I do know Illinois College has watched one of our games at a tournament in St. Louis, but I haven’t really heard anything from them yet.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I said, Simpson is the one recruiting the hardest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I have only gone on a visit to Simpson, but I’m planning on visiting Wartburg, Central, and UNI. I may go on others if it comes up down the road.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“This summer, the only camp I went to was the Simpson College basketball team camp. That camp was kind of up and down. We struggled at some points, but there were also a lot of things that we did well. I was going to attend a prospect camp at Simpson in June, but it got canceled and I plan on going to their one in September. I wasn’t able to go to any individual camps this year between football workouts, baseball, and summer AAU basketball.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my favorite college team was the Iowa Hawkeyes, but I also liked North Carolina for basketball and Kansas State for football.”
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Bondurant-Farrar running back Christian Conn
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do for football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The University of Central Missouri, Minnesota State, Saint Cloud, Simpson College, Iowa Western, Upper Iowa, Buena Vista, Cornell, Columbia University, Augustana University and some interest from Iowa State University and the University Northern Iowa.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have been to most of the schools listed above along with some bigger schools like University of Iowa, the University of Kansas, and K-State.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I have attended the Rivals Three Stripe camp, Iowa State, the University of Kansas, K-State, and the University of Northern Iowa are some of my bigger camps I have been too. I think performed well, but there is always room for improvement.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never had a favorite college.”
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PCM-Monroe athlete Andrew Van Ryswyk
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had too much interest in colleges yet.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips specifically for basketball, but I have looked at college.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our team has been doing lots of weekend tournaments together.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Jake Landphair, Carson Rollinger, Charlie Dykshorn, Trey Daugherty, Ben Wolgemuth, Christian Conn, and Andrew Van Ryswyk.
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Dike-New Hartford linebacker Jake Landphair
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana, Minnesota, UNI, Western Illinois, Yale, Minnesota State, Wayne State, Western Colorado, Upper Iowa, Minnesota Crookston, and a handful of other DII and NAIA schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have offers along with Wayne State and Minnesota Crookston.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I went to Indiana, Minnesota, and a junior day at UNI at the end of last season. I have been back to UNI one other time.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to two UNI camps, ISU, Minnesota, Minnesota State, Wayne State, and Sioux Falls. All the camps went great. I PR’ed in everything at each camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Probably UNI and Iowa State.”
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North Scott defensive back Carson Rollinger
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting contact with DII and DIII schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to visits at Northwest Missouri State and Minnesota State. I have more to plan on going to this fall.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to the Rivals camp, UNI, Iowa, and Iowa State. They all went pretty well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have been growing up going to Iowa games. All my siblings have gone there and my sister danced there as well.”
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Sioux Center athlete Charlie Dykshorn
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I have been asked that many times by many different coaches and I like to keep my options open. I want to see what they have to say about my style of play and how I can improve and possibly find the roster. I definitely will have to get bigger and stronger in order to play at a higher level. I’m also not leaning towards one sport because I love all of them. I would like to see what they all can do for me for football, basketball, and baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Dordt College, Northwestern College, and St. Cloud in Minnesota.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Dordt College has been working really hard to build a relationship with me as a player.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not visited any of the ones that are recruiting me. I have visited Iowa State, Iowa, and South Dakota State. I will try visit Dordt and Northwestern soon.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I was not able to go to Dordt’s camp due to baseball and vacation, but I am going to Northwestern.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad made me an Iowa State fan since I was 2 years old.”
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Bellevue athlete Trey Daugherty
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play baseball or football in college. I have loved these sports since I began playing them. I feel confident and comfortable when I play these sports and I feel I could contribute in anyway a team needs me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“This year, I only went to a campus visit at Loras. I loved the coaching staff. Most importantly, I loved Coach Olsen. He made me feel welcomed and excited for this coming season. He is an easy guy to talk to, very friendly, and an excellent recruiter. Other than that, I haven’t received campus visits or anything else.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Loras, but I would like to go to as many DIII and JuCo colleges as I could.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I did not go to any camps this summer because many interfered with baseball or basketball camps and tourneys this summer. I would have loved to attend Iowa Central, UNI, Iowa, Iowa State, Upper Iowa and Wartburg.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa. I always wanted to be a WR there. I grew up imagining myself catching passes from my older brother, Cade.”
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Mediapolis guard Ben Wolgemuth
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In the future, I would like to play college basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, Simpson College is really the only one recruiting me. I do know Illinois College has watched one of our games at a tournament in St. Louis, but I haven’t really heard anything from them yet.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Like I said, Simpson is the one recruiting the hardest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I have only gone on a visit to Simpson, but I’m planning on visiting Wartburg, Central, and UNI. I may go on others if it comes up down the road.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“This summer, the only camp I went to was the Simpson College basketball team camp. That camp was kind of up and down. We struggled at some points, but there were also a lot of things that we did well. I was going to attend a prospect camp at Simpson in June, but it got canceled and I plan on going to their one in September. I wasn’t able to go to any individual camps this year between football workouts, baseball, and summer AAU basketball.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my favorite college team was the Iowa Hawkeyes, but I also liked North Carolina for basketball and Kansas State for football.”
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Bondurant-Farrar running back Christian Conn
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do for football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The University of Central Missouri, Minnesota State, Saint Cloud, Simpson College, Iowa Western, Upper Iowa, Buena Vista, Cornell, Columbia University, Augustana University and some interest from Iowa State University and the University Northern Iowa.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have been to most of the schools listed above along with some bigger schools like University of Iowa, the University of Kansas, and K-State.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I have attended the Rivals Three Stripe camp, Iowa State, the University of Kansas, K-State, and the University of Northern Iowa are some of my bigger camps I have been too. I think performed well, but there is always room for improvement.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never had a favorite college.”
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PCM-Monroe athlete Andrew Van Ryswyk
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had too much interest in colleges yet.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips specifically for basketball, but I have looked at college.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our team has been doing lots of weekend tournaments together.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State.”
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