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This week's recruiting updates: Brenden Burton, Jaxon Smith, Wyatt Wegener, Dante Eldridge, Bowen Gryp, and Isaac Wiley.
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Waterloo West lineman Brenden Burton
Do you want to play football in college?
“Honestly, yeah, that is my goal. That has always been a dream for me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I went to a couple of camps last summer and talked to a couple of coaches. I have had a couple colleges emailing me. SMSU was really pressing me to come to their camp and wanted to stay in contact. I will definitely send them my highlight video when I get it finalized.”
Do you recall any others?
“Geneva College has definitely sent me mail, Luther, and SMSU.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There is not really one. It is too early to tell.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always grown up a Hawkeye.”
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Ankeny point guard Jaxon Smith
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
"Yes, I want to play basketball in college and as long as possible."
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"I haven’t been getting any real recruiting yet and haven’t made any trips."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"I don’t really have a favorite college, but I like to follow players like (Alabama point guard) Collin Sexton."
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Algona athlete Wyatt Wegener
Do you want to play sports in college?
“I would love to play a sport at the next level. I am open to football and basketball to see which will give me the best opportunities.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had absolutely no recruitment to this point in either sport.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on quite a few college visits with my brother while he was being recruited for football but nothing on my own yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Right now, I’m just focusing on the season and getting better. I plan on looking into football and basketball camps to do when the season comes to an end.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college teams growing up have been UNI and Iowa State.”
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Iowa City West point guard Dante Eldridge
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“My goal is to play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"I currently don’t have any colleges recruiting me though."
What camps are you going to this summer?
"I don’t plan on attending any camps in the summer."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was younger, I always loved watching Ohio State play. I feel like I should have some recruiting attention because I’m a competitor and a hard worker. I’m just being patient."
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Iowa City Liberty point guard Bowen Gryp
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
"Yes, I would love to play college basketball. That is a big dream of mine."
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"As of right now, no colleges have contacted me for basketball. I have gotten some interest from smaller colleges in track."
Have you made any college trips yet?
"I haven't made any college trips yet. I haven't really thought about college too hard yet."
What camps are you going to this summer?
"I am not sure what camps I will be going to this summer. I will be going to some basketballs camps for sure."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Iowa. Growing up in the Iowa City area and being at all the sporting events is amazing."
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Vinton-Shellsburg lineman Isaac Wiley
Do you want to play football in college?
“If the opportunity presents itself, I could play at the next level. I haven’t gotten anything really lately but it is something I would do, yeah.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not a whole lot. I had a couple of small schools here around Iowa. It is some of the local schools.”
Do you recall some of the programs?
“No, I do not.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I don’t quite know where or if I’ll go to any camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State is the biggest one and where my dad went. It has been my dream to play at Iowa State but with their success lately it is going to be even harder.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Brenden Burton, Jaxon Smith, Wyatt Wegener, Dante Eldridge, Bowen Gryp, and Isaac Wiley.
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Waterloo West lineman Brenden Burton
Do you want to play football in college?
“Honestly, yeah, that is my goal. That has always been a dream for me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I went to a couple of camps last summer and talked to a couple of coaches. I have had a couple colleges emailing me. SMSU was really pressing me to come to their camp and wanted to stay in contact. I will definitely send them my highlight video when I get it finalized.”
Do you recall any others?
“Geneva College has definitely sent me mail, Luther, and SMSU.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There is not really one. It is too early to tell.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always grown up a Hawkeye.”
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Ankeny point guard Jaxon Smith
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
"Yes, I want to play basketball in college and as long as possible."
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"I haven’t been getting any real recruiting yet and haven’t made any trips."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"I don’t really have a favorite college, but I like to follow players like (Alabama point guard) Collin Sexton."
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Algona athlete Wyatt Wegener
Do you want to play sports in college?
“I would love to play a sport at the next level. I am open to football and basketball to see which will give me the best opportunities.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had absolutely no recruitment to this point in either sport.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on quite a few college visits with my brother while he was being recruited for football but nothing on my own yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Right now, I’m just focusing on the season and getting better. I plan on looking into football and basketball camps to do when the season comes to an end.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college teams growing up have been UNI and Iowa State.”
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Iowa City West point guard Dante Eldridge
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“My goal is to play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"I currently don’t have any colleges recruiting me though."
What camps are you going to this summer?
"I don’t plan on attending any camps in the summer."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was younger, I always loved watching Ohio State play. I feel like I should have some recruiting attention because I’m a competitor and a hard worker. I’m just being patient."
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Iowa City Liberty point guard Bowen Gryp
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
"Yes, I would love to play college basketball. That is a big dream of mine."
What colleges have been recruiting you?
"As of right now, no colleges have contacted me for basketball. I have gotten some interest from smaller colleges in track."
Have you made any college trips yet?
"I haven't made any college trips yet. I haven't really thought about college too hard yet."
What camps are you going to this summer?
"I am not sure what camps I will be going to this summer. I will be going to some basketballs camps for sure."
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Iowa. Growing up in the Iowa City area and being at all the sporting events is amazing."
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Vinton-Shellsburg lineman Isaac Wiley
Do you want to play football in college?
“If the opportunity presents itself, I could play at the next level. I haven’t gotten anything really lately but it is something I would do, yeah.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not a whole lot. I had a couple of small schools here around Iowa. It is some of the local schools.”
Do you recall some of the programs?
“No, I do not.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I don’t quite know where or if I’ll go to any camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State is the biggest one and where my dad went. It has been my dream to play at Iowa State but with their success lately it is going to be even harder.”
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