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This week's recruiting updates: Collin Lister, Quinn Vesey, Will Turner, Trenton Williamson, Kip Hurd, Aidan Vanderloo, Logan Wolf, Drake Nettles, and Griffen Deere.
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Bettendorf offensive lineman Griffen Deere
Do you want to play football in college?
“Yeah, a lot.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None. I have not heard anything.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Whichever ones I can go to I guess. I’ll go to whatever comes up and see how that goes.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, the Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Carlisle wing guard Collin Lister
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to UNI a little bit. I’ve been in contact with North Dakota, Augustana, the University of Sioux Falls, Briar Cliff, Grand View, and Morningside.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have to say Sioux Falls and Grand View.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“An assistant coach at Sioux Falls has been talking to me about coming up there for a game day visit. Coach Schaefer at Grand View has texted me and I’ve been going to some of their open gyms. I have also been in contact with Coach Horner from North Dakota.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I would have to say UNI.”
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Indianola point guard Quinn Vesey
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yeah, absolutely.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had some schools like Briar Cliff and then some other NAIA schools.”
What are some of the colleges?
“Nebraska Wesleyan and Northwestern.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Briar Cliff and Northwestern are kind of all up there.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven’t been on any visits or anything like that yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always wanted to play for North Carolina.”
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Gilbert point guard Will Turner
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not had any recruiting. I just want to an elite camp at Loras. That has been about it.”
Are there any others?
“I don’t know the name of the schools, but I have some camp invites from a few colleges on my NCSA profile.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college would probably be UNI. I would definitely be interested in walking on if I didn’t get a scholarship. That is something I would really enjoy.”
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Earlham forward Trenton Williamson
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I get stuff from Briar Cliff in the mail pretty regularly. There are just some emails and a couple of letters from some other schools. It is stuff like that.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely right now, it is Briar Cliff. They are sending me the most stuff.”
What other colleges have shown interest?
“Augustana has sent me a letter in the mail about a camp. There has also been Nebraska Wesleyan, Concordia, and Iowa Central.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t looked into that. I’ll try going during the season if I can get a night off.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State for sure but I am realistic with my expectations. I don’t think I’d be able to play there.”
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Spirit Lake point guard Kip Hurd
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yeah, but I haven’t looked that much into that at all yet.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I got a couple of letters of interest but nothing serious.”
What schools sent mail?
“I know Briar Cliff sent me something. That is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I kind of don’t watch just one team. I usually find a player that I like to follow.”
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Sioux City East guard Aidan Vanderloo
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to a lot of people that are going through my high school coach. He has been in contact with UNI, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, Northwest Missouri State, Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana, Wayne State, and a whole bunch of other schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Northwest Missouri State, Drake, NDSU, and UNI.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Nope.”
Do you have any visits ahead?
“Not at the moment.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Cedar Falls athlete Logan Wolf
Do you have a favorite sport?
“Football and basketball are kind of neck and neck. I like them both.”
Do you want to play sports in college?
“Yeah, that would be awesome.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I really have not at this point.”
Do you have a sporting lean at all?
“It is up in the air right now. I haven’t had any interest. Playing college ball for either sport would be awesome.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UNI. It is the home town team because my dad and mom went there.”
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Lewis Central kicker Drake Nettles
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recruiting has gone well. I’ve been getting stuff from a lot of power five schools. I am currently ranked in the country for kicking and punting as the tenth best prospect through Kohls kicking.”
What are some of the colleges that have shown attention?
“I have gotten a lot of camp invites from Wisconsin. There are some ACC, SEC, and Big Ten schools like that.”
Are there any other specific colleges?
“No, not really.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say probably Wisconsin. I was invited up there this fall for a visit but couldn’t because of our season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always had family in Ohio and Alabama so it has been Ohio State, Alabama, and schools like that.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Collin Lister, Quinn Vesey, Will Turner, Trenton Williamson, Kip Hurd, Aidan Vanderloo, Logan Wolf, Drake Nettles, and Griffen Deere.
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Bettendorf offensive lineman Griffen Deere
Do you want to play football in college?
“Yeah, a lot.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None. I have not heard anything.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Whichever ones I can go to I guess. I’ll go to whatever comes up and see how that goes.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, the Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Carlisle wing guard Collin Lister
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve talked to UNI a little bit. I’ve been in contact with North Dakota, Augustana, the University of Sioux Falls, Briar Cliff, Grand View, and Morningside.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have to say Sioux Falls and Grand View.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“An assistant coach at Sioux Falls has been talking to me about coming up there for a game day visit. Coach Schaefer at Grand View has texted me and I’ve been going to some of their open gyms. I have also been in contact with Coach Horner from North Dakota.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I would have to say UNI.”
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Indianola point guard Quinn Vesey
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yeah, absolutely.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had some schools like Briar Cliff and then some other NAIA schools.”
What are some of the colleges?
“Nebraska Wesleyan and Northwestern.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Briar Cliff and Northwestern are kind of all up there.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven’t been on any visits or anything like that yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always wanted to play for North Carolina.”
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Gilbert point guard Will Turner
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not had any recruiting. I just want to an elite camp at Loras. That has been about it.”
Are there any others?
“I don’t know the name of the schools, but I have some camp invites from a few colleges on my NCSA profile.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college would probably be UNI. I would definitely be interested in walking on if I didn’t get a scholarship. That is something I would really enjoy.”
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Earlham forward Trenton Williamson
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I get stuff from Briar Cliff in the mail pretty regularly. There are just some emails and a couple of letters from some other schools. It is stuff like that.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely right now, it is Briar Cliff. They are sending me the most stuff.”
What other colleges have shown interest?
“Augustana has sent me a letter in the mail about a camp. There has also been Nebraska Wesleyan, Concordia, and Iowa Central.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t looked into that. I’ll try going during the season if I can get a night off.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State for sure but I am realistic with my expectations. I don’t think I’d be able to play there.”
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Spirit Lake point guard Kip Hurd
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yeah, but I haven’t looked that much into that at all yet.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I got a couple of letters of interest but nothing serious.”
What schools sent mail?
“I know Briar Cliff sent me something. That is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I kind of don’t watch just one team. I usually find a player that I like to follow.”
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Sioux City East guard Aidan Vanderloo
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to a lot of people that are going through my high school coach. He has been in contact with UNI, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, Northwest Missouri State, Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana, Wayne State, and a whole bunch of other schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Northwest Missouri State, Drake, NDSU, and UNI.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Nope.”
Do you have any visits ahead?
“Not at the moment.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Cedar Falls athlete Logan Wolf
Do you have a favorite sport?
“Football and basketball are kind of neck and neck. I like them both.”
Do you want to play sports in college?
“Yeah, that would be awesome.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I really have not at this point.”
Do you have a sporting lean at all?
“It is up in the air right now. I haven’t had any interest. Playing college ball for either sport would be awesome.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UNI. It is the home town team because my dad and mom went there.”
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Lewis Central kicker Drake Nettles
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Recruiting has gone well. I’ve been getting stuff from a lot of power five schools. I am currently ranked in the country for kicking and punting as the tenth best prospect through Kohls kicking.”
What are some of the colleges that have shown attention?
“I have gotten a lot of camp invites from Wisconsin. There are some ACC, SEC, and Big Ten schools like that.”
Are there any other specific colleges?
“No, not really.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say probably Wisconsin. I was invited up there this fall for a visit but couldn’t because of our season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always had family in Ohio and Alabama so it has been Ohio State, Alabama, and schools like that.”
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