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This week's recruiting updates: Logan Otting, Cameron Smolik, Jake Schock, Ryan Blum, Nyanti Gehrke, Adam Metivier, and Reece Huen.
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Cascade linebacker Logan Otting
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNI came to talk to Coach Frake and said they’ll stay in touch with me. As of right now, that’s the only recruiting action I’ve received.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan to attend the University of Iowa football camps, UNI football camps, and Iowa State camps this coming summer.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Since a kid, I’ve been a huge Hawkeye fan and have always had a dream/goal to be a Hawk someday.”
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Van Meter linebacker Cameron Smolik
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I want to play football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've had some contact with Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Yale, Iowa, SMSU, Minnesota State-Moorhead, and Harvard.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Princeton. This junior day will be a return visit since I went on one in October.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, SMSU, Princeton, and Iowa.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I don't know yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, definitely South Dakota. My father played there.”
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Dubuque Wahlert guard Jake Schock
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yes, basketball is my sport. It's the game I've loved for so long. I've put in hours upon hours working on it and at times turning down friends and others to get in the gym. I want more than anything to play in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, I've talked with UNI, the University of Dubuque, Loras, and Clarke. The three Division III schools around here have pretty much told me they’re also an option and would love to have me. UNI on the other hand just reached out and took notice. They said they'd keep an eye on me, so that's good and I hope this sparks this summer with the Iowa Mavericks.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am not sure at this point. Obviously the three schools here in the city because they’re close, but like I said hopefully that increases this summer.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, on the 3rd of February I went on an unofficial to UNI. That's it for now though.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“This spring, I'm going to the Future Stars Showcase in Cedar Rapids. During the summer, I'll go to the UNI elite camp for sure and for others we will have to see. I plan on going to plenty of camps though, I got invited to the Pangos camp, but couldn't attend because of injury.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa is definitely my favorite college growing up and that would kind of be a dream school, but oddly enough UNI is a great school too as well as Iowa State. They’re all great schools. But yeah, Iowa for sure as I've been growing up.”
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Glenwood guard Ryan Blum
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yes, I would love to play college basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talked to by a couple, but nothing serious.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Court Side Films and some others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Duke. I love watching Coach K.”
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Bondurant-Farrar running back Nyanti Gehrke
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I’d love to play sports in college. Playing football in college has been a dream of mine for many years and I’m still working towards it.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me yet, but by knowing that, I use that as motivation to keep pushing to get better.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any colleges trips yet and can’t wait to get in contact with colleges in my future.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will have a very busy summer with baseball. The camps I attend will revolve around what days I have open to work on my game.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Iowa growing up and watching all of their athletic teams perform.”
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Davenport Assumption defensive back Adam Metivier
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am thinking about playing either baseball or football in college, but I am leaning towards baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A few colleges have contacted me, but mostly for my academics.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I am planning on going to a few PBR and Perfect Game camps for baseball and am still deciding on a football camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a fan of the University of Iowa and Oklahoma University since my dad went to both of them. I have followed their athletics closely and love their colleges.”
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Ballard running back Reece Huen
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am not 100% sure if I want to play college sports yet. If I did, I would either play football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t really been recruited, but a coach from Minnesota State Moorhead contacted me and invited me to come visit.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I plan to this spring.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to the Iowa and Iowa State football camp. My football team does a team camp at Northwest Missouri State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is U of I. I’m a huge Hawkeye fan.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Logan Otting, Cameron Smolik, Jake Schock, Ryan Blum, Nyanti Gehrke, Adam Metivier, and Reece Huen.
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Cascade linebacker Logan Otting
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UNI came to talk to Coach Frake and said they’ll stay in touch with me. As of right now, that’s the only recruiting action I’ve received.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan to attend the University of Iowa football camps, UNI football camps, and Iowa State camps this coming summer.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Since a kid, I’ve been a huge Hawkeye fan and have always had a dream/goal to be a Hawk someday.”
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Van Meter linebacker Cameron Smolik
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I want to play football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've had some contact with Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Yale, Iowa, SMSU, Minnesota State-Moorhead, and Harvard.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Princeton. This junior day will be a return visit since I went on one in October.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, SMSU, Princeton, and Iowa.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I don't know yet.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, definitely South Dakota. My father played there.”
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Dubuque Wahlert guard Jake Schock
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yes, basketball is my sport. It's the game I've loved for so long. I've put in hours upon hours working on it and at times turning down friends and others to get in the gym. I want more than anything to play in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, I've talked with UNI, the University of Dubuque, Loras, and Clarke. The three Division III schools around here have pretty much told me they’re also an option and would love to have me. UNI on the other hand just reached out and took notice. They said they'd keep an eye on me, so that's good and I hope this sparks this summer with the Iowa Mavericks.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am not sure at this point. Obviously the three schools here in the city because they’re close, but like I said hopefully that increases this summer.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, on the 3rd of February I went on an unofficial to UNI. That's it for now though.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“This spring, I'm going to the Future Stars Showcase in Cedar Rapids. During the summer, I'll go to the UNI elite camp for sure and for others we will have to see. I plan on going to plenty of camps though, I got invited to the Pangos camp, but couldn't attend because of injury.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa is definitely my favorite college growing up and that would kind of be a dream school, but oddly enough UNI is a great school too as well as Iowa State. They’re all great schools. But yeah, Iowa for sure as I've been growing up.”
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Glenwood guard Ryan Blum
Do you want to play basketball in college?
“Yes, I would love to play college basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talked to by a couple, but nothing serious.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Court Side Films and some others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Duke. I love watching Coach K.”
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Bondurant-Farrar running back Nyanti Gehrke
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I’d love to play sports in college. Playing football in college has been a dream of mine for many years and I’m still working towards it.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me yet, but by knowing that, I use that as motivation to keep pushing to get better.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any colleges trips yet and can’t wait to get in contact with colleges in my future.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will have a very busy summer with baseball. The camps I attend will revolve around what days I have open to work on my game.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Iowa growing up and watching all of their athletic teams perform.”
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Davenport Assumption defensive back Adam Metivier
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am thinking about playing either baseball or football in college, but I am leaning towards baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A few colleges have contacted me, but mostly for my academics.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I am planning on going to a few PBR and Perfect Game camps for baseball and am still deciding on a football camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a fan of the University of Iowa and Oklahoma University since my dad went to both of them. I have followed their athletics closely and love their colleges.”
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Ballard running back Reece Huen
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am not 100% sure if I want to play college sports yet. If I did, I would either play football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t really been recruited, but a coach from Minnesota State Moorhead contacted me and invited me to come visit.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I plan to this spring.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to the Iowa and Iowa State football camp. My football team does a team camp at Northwest Missouri State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is U of I. I’m a huge Hawkeye fan.”
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