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This week's recruiting updates: Mathyan Powell, Zach Beason, Nick Opsahl, Tyson Strohbeen, Reed Worth, Jaxson Ocker, and Drew Enke.
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Williamsburg safety Mathyan Powell
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college. I am interested in playing football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting recruited by St. Ambrose, Grandview, Northwest Missouri State, and others.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a few college trips this past year and I will be taking some more visits this fall.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Grandview and Northwest Missouri State camps this summer and I felt like I competed well at those camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”
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Mount Pleasant quarterback Zach Beason
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Iowa, Iowa State, UNI, Vanderbilt, North Dakota State, North Dakota, Minnesota State, and Missouri Western.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNI or Missouri Western.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any official visits yet. I took unofficial visits to Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Iowa, and UNI.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to the Elite 11 regional, the Iowa camp, and the Lindenwood camp. I had some good camps, but I felt like I have not performed to my full potential yet due to baseball and pitching.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Nebraska.”
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Sioux City North athlete Nick Opsahl
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I haven’t completely decided what I want to do in college. Right now, if I had to choose a sport I would like to play in college it would be golf.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to a few schools for golf, but I have not talked to any schools about basketball.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Northwestern College for golf.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I’m not going to any individual camps this summer, but my high school team went to a USD team camp last week.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I lived in Illinois for seven-years right when I started to get into college sports, so I became an Illinois fan. My dad is also an Illinois fan so that influenced me a little bit also.”
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Bishop Heelan offensive lineman Tyson Strohbeen
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, I have gotten offers from SMSU, USF, Minnesota State, Mankato, St. Cloud, and Wayne State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest right now is most definitely the University of Sioux Falls.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made three unofficial visits to UNI, SDSU, and NDSU.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Iowa, UNI, SDSU, NDSU, USD, the Riggs Combine, the Rivals Combine and the 3 Stripe Camp. They all went well, and I gained a lot of attention for myself. I ended up gaining five offers just from those camps alone.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked Nebraska just because my father liked them, but now growing up, I became an Iowa fan because of their reputation of having the best OL in the Big 10.”
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PCM athlete Reed Worth
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talking with Buena Vista and Mount Mercy the most right now. Other colleges have been showing interest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No visits, but I plan to soon.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“We will be attending Simpson Team Football camp this July and its always a blast.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State.”
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Centerville wide receiver Jaxson Ocker
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports on the next level, but I also don’t want to play at a small college unless I really feel it’s the right fit. I would rather plan for my future.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten letters from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and some other small colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any trips.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I have not attended any camps this summer, but Iowa Central just invited me to their camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Iowa, but if I could play anywhere out of state, it would be Oklahoma State.”
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Clear Lake wide receiver Drew Enke
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“At this point, I do want to play sports in college. I’m currently leaning towards football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A good amount of schools around Iowa and Minnesota have been in contact with me to invite me to their camps such as Minnesota State University, Winona State, Upper Iowa, and some others.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“As of now, I haven’t made any college trips yet.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“This summer, I attended individual camps at UNI and Northwest Missouri State. I feel like both camps went well and both helped in developing my skills.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my favorite college was the University of Wisconsin.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Mathyan Powell, Zach Beason, Nick Opsahl, Tyson Strohbeen, Reed Worth, Jaxson Ocker, and Drew Enke.
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Williamsburg safety Mathyan Powell
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college. I am interested in playing football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting recruited by St. Ambrose, Grandview, Northwest Missouri State, and others.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a few college trips this past year and I will be taking some more visits this fall.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Grandview and Northwest Missouri State camps this summer and I felt like I competed well at those camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”
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Mount Pleasant quarterback Zach Beason
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Iowa, Iowa State, UNI, Vanderbilt, North Dakota State, North Dakota, Minnesota State, and Missouri Western.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNI or Missouri Western.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any official visits yet. I took unofficial visits to Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Iowa, and UNI.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to the Elite 11 regional, the Iowa camp, and the Lindenwood camp. I had some good camps, but I felt like I have not performed to my full potential yet due to baseball and pitching.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Nebraska.”
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Sioux City North athlete Nick Opsahl
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I haven’t completely decided what I want to do in college. Right now, if I had to choose a sport I would like to play in college it would be golf.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to a few schools for golf, but I have not talked to any schools about basketball.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I visited Northwestern College for golf.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I’m not going to any individual camps this summer, but my high school team went to a USD team camp last week.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I lived in Illinois for seven-years right when I started to get into college sports, so I became an Illinois fan. My dad is also an Illinois fan so that influenced me a little bit also.”
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Bishop Heelan offensive lineman Tyson Strohbeen
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far, I have gotten offers from SMSU, USF, Minnesota State, Mankato, St. Cloud, and Wayne State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest right now is most definitely the University of Sioux Falls.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made three unofficial visits to UNI, SDSU, and NDSU.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I went to Iowa, UNI, SDSU, NDSU, USD, the Riggs Combine, the Rivals Combine and the 3 Stripe Camp. They all went well, and I gained a lot of attention for myself. I ended up gaining five offers just from those camps alone.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked Nebraska just because my father liked them, but now growing up, I became an Iowa fan because of their reputation of having the best OL in the Big 10.”
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PCM athlete Reed Worth
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talking with Buena Vista and Mount Mercy the most right now. Other colleges have been showing interest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No visits, but I plan to soon.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“We will be attending Simpson Team Football camp this July and its always a blast.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State.”
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Centerville wide receiver Jaxson Ocker
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports on the next level, but I also don’t want to play at a small college unless I really feel it’s the right fit. I would rather plan for my future.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten letters from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and some other small colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any trips.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I have not attended any camps this summer, but Iowa Central just invited me to their camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Iowa, but if I could play anywhere out of state, it would be Oklahoma State.”
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Clear Lake wide receiver Drew Enke
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“At this point, I do want to play sports in college. I’m currently leaning towards football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A good amount of schools around Iowa and Minnesota have been in contact with me to invite me to their camps such as Minnesota State University, Winona State, Upper Iowa, and some others.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“As of now, I haven’t made any college trips yet.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“This summer, I attended individual camps at UNI and Northwest Missouri State. I feel like both camps went well and both helped in developing my skills.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, my favorite college was the University of Wisconsin.”
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