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This week's recruiting updates: Jamison Helmers, Aaron Smith, Keith Braunschweig, Joe Morrison, Zach Huff, Tate Hagen, and Colby Vincent.
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Okoboji wing guard Jamison Helmers
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I am working really hard to play basketball in college. I’m just looking for the right fit.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have spoken with Mount Marty, BV and Waldorf so far and have received some interest from a few other schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went with the South Dakota Attack team and visited St. Thomas in the cities but have not checked out any other schools yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our high school team is going to a couple of team camps this summer at St. Cloud State and NIACC.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“North Carolina.”
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Waukee defensive back Aaron Smith
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do want to play sports and college, and I personally would want to run track and play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have started to get recruited by the Iowa Hawkeyes, and I got a couple of invites to their camps, along with others from Yale, Simpson, Central Missouri, and Duke.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Schools that have been recruiting me the hardest at the moment would be Iowa. They have sending information on the school and other stuff about Iowa football.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any college trips yet.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am possibly making trips to colleges before the summer ends.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have decided not to go to any camps this summer. I am mainly focused on my team and the upcoming season, and also with me running summer track and New Balance Nationals, I had not time for camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Last interview, I said Iowa was one of my favorites, which they still are, but for college there is so many teams, and so many players that I just love to watch them all.”
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Woodward-Granger power forward Keith Braunschweig
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would like to pursue basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are some division 2 schools who have been trying to get me down to their camps along with a division 1 team who has been watching me and inviting me to their camps.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Montclair State University.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not, but that is my number 1 mission this summer.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will be attending a Central Michigan Camp along with a camp being held at the University of Indianapolis. I will also be trying to attend other camps around my area to get my name out there.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was Iowa growing up because my entire family were Iowa fans, so it has grown on me.”
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Waukee safety Joe Morrison
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten lots of emails and invites for camps from colleges like Wayne State, Yale, Penn, William and Mary, Princeton, Harvard and Simpson.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Wayne State has been in touch the most with a Junior day invite and camp invite.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any visits yet.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of now, I’m still working on finding a time for visits.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer I have been to Iowa, Iowa State and Northwestern.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve grown up a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes, but overall, I’ve grown up just a fan of the game in general.”
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Don Bosco point guard Zach Huff
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I want to play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside, Briar Cliff, Mount Mercy, Midland, the University of Chicago, Texas Rio Grande Valley, Augustana, Iowa Wesleyan, and a couple more.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside and Midland.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any visits yet. I will be setting some up soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer
“I am going to Central Missouri and the University of Indianapolis in August. I was supposed to go to Augustana and Mankato State, but they didn’t work out with my schedule.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Living by Cedar Falls, I always root for UNI, but I like Iowa too.”
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West Hancock linebacker Tate Hagen
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play college football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside College, Wartburg, and Central.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside College.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Morningside and Wartburg.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Central.”
What camps did you do this summer and how did they go?
“I went to UNI for a camp and it went alright, but I can improve on somethings.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Norte Dame, but I also like watching the Hawks.”
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Carroll wing forward Colby Vincent
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, and I'm focusing mainly on basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football, a few NAIA/D2 schools have contacted me. For basketball, I have offers from Morningside, Midland, and Central. I've had interest from a lot of other NAIA/D3 programs as well.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside and Midland.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I've visited Morningside, Midland, and Central for basketball.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I'm planning on going to some workouts at Morningside and Midland this summer.”
What camps did you do this summer and how did they go?
“I haven't gone to any individual camps, but we are going to Central's team camp at the end of July.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State has always been my favorite school.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Jamison Helmers, Aaron Smith, Keith Braunschweig, Joe Morrison, Zach Huff, Tate Hagen, and Colby Vincent.
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Okoboji wing guard Jamison Helmers
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I am working really hard to play basketball in college. I’m just looking for the right fit.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have spoken with Mount Marty, BV and Waldorf so far and have received some interest from a few other schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went with the South Dakota Attack team and visited St. Thomas in the cities but have not checked out any other schools yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our high school team is going to a couple of team camps this summer at St. Cloud State and NIACC.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“North Carolina.”
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Waukee defensive back Aaron Smith
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do want to play sports and college, and I personally would want to run track and play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have started to get recruited by the Iowa Hawkeyes, and I got a couple of invites to their camps, along with others from Yale, Simpson, Central Missouri, and Duke.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Schools that have been recruiting me the hardest at the moment would be Iowa. They have sending information on the school and other stuff about Iowa football.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any college trips yet.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am possibly making trips to colleges before the summer ends.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have decided not to go to any camps this summer. I am mainly focused on my team and the upcoming season, and also with me running summer track and New Balance Nationals, I had not time for camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Last interview, I said Iowa was one of my favorites, which they still are, but for college there is so many teams, and so many players that I just love to watch them all.”
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Woodward-Granger power forward Keith Braunschweig
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would like to pursue basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are some division 2 schools who have been trying to get me down to their camps along with a division 1 team who has been watching me and inviting me to their camps.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Montclair State University.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not, but that is my number 1 mission this summer.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will be attending a Central Michigan Camp along with a camp being held at the University of Indianapolis. I will also be trying to attend other camps around my area to get my name out there.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was Iowa growing up because my entire family were Iowa fans, so it has grown on me.”
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Waukee safety Joe Morrison
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten lots of emails and invites for camps from colleges like Wayne State, Yale, Penn, William and Mary, Princeton, Harvard and Simpson.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Wayne State has been in touch the most with a Junior day invite and camp invite.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any visits yet.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of now, I’m still working on finding a time for visits.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“This summer I have been to Iowa, Iowa State and Northwestern.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve grown up a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes, but overall, I’ve grown up just a fan of the game in general.”
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Don Bosco point guard Zach Huff
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I want to play basketball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside, Briar Cliff, Mount Mercy, Midland, the University of Chicago, Texas Rio Grande Valley, Augustana, Iowa Wesleyan, and a couple more.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside and Midland.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any visits yet. I will be setting some up soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer
“I am going to Central Missouri and the University of Indianapolis in August. I was supposed to go to Augustana and Mankato State, but they didn’t work out with my schedule.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Living by Cedar Falls, I always root for UNI, but I like Iowa too.”
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West Hancock linebacker Tate Hagen
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play college football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside College, Wartburg, and Central.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside College.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Morningside and Wartburg.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Central.”
What camps did you do this summer and how did they go?
“I went to UNI for a camp and it went alright, but I can improve on somethings.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Norte Dame, but I also like watching the Hawks.”
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Carroll wing forward Colby Vincent
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, and I'm focusing mainly on basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football, a few NAIA/D2 schools have contacted me. For basketball, I have offers from Morningside, Midland, and Central. I've had interest from a lot of other NAIA/D3 programs as well.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Morningside and Midland.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I've visited Morningside, Midland, and Central for basketball.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I'm planning on going to some workouts at Morningside and Midland this summer.”
What camps did you do this summer and how did they go?
“I haven't gone to any individual camps, but we are going to Central's team camp at the end of July.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State has always been my favorite school.”
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