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This week's recruiting updates: Brayton Van Kekerix, Zach Twedt, Wyatt Klyn, Hunter Dekkers, Ben Newman, Noah Carter, and Dawson Stoll.
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Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley athlete Brayton Van Kekerix
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do. I’m leaning more towards football, but I’m still open to playing basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Augustana, Minnesota State, Northwestern, Dakota Wesleyan, Morningside, and Dordt.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota State and Dakota Wesleyan.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“SDSU, USD, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“SDSU.”
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Roland-Story linebacker Zach Twedt
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, an athletic life after high school would be quite a dream. Either baseball or football, but I am leaning more towards football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Iowa State, Iowa, Notre Dame and a couple of others.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Besides the Iowa State offer, I have been speaking with Iowa a little bit.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended both the Iowa and Iowa State camps. Both colleges have great camps and I was able to get great looks from both. They had amazing drills to display my young talent.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have never followed any college or major league sport. If I had a favorite, it would Iowa State. It is very beneficial to have a college about 15 minutes away from our town.”
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Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont athlete Wyatt Klyn
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I am leaning towards baseball or football, but I am willing to play basketball as well.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have went on visits to Simpson and William Penn for football. Iowa Wesleyan has talked to me for baseball and William Penn has also talked to me for basketball.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I just went to Simpson and William Penn.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I went to William Penn basketball camps and I am going to a showcase for baseball.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Duke University.”
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West Sioux quarterback Hunter Dekkers
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play a sport in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talked to by many different schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits yet.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended SDSU, UNI, ISU, and Iowa. I think at the camps, I performed well but have room to improve.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Iowa.”
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Spirit Lake linebacker Ben Newman
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am still thinking on if I want to play sports in college. It would be fun, but I want to go to a school where it will fit best. I would love to play baseball, tennis, and maybe football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside, Dordt, Northwestern, and Simpson have all come to my school and talked to me in-person.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Dordt has contacted me the most out of all the colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been to the schools that are interested in me, but I think I will go to them this winter.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I did not attend any camps this off-season. I am in many sports and work a ton, so I really had no time.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Glenwood linebacker Noah Carter
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football is what I want to play.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently, I have one offer and that is from Dordt. After a long summer of camps, I have been in contact with many schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited St. Cloud State.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended UNI, NWMSU, SDSU, NDSU, and ISU. My performances at those camps has been well, but there is always room for improvement.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Texas was my favorite college growing up.”
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Northeast Gooselake wide receiver Dawson Stoll
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges recruiting me are Simpson, Wartburg, Western Illinois, UNI, William Penn, Waldorf, Iowa Central, Upper Iowa, and Augustana in SD.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Simpson is definitely recruiting me the hardest. They gave me an offer a few weeks ago.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone on visits to Wartburg and UNI.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended the Iowa Western Community College camp, University of Iowa, UNI, and Western Illinois. Overall, I believe they went pretty well. I’d say I had a pretty good showing and I learned a lot.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Iowa.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Brayton Van Kekerix, Zach Twedt, Wyatt Klyn, Hunter Dekkers, Ben Newman, Noah Carter, and Dawson Stoll.
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Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley athlete Brayton Van Kekerix
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do. I’m leaning more towards football, but I’m still open to playing basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Augustana, Minnesota State, Northwestern, Dakota Wesleyan, Morningside, and Dordt.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota State and Dakota Wesleyan.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“SDSU, USD, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“SDSU.”
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Roland-Story linebacker Zach Twedt
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, an athletic life after high school would be quite a dream. Either baseball or football, but I am leaning more towards football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Iowa State, Iowa, Notre Dame and a couple of others.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Besides the Iowa State offer, I have been speaking with Iowa a little bit.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended both the Iowa and Iowa State camps. Both colleges have great camps and I was able to get great looks from both. They had amazing drills to display my young talent.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have never followed any college or major league sport. If I had a favorite, it would Iowa State. It is very beneficial to have a college about 15 minutes away from our town.”
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Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont athlete Wyatt Klyn
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I am leaning towards baseball or football, but I am willing to play basketball as well.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have went on visits to Simpson and William Penn for football. Iowa Wesleyan has talked to me for baseball and William Penn has also talked to me for basketball.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I just went to Simpson and William Penn.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I went to William Penn basketball camps and I am going to a showcase for baseball.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Duke University.”
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West Sioux quarterback Hunter Dekkers
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play a sport in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talked to by many different schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits yet.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended SDSU, UNI, ISU, and Iowa. I think at the camps, I performed well but have room to improve.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Iowa.”
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Spirit Lake linebacker Ben Newman
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am still thinking on if I want to play sports in college. It would be fun, but I want to go to a school where it will fit best. I would love to play baseball, tennis, and maybe football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Morningside, Dordt, Northwestern, and Simpson have all come to my school and talked to me in-person.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Dordt has contacted me the most out of all the colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been to the schools that are interested in me, but I think I will go to them this winter.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I did not attend any camps this off-season. I am in many sports and work a ton, so I really had no time.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Glenwood linebacker Noah Carter
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football is what I want to play.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently, I have one offer and that is from Dordt. After a long summer of camps, I have been in contact with many schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited St. Cloud State.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended UNI, NWMSU, SDSU, NDSU, and ISU. My performances at those camps has been well, but there is always room for improvement.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Texas was my favorite college growing up.”
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Northeast Gooselake wide receiver Dawson Stoll
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges recruiting me are Simpson, Wartburg, Western Illinois, UNI, William Penn, Waldorf, Iowa Central, Upper Iowa, and Augustana in SD.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Simpson is definitely recruiting me the hardest. They gave me an offer a few weeks ago.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone on visits to Wartburg and UNI.”
What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended the Iowa Western Community College camp, University of Iowa, UNI, and Western Illinois. Overall, I believe they went pretty well. I’d say I had a pretty good showing and I learned a lot.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Iowa.”
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