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This week's recruiting updates: Brandon VanMeter, Mark Engelken, Ben Heeren, Reece Huen, Jack Kelley, Mason Hulse, Max Goodhue, Owen Worthington, Luke Matney, and Luke Waters.
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Ankeny Centennial athlete Brandon VanMeter
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I have not yet. It has been a busy summer.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football, it has basically been St. Thomas. They have been hitting me up along with a few other Division III and II colleges like Winona State.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited St. Thomas towards the end of the school year.”
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Washington offensive lineman Mark Engelken
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I have been to Western Illinois, Harvard, Minnesota State Mankato, and Winona State. They all went pretty good. I felt like I performed well with all of them.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Overall, Minnesota State and Winona State are probably two of the biggest ones now that I can think of.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota State because I have an offer from them right now.”
How does it feel to have the offer from Minnesota State?
“It feels great. It just feels great.”
Are there any college trips ahead?
“I have a visit planned for Minnesota State.”
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Ogden forward Ben Heeren
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Nope.”
Did you do any summer camps?
“I did not. I got a couple of camps invitations from Nebraska Wesleyan and that stuff but I did not go.”
Were there any others?
“Nope.”
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Ballard running back Reece Huen
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I signed up for some of them but I got caught up with baseball and all of that.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not that I know of.”
What camps were you going to go to?
“I was going to go to Iowa State, Iowa, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Definitely the Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Don Bosco guard Jack Kelley
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Loras sent me a few things asking about my summer. I’ve gotten a lot of camp invites. I am going to Loras to play. Central Missouri emailed me and I’ll go visit their campus. I also got invited to a couple of Division II schools that are farther away.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Loras. They have sent me the most emails.”
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Boone athlete Mason Hulse
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“No.”
What colleges are recruiting you for wrestling?
“Buffalo, Mankato State, and some small Division III colleges.
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Buffalo probably.”
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Carlisle quarterback Max Goodhue
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“Not this summer. I’ve been too busy with baseball and a couple of other sports.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Yeah, for baseball and football. It just has been some invites to camps and visits.”
What have been some of the schools for baseball?
“It is like Augustana and some smaller schools around here.”
What have been some of the schools for football?
“Augustana again too. And then there are some smaller schools around here.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably right now it would be Loras for track. That would be the hardest one now.”
Do you have a sporting lean?
“Yeah, probably baseball is what I am looking at most now.”
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Pleasantville quarterback Owen Worthington
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I went to Grand View camp and the Simpson 7-on-7 camp with a few of my buddies.”
How did those camps go?
“They went pretty well. I threw the ball pretty well at Simpson. At Grand View, I had to get used to some new drills but fell into a rhythm.”
Do you want to play football in college?
“Absolutely.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are a few out of state ones. Simpson, Wartburg, Canyon, and Southeast Minnesota.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They are all about the same really.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a visit over to Grand View and looked around the campus. I met with the coaching staff.”
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West Des Moines Valley wide receiver Luke Matney
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I was able to get down to the Iowa camp, the Iowa State camp, and one at Grand View.”
How did those camps go?
“Iowa was my first camp and I believe I did pretty good. At Iowa State, I performed better than Iowa. At Grand View, they offered me at the end of the camp and it was my first offer.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now, there are a bunch of Division II and Division III schools. I got Wayne State, Simpson, Grand View like I said, and that is all I can think of.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Honestly I would probably say Wayne State is sending me a bunch of letters. Iowa State has been keeping close in touch too.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ever since I was a little kid, I grew up being a Hawkeye fan. That would be awesome.”
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St. Albert athlete Luke Waters
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I went to UNI, Northwest, and North Dakota State. They went well. I went in as a running back because that is what I’ll be playing this year. That was good. I am still getting a little used to it but they went good.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I got invited up to the UNI junior day. That is really about it.”
How was the UNI junior day?
“It was good. I really liked the campus and the coaching staff.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Brandon VanMeter, Mark Engelken, Ben Heeren, Reece Huen, Jack Kelley, Mason Hulse, Max Goodhue, Owen Worthington, Luke Matney, and Luke Waters.
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Ankeny Centennial athlete Brandon VanMeter
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I have not yet. It has been a busy summer.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football, it has basically been St. Thomas. They have been hitting me up along with a few other Division III and II colleges like Winona State.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited St. Thomas towards the end of the school year.”
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Washington offensive lineman Mark Engelken
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I have been to Western Illinois, Harvard, Minnesota State Mankato, and Winona State. They all went pretty good. I felt like I performed well with all of them.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Overall, Minnesota State and Winona State are probably two of the biggest ones now that I can think of.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Minnesota State because I have an offer from them right now.”
How does it feel to have the offer from Minnesota State?
“It feels great. It just feels great.”
Are there any college trips ahead?
“I have a visit planned for Minnesota State.”
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Ogden forward Ben Heeren
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Nope.”
Did you do any summer camps?
“I did not. I got a couple of camps invitations from Nebraska Wesleyan and that stuff but I did not go.”
Were there any others?
“Nope.”
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Ballard running back Reece Huen
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I signed up for some of them but I got caught up with baseball and all of that.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not that I know of.”
What camps were you going to go to?
“I was going to go to Iowa State, Iowa, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Definitely the Iowa Hawkeyes.”
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Don Bosco guard Jack Kelley
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Loras sent me a few things asking about my summer. I’ve gotten a lot of camp invites. I am going to Loras to play. Central Missouri emailed me and I’ll go visit their campus. I also got invited to a couple of Division II schools that are farther away.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Loras. They have sent me the most emails.”
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Boone athlete Mason Hulse
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“No.”
What colleges are recruiting you for wrestling?
“Buffalo, Mankato State, and some small Division III colleges.
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Buffalo probably.”
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Carlisle quarterback Max Goodhue
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“Not this summer. I’ve been too busy with baseball and a couple of other sports.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Yeah, for baseball and football. It just has been some invites to camps and visits.”
What have been some of the schools for baseball?
“It is like Augustana and some smaller schools around here.”
What have been some of the schools for football?
“Augustana again too. And then there are some smaller schools around here.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably right now it would be Loras for track. That would be the hardest one now.”
Do you have a sporting lean?
“Yeah, probably baseball is what I am looking at most now.”
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Pleasantville quarterback Owen Worthington
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I went to Grand View camp and the Simpson 7-on-7 camp with a few of my buddies.”
How did those camps go?
“They went pretty well. I threw the ball pretty well at Simpson. At Grand View, I had to get used to some new drills but fell into a rhythm.”
Do you want to play football in college?
“Absolutely.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are a few out of state ones. Simpson, Wartburg, Canyon, and Southeast Minnesota.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They are all about the same really.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a visit over to Grand View and looked around the campus. I met with the coaching staff.”
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West Des Moines Valley wide receiver Luke Matney
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I was able to get down to the Iowa camp, the Iowa State camp, and one at Grand View.”
How did those camps go?
“Iowa was my first camp and I believe I did pretty good. At Iowa State, I performed better than Iowa. At Grand View, they offered me at the end of the camp and it was my first offer.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now, there are a bunch of Division II and Division III schools. I got Wayne State, Simpson, Grand View like I said, and that is all I can think of.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Honestly I would probably say Wayne State is sending me a bunch of letters. Iowa State has been keeping close in touch too.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ever since I was a little kid, I grew up being a Hawkeye fan. That would be awesome.”
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St. Albert athlete Luke Waters
Did you do any college camps this summer?
“I went to UNI, Northwest, and North Dakota State. They went well. I went in as a running back because that is what I’ll be playing this year. That was good. I am still getting a little used to it but they went good.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I got invited up to the UNI junior day. That is really about it.”
How was the UNI junior day?
“It was good. I really liked the campus and the coaching staff.”
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