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This week's recruiting updates: Isaac McSorley, Matt Barnett, Kaleb Roach, Cory Anderson, Eli Honken, Isaac Telfer, and Blake Baumhover.
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New London shortstop Isaac McSorley
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play baseball in college. I think baseball is what I am best at and what will be best for me. It’s my favorite sport.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with a couple coaches at Cornell, William Penn, and Grand View. I haven’t been really recruited that hard yet, but probably will coming up soon and at the beginning of next year.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited William Penn and am going to visit Grand View sometime next year.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our football team is going to the Iowa state football camp in a couple weeks. I have gone to a few baseball showcases and am going to go to the junior showcase at the end of the summer. I might go to a Grand View camp and maybe the Iowa Western camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college growing up. I have always liked Vanderbilt ever since I went and toured it a couple years ago, but I’ve never really had a favorite.”
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Alburnett wide receiver Matt Barnett
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college and the question I get the most is which one? Ideally, both, but with spring ball being such an important factor in college, I’ll probably just stick with football depending on the opportunities in front of me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“In no particular order, Iowa, Iowa State, UNI, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, Minnesota State, Wayne State, Saint Cloud State, and Upper Iowa.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say it’s between SDSU, NDSU and ISU. They have shown the most interest by far.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made it to visits at ISU, NDSU, SDSU, SCSU, Minnesota State, and the U of Dubuque.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“My camps in order are Lindenwood Megacamp, ISU, Iowa, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My family has always been Hawk fans, so as a kid that was my favorite school because of the home atmosphere.”
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Union running back Kaleb Roach
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am undecided, but still open to the idea of playing a sport in college. If I were to play one, I would like to play football or possibly rugby.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been recruited by any colleges, but I am still open and willing to see how things go throughout the season.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips as of right now.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to some team 7-on-7 camps but have yet to decide about any others single camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a specific favorite college growing up.”
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Wilton athlete Cory Anderson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play sports in college. And as of now, I’m just opened minded. I haven’t really gotten anybody that’s really interested, but I would like to go for either football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t really had anybody that’s really interested in football, but I have had a lot of people interested in wrestling. It has been schools like Cornell and a couple of other small schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Cornell for wrestling, which I’m not really interested in going for wrestling.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a game day visit to Upper Iowa for football. I also went on a visit to Cornell.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I have been looking into a couple of camps. I am trying to get to some, it is just hard to do with a packed baseball schedule.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Mine is probably just like every other Iowa kid. I was always a Hawkeyes fan and still to this day I am.”
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HMS linebacker Eli Honken
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. Football is my go-to sport and that is what I would most want to play.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are a couple colleges that have reached out to me like Northwestern College and Simpson. As of now, there are not many people recruiting me.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really have any idea considering there hasn’t seem to be much serious interest with any schools yet.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any colleges trips. I am planning on making some trips this coming fall though.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I was planning on going to a couple camps at Simpson and a Morningside camp too, but my foot halted those plans. I will try and make it to some camps once I’m healed up.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes have always been my favorite college. I love watching their football team, as well as wrestling and basketball too. I have watched them ever since I was young.”
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PCM-Monroe athlete Isaac Telfer
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I would like to play some football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A few have reached out to me, but we are waiting to see how the summer and season go.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Nothing official, but I plan to in the fall.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I have attended Northwest Missouri State and Northern Iowa football camps. I plan on attending Iowa State, the UNI specialty camp, Simpson camp, and possibly a few others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, I have been a pretty big Iowa State fan for my whole life.”
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Kuemper Catholic athlete Blake Baumhover
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I had the opportunity to play sports in college, I would consider it. I would consider all three sports between football, basketball, and soccer. If there was one sport that I would want to play in college it would be basketball. I love every sport I play but I have loved playing basketball since I was really young.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Throughout the school year, I’ve received a couple letters from some small schools. Other than that, I haven’t received that much recruiting attention.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made some trips throughout the school year to Iowa State and UNI for school, but football wise, I have made no visits.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“This summer, I’m planning on going to the Iowa State camp and I might be going to the North Dakota State football camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Even though I have lived in Iowa my whole life and have been around Iowa State fans my whole life, I have always been an Oklahoma Sooners fan. That can make some people mad, especially when they beat Iowa State.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Isaac McSorley, Matt Barnett, Kaleb Roach, Cory Anderson, Eli Honken, Isaac Telfer, and Blake Baumhover.
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New London shortstop Isaac McSorley
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play baseball in college. I think baseball is what I am best at and what will be best for me. It’s my favorite sport.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with a couple coaches at Cornell, William Penn, and Grand View. I haven’t been really recruited that hard yet, but probably will coming up soon and at the beginning of next year.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited William Penn and am going to visit Grand View sometime next year.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our football team is going to the Iowa state football camp in a couple weeks. I have gone to a few baseball showcases and am going to go to the junior showcase at the end of the summer. I might go to a Grand View camp and maybe the Iowa Western camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college growing up. I have always liked Vanderbilt ever since I went and toured it a couple years ago, but I’ve never really had a favorite.”
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Alburnett wide receiver Matt Barnett
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college and the question I get the most is which one? Ideally, both, but with spring ball being such an important factor in college, I’ll probably just stick with football depending on the opportunities in front of me.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“In no particular order, Iowa, Iowa State, UNI, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, Minnesota State, Wayne State, Saint Cloud State, and Upper Iowa.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say it’s between SDSU, NDSU and ISU. They have shown the most interest by far.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made it to visits at ISU, NDSU, SDSU, SCSU, Minnesota State, and the U of Dubuque.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“My camps in order are Lindenwood Megacamp, ISU, Iowa, Drake, SDSU, NDSU, and UNI.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My family has always been Hawk fans, so as a kid that was my favorite school because of the home atmosphere.”
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Union running back Kaleb Roach
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am undecided, but still open to the idea of playing a sport in college. If I were to play one, I would like to play football or possibly rugby.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been recruited by any colleges, but I am still open and willing to see how things go throughout the season.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips as of right now.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to some team 7-on-7 camps but have yet to decide about any others single camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a specific favorite college growing up.”
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Wilton athlete Cory Anderson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play sports in college. And as of now, I’m just opened minded. I haven’t really gotten anybody that’s really interested, but I would like to go for either football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t really had anybody that’s really interested in football, but I have had a lot of people interested in wrestling. It has been schools like Cornell and a couple of other small schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Cornell for wrestling, which I’m not really interested in going for wrestling.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a game day visit to Upper Iowa for football. I also went on a visit to Cornell.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I have been looking into a couple of camps. I am trying to get to some, it is just hard to do with a packed baseball schedule.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Mine is probably just like every other Iowa kid. I was always a Hawkeyes fan and still to this day I am.”
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HMS linebacker Eli Honken
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. Football is my go-to sport and that is what I would most want to play.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are a couple colleges that have reached out to me like Northwestern College and Simpson. As of now, there are not many people recruiting me.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really have any idea considering there hasn’t seem to be much serious interest with any schools yet.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any colleges trips. I am planning on making some trips this coming fall though.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I was planning on going to a couple camps at Simpson and a Morningside camp too, but my foot halted those plans. I will try and make it to some camps once I’m healed up.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Iowa Hawkeyes have always been my favorite college. I love watching their football team, as well as wrestling and basketball too. I have watched them ever since I was young.”
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PCM-Monroe athlete Isaac Telfer
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I would like to play some football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A few have reached out to me, but we are waiting to see how the summer and season go.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Nothing official, but I plan to in the fall.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I have attended Northwest Missouri State and Northern Iowa football camps. I plan on attending Iowa State, the UNI specialty camp, Simpson camp, and possibly a few others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yeah, I have been a pretty big Iowa State fan for my whole life.”
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Kuemper Catholic athlete Blake Baumhover
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I had the opportunity to play sports in college, I would consider it. I would consider all three sports between football, basketball, and soccer. If there was one sport that I would want to play in college it would be basketball. I love every sport I play but I have loved playing basketball since I was really young.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Throughout the school year, I’ve received a couple letters from some small schools. Other than that, I haven’t received that much recruiting attention.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made some trips throughout the school year to Iowa State and UNI for school, but football wise, I have made no visits.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“This summer, I’m planning on going to the Iowa State camp and I might be going to the North Dakota State football camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Even though I have lived in Iowa my whole life and have been around Iowa State fans my whole life, I have always been an Oklahoma Sooners fan. That can make some people mad, especially when they beat Iowa State.”
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