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This week's recruiting updates: Rylan Luther, Wyatt Wegener, Ryan Boles, Easton Darling, Kobe Clayborne, Grant Nelson, and Creighton Mitchell.
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Creston safety Rylan Luther
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I want to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten letters from around 9 states about camps and visits and I’ve gotten multiple letters from those states. So far, I’ve only been on visits to Drake, Grinnell, and I’m going to Wartburg later this month.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest (skip question if this does not apply)?
“Grinnell has been recruiting me pretty hard. The coaches there email me and send me letters in the mail a lot.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made trips to Grinnell and Drake so far.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m going to Wartburg for a football visit.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m going to football camps for Grand View and Drake for sure this summer, but I have no idea if I’m going to go to any more. As a team, we are going to one this summer, too.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always liked Iowa State since my mom went there, but I’ve always gone to Iowa games with friends.”
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Algona wide receiver Wyatt Wegener
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some of the colleges that have been recruiting me for football are Iowa State, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota State, North Dakota, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, South Dakota State and multiple division 2 schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They are all recurring me pretty equally.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have gone on some college visits. I have gone to Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, SDSU, South Dakota, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and Southern Illinois.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“None right now.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The camps I plan on going to are ISU, Iowa, Nebraska, SDSU, NDSU, South Dakota, and Northern Illinois.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always just rooted for teams in the Midwest. There are no favorites in general.”
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Dowling Catholic offensive tackle Ryan Boles
What colleges have offered you?
“I currently hold scholarship offers from South Dakota, Ball State, Western Illinois, and UNI.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with South Dakota, Western Illinois, Ball State, UNI, Kansas State, Northern Illinois, Akron, Ohio, Dartmouth, UPenn, Columbia, Princeton, Indiana State, and the University of San Diego.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“South Dakota has been doing a terrific job of staying in touch and have been building a great relationship. My Head Coach, Tom Wilson, was a Graduate Assistant at Ball State. The staff at Ball State has also been in frequent contact, and Coach Wilson speaks high praise of their program.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to South Dakota, Ball State, UNI, Princeton, UPenn, Northern Illinois, and Illinois State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now, I am letting the coaches make visits to Dowling for the spring eval period, and just focusing on crafting myself into the most recruit-able young man I can be.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on attending Kansas State, Ball State, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, UNI, UPenn, Princeton, Dartmouth, and of course, Dowling's team camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I just enjoyed college football in general. My dad played for the Iowa State Cyclones, so I watched a lot of their games. I've got a brother at Stanford, so I watch their games, too. I also have a brother at UPenn, so I try to catch their games as well.”
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Winterset point guard Easton Darling
What sport do you want to play in college?
“Basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Omaha, South Dakota, Air Force, North Dakota, Central Missouri, Upper Iowa, Dordt, Bemidji State, Florida Atlantic, Truman State, and Sioux Falls.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Omaha, Air Force, Upper Iowa, Dordt, Truman State, Sioux Falls, North Dakota, and South Dakota.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Omaha, Upper Iowa, Dordt, and Central Missouri so far.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“As of now, I’m going to Omaha’s elite camp and that is it so far.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up??
“My favorite team is the Hawkeyes.”
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Bishop Heelan defensive tackle Kobe Clayborne
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting recruited from UNI, Columbia, Winona St, Morningside, Drake, Northwest Missouri St, and Wayne St. Iowa, Iowa State, North Dakota St, and North Dakota have all been in this week to visit my coaches about me.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Winona St.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Morningside.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Augustana and Winona State.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“None are official yet, but most likely Iowa, Iowa St, Northwest Missouri St, SDSU, NDSU, and the Riggs Combine.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa.”
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Pella athlete Grant Nelson
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would love to play basketball in college. It was my first love and I love the thrill, workouts, practices, technique work, and mental toughness needed to succeed in the sport.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“DIII colleges mostly have been contacting me. I haven’t gotten a lot of exposure yet, so once I get more out there, I think it will help with the process.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Not many schools are recruiting me hard. Dordt has contacted me, but not many.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet. I feel like I’m a little too young, but going into my junior year, my college decision will definitely be in my mind.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I am planning on attending the Dordt Elite Camp, as well as the Central. Also, skill development camps in Des Moines as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always loved Iowa State, but that would have to develop. Central College is also in mind because my parents went there and it’s in Pella, so it has always been in my mind. There are also smaller schools such as Dordt in mind too. I wouldn’t mind getting out of the state either. Trying something new would be fun.”
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West Des Moines Valley running back Creighton Mitchell
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“In the past four months, I have been on visits to Kansas State, Iowa State, South Dakota, North Dakota, UNI, and Northern Illinois. As of late, I have been in contact with Army West Point, Akron, North Dakota State and Toledo.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“That is a very tough question because they all do a really good job of building great relationships. I do currently hold a North Dakota offer.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“In the past four months, I have been on visits to Kansas State, Iowa State, South Dakota, North Dakota, UNI, Northern Illinois, and went on a game day visit to Minnesota.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I currently don’t have any planned trips. I will be getting out to camps soon and my first stop is The Nike Opening in Washington, DC.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have two set in stone right now. Those are North Dakota on June 20th and Kansas State on June 2nd, but I will be adding to that list after The Opening.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite, but I did have athletes that I really honed my game after and watched.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Rylan Luther, Wyatt Wegener, Ryan Boles, Easton Darling, Kobe Clayborne, Grant Nelson, and Creighton Mitchell.
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Creston safety Rylan Luther
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah, I want to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten letters from around 9 states about camps and visits and I’ve gotten multiple letters from those states. So far, I’ve only been on visits to Drake, Grinnell, and I’m going to Wartburg later this month.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest (skip question if this does not apply)?
“Grinnell has been recruiting me pretty hard. The coaches there email me and send me letters in the mail a lot.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made trips to Grinnell and Drake so far.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m going to Wartburg for a football visit.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m going to football camps for Grand View and Drake for sure this summer, but I have no idea if I’m going to go to any more. As a team, we are going to one this summer, too.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always liked Iowa State since my mom went there, but I’ve always gone to Iowa games with friends.”
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Algona wide receiver Wyatt Wegener
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some of the colleges that have been recruiting me for football are Iowa State, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota State, North Dakota, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, South Dakota State and multiple division 2 schools.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They are all recurring me pretty equally.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have gone on some college visits. I have gone to Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, SDSU, South Dakota, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and Southern Illinois.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“None right now.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The camps I plan on going to are ISU, Iowa, Nebraska, SDSU, NDSU, South Dakota, and Northern Illinois.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always just rooted for teams in the Midwest. There are no favorites in general.”
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Dowling Catholic offensive tackle Ryan Boles
What colleges have offered you?
“I currently hold scholarship offers from South Dakota, Ball State, Western Illinois, and UNI.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with South Dakota, Western Illinois, Ball State, UNI, Kansas State, Northern Illinois, Akron, Ohio, Dartmouth, UPenn, Columbia, Princeton, Indiana State, and the University of San Diego.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“South Dakota has been doing a terrific job of staying in touch and have been building a great relationship. My Head Coach, Tom Wilson, was a Graduate Assistant at Ball State. The staff at Ball State has also been in frequent contact, and Coach Wilson speaks high praise of their program.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to South Dakota, Ball State, UNI, Princeton, UPenn, Northern Illinois, and Illinois State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now, I am letting the coaches make visits to Dowling for the spring eval period, and just focusing on crafting myself into the most recruit-able young man I can be.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on attending Kansas State, Ball State, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, UNI, UPenn, Princeton, Dartmouth, and of course, Dowling's team camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I just enjoyed college football in general. My dad played for the Iowa State Cyclones, so I watched a lot of their games. I've got a brother at Stanford, so I watch their games, too. I also have a brother at UPenn, so I try to catch their games as well.”
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Winterset point guard Easton Darling
What sport do you want to play in college?
“Basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Omaha, South Dakota, Air Force, North Dakota, Central Missouri, Upper Iowa, Dordt, Bemidji State, Florida Atlantic, Truman State, and Sioux Falls.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Omaha, Air Force, Upper Iowa, Dordt, Truman State, Sioux Falls, North Dakota, and South Dakota.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Omaha, Upper Iowa, Dordt, and Central Missouri so far.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“As of now, I’m going to Omaha’s elite camp and that is it so far.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up??
“My favorite team is the Hawkeyes.”
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Bishop Heelan defensive tackle Kobe Clayborne
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting recruited from UNI, Columbia, Winona St, Morningside, Drake, Northwest Missouri St, and Wayne St. Iowa, Iowa State, North Dakota St, and North Dakota have all been in this week to visit my coaches about me.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Winona St.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Morningside.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Augustana and Winona State.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“None are official yet, but most likely Iowa, Iowa St, Northwest Missouri St, SDSU, NDSU, and the Riggs Combine.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa.”
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Pella athlete Grant Nelson
What sport do you want to play in college?
“I would love to play basketball in college. It was my first love and I love the thrill, workouts, practices, technique work, and mental toughness needed to succeed in the sport.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“DIII colleges mostly have been contacting me. I haven’t gotten a lot of exposure yet, so once I get more out there, I think it will help with the process.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Not many schools are recruiting me hard. Dordt has contacted me, but not many.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet. I feel like I’m a little too young, but going into my junior year, my college decision will definitely be in my mind.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I am planning on attending the Dordt Elite Camp, as well as the Central. Also, skill development camps in Des Moines as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always loved Iowa State, but that would have to develop. Central College is also in mind because my parents went there and it’s in Pella, so it has always been in my mind. There are also smaller schools such as Dordt in mind too. I wouldn’t mind getting out of the state either. Trying something new would be fun.”
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West Des Moines Valley running back Creighton Mitchell
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“In the past four months, I have been on visits to Kansas State, Iowa State, South Dakota, North Dakota, UNI, and Northern Illinois. As of late, I have been in contact with Army West Point, Akron, North Dakota State and Toledo.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“That is a very tough question because they all do a really good job of building great relationships. I do currently hold a North Dakota offer.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“In the past four months, I have been on visits to Kansas State, Iowa State, South Dakota, North Dakota, UNI, Northern Illinois, and went on a game day visit to Minnesota.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I currently don’t have any planned trips. I will be getting out to camps soon and my first stop is The Nike Opening in Washington, DC.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have two set in stone right now. Those are North Dakota on June 20th and Kansas State on June 2nd, but I will be adding to that list after The Opening.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite, but I did have athletes that I really honed my game after and watched.”
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