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This week's recruiting updates: Parker Fryar, Collin Bohnenkamp, Bowen Born, Ben Belken, Eli Loudon, Michael Duax, and Gabe Ante.
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Van Meter linebacker Parker Fryar
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by a lot of NAIA and DII programs. To name some, Dordt, Northwestern, the University of Sioux Falls, Augustana, Grand View, Wayne State, and a lot of others have reached out for junior day visits or have just contacted me.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t been able to make a lot of junior days, but I have gone to the Northwestern and Drake ones.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not at the moment.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Right now I am planning on going to the UNI Camp, but I assume I will make it to a lot of others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was Iowa growing up.”
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Cedar Falls defensive tackle Collin Bohnenkamp
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Drake, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Mankato, Winona State, Bemidji State, Wayne State, the University of Sioux Falls, Minnesota Crookston, Augustana University, and Bethel University. These are the schools most involved.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to six junior days and declined others due to conflict. I have been to Winona State, Drake University, Wayne State, the University of Sioux Falls, Minnesota State Mankato, and Bemidji State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Camps are the next thing in line. My first one is May 31st at Winona State.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“My schedule is not set. The ones I am sure of so far are NDSU, Winona State, Drake University, and Minnesota State Mankato.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up in Cedar Falls, my dad took me to many UNI games.”
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North Scott defensive end Ben Belken
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
”I plan on playing football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The main schools that have been recruiting me are NDSU, South Dakota, UNI, SDSU, Iowa State, Grandview, North Dakota, Western Illinois, and Illinois State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that have been recruiting me the hardest have been NDSU, UNI, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and Illinois State. I have received offers from UNI, South Dakota State, and Grand View.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“For most of the schools recruiting me, I have been on junior days and have been to a few spring games. It’s tough to say which school has really stood out to me at this point, they all have a lot to offer and are very nice.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The next time I visit a school it will be this summer for camps. Right now, I’m planning on going to UNI, SDSU, NDSU, Illinois State, USD, and Iowa State for camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was born and raised a Badger Fan, so growing up I always liked the Badgers.”
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Creston athlete Eli Loudon
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m not quite sure if I want to play sports in college, but if I do it would be football for sure.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten several invitations to go to some college recruitment camps from Lyon College. I’ve also been invited to watch spring games at Simpson and Iowa Central.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college visits yet. With baseball coming soon, it will be tough to get them in during the summer.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I would like to attend some camps but baseball and work interfere quite a bit with that, so I don’t have plans for many camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college has been Iowa in the past, but I’m a fan of all Iowa colleges really.”
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Dubuque Hempstead wing forward Michael Duax
What sport do you want to play in college?
“Basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“It’s still early in the process, but I’ve received some interest from UNI, Drake, SDSU, and Wake Forest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our high school is doing the Wisconsin team camp and the UNI team camp, and once the busy AAU season ends, I’m sure I’ll attend some other camps as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I don’t know if I had any favorites, but I always just loved watching March Madness and the entire college game, especially teams around this area.”
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Ames athlete Gabe Ante
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yep, I plan on playing football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten many Junior Day Football Invites. If that’s the definition of recruiting, then I’d say Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Massachusetts, Drake, Bethel, Carnegie Mellon, Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota State Mankato, University of Central Missouri, Amherst College, St. Ambrose, Morningside, Wesleyan University, Ripon, Monmouth, Grinnell, Iowa Western, Iowa Central, Northwestern College, Eureka College, Simpson, and Hamline University. Other colleges have sent me camp invites. Those include Illinois State, Yale, Culver-Stockton, Western Illinois, Lyon College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Trinity University, Wayne State, Lake Forest College, and Grand View.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been texting with just a few coaches—Drake, Minnesota State Mankato, Simpson, Minnesota State Moorhead, and Bethel. and have been getting some nice handwritten notes from Bethel and St. Ambrose. I had the opportunity to run routes this week in front of a Southern Illinois coach. Last week, I ran patterns for UNI and North Dakota State. I also had the opportunity to run routes in front of Kansas State, University of Memphis, North Dakota, and South Dakota coaches a couple weeks back.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Drake a couple of times for game day and Junior Visit/spring game, Iowa Central for a game day, Minnesota State Mankato, Bethel, Simpson for Junior Day visits so far.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I missed out on a number of opportunities with conflicts with other commitments the last two months. I hope to get to some of those places in June. Princeton, Penn, Harvard, and Yale for sure. An Ivy League education definitely appeals to me. On the calendar yet for May are Junior Day visits to Wartburg and Minnesota State University Moorhead.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My parents were born and raised here in Story County, so I grew up tailgating and cheering for Iowa State. My mom is an ISU grad. Now I play for the Little Cyclones, so yeah, Iowa State.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Parker Fryar, Collin Bohnenkamp, Bowen Born, Ben Belken, Eli Loudon, Michael Duax, and Gabe Ante.
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Van Meter linebacker Parker Fryar
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would like to play football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by a lot of NAIA and DII programs. To name some, Dordt, Northwestern, the University of Sioux Falls, Augustana, Grand View, Wayne State, and a lot of others have reached out for junior day visits or have just contacted me.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t been able to make a lot of junior days, but I have gone to the Northwestern and Drake ones.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not at the moment.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Right now I am planning on going to the UNI Camp, but I assume I will make it to a lot of others.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was Iowa growing up.”
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Cedar Falls defensive tackle Collin Bohnenkamp
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Drake, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Mankato, Winona State, Bemidji State, Wayne State, the University of Sioux Falls, Minnesota Crookston, Augustana University, and Bethel University. These are the schools most involved.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to six junior days and declined others due to conflict. I have been to Winona State, Drake University, Wayne State, the University of Sioux Falls, Minnesota State Mankato, and Bemidji State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Camps are the next thing in line. My first one is May 31st at Winona State.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“My schedule is not set. The ones I am sure of so far are NDSU, Winona State, Drake University, and Minnesota State Mankato.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up in Cedar Falls, my dad took me to many UNI games.”
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North Scott defensive end Ben Belken
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
”I plan on playing football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The main schools that have been recruiting me are NDSU, South Dakota, UNI, SDSU, Iowa State, Grandview, North Dakota, Western Illinois, and Illinois State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that have been recruiting me the hardest have been NDSU, UNI, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and Illinois State. I have received offers from UNI, South Dakota State, and Grand View.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“For most of the schools recruiting me, I have been on junior days and have been to a few spring games. It’s tough to say which school has really stood out to me at this point, they all have a lot to offer and are very nice.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The next time I visit a school it will be this summer for camps. Right now, I’m planning on going to UNI, SDSU, NDSU, Illinois State, USD, and Iowa State for camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was born and raised a Badger Fan, so growing up I always liked the Badgers.”
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Creston athlete Eli Loudon
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m not quite sure if I want to play sports in college, but if I do it would be football for sure.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten several invitations to go to some college recruitment camps from Lyon College. I’ve also been invited to watch spring games at Simpson and Iowa Central.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college visits yet. With baseball coming soon, it will be tough to get them in during the summer.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I would like to attend some camps but baseball and work interfere quite a bit with that, so I don’t have plans for many camps.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college has been Iowa in the past, but I’m a fan of all Iowa colleges really.”
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Dubuque Hempstead wing forward Michael Duax
What sport do you want to play in college?
“Basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“It’s still early in the process, but I’ve received some interest from UNI, Drake, SDSU, and Wake Forest.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Our high school is doing the Wisconsin team camp and the UNI team camp, and once the busy AAU season ends, I’m sure I’ll attend some other camps as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I don’t know if I had any favorites, but I always just loved watching March Madness and the entire college game, especially teams around this area.”
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Ames athlete Gabe Ante
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yep, I plan on playing football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten many Junior Day Football Invites. If that’s the definition of recruiting, then I’d say Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Massachusetts, Drake, Bethel, Carnegie Mellon, Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota State Mankato, University of Central Missouri, Amherst College, St. Ambrose, Morningside, Wesleyan University, Ripon, Monmouth, Grinnell, Iowa Western, Iowa Central, Northwestern College, Eureka College, Simpson, and Hamline University. Other colleges have sent me camp invites. Those include Illinois State, Yale, Culver-Stockton, Western Illinois, Lyon College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Trinity University, Wayne State, Lake Forest College, and Grand View.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been texting with just a few coaches—Drake, Minnesota State Mankato, Simpson, Minnesota State Moorhead, and Bethel. and have been getting some nice handwritten notes from Bethel and St. Ambrose. I had the opportunity to run routes this week in front of a Southern Illinois coach. Last week, I ran patterns for UNI and North Dakota State. I also had the opportunity to run routes in front of Kansas State, University of Memphis, North Dakota, and South Dakota coaches a couple weeks back.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Drake a couple of times for game day and Junior Visit/spring game, Iowa Central for a game day, Minnesota State Mankato, Bethel, Simpson for Junior Day visits so far.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I missed out on a number of opportunities with conflicts with other commitments the last two months. I hope to get to some of those places in June. Princeton, Penn, Harvard, and Yale for sure. An Ivy League education definitely appeals to me. On the calendar yet for May are Junior Day visits to Wartburg and Minnesota State University Moorhead.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My parents were born and raised here in Story County, so I grew up tailgating and cheering for Iowa State. My mom is an ISU grad. Now I play for the Little Cyclones, so yeah, Iowa State.”
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