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This week's recruiting updates: Kannon Coakley, Trent McCann, Cade Moore, Jack Wilty, Nate Link, Kole Tupa, and Weston Fulk.
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Maquoketa athlete Kannon Coakley
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love the opportunity to play baseball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As a sophomore, I have received a lot of camp invites and general recruiting materials from different schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took an unofficial visit to Illinois State for baseball this past year.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do not have anything set up at this time but hope to have some visits setup for this fall.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m looking at some local passing camps to attend and I am working on selecting some college baseball camps to attend that work around my high school baseball season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a Hawkeye fan.”
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Centerville kicker Trent McCann
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Washington State, Wisconsin, Iowa State, and Minnesota have all invited me out for camps. Also, some smaller schools have shown interest.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“All those schools above along with Iowa and work with Jamie Kohl.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa.”
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Centerville defensive end Cade Moore
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I'm hoping to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“South Dakota State, UNI, South Dakota, Illinois State have all offered. I have also talked to Iowa, NIU, Nebraska, and Minnesota has sent me a few things along with Iowa State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It's a toss-up between UNI and SDSU.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I've made quite a few to Iowa State, Iowa, and UNI.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have plans to visit some schools this fall, but I not sure where yet.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am signed up for UNI, NIU, Nebraska, South Dakota State, Miami (OH), Lindenwood Mega Camp, Iowa State, and Iowa.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”
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Southeast Polk offensive tackle Jack Wilty
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, it has been a dream to play college football ever since I was little.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked with and received invites from quite a few, with colleges all over the board at the D1 FBS, D1 FCS, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I have visited Missouri Western State, Northern Iowa, and Northern Illinois.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not outside of camps.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Iowa, ISU, UNI, NIU, USD, SDSU, Nebraska, Kansas State, Lindenwood, and South Dakota.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“They are all very nice.”
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North Scott safety Nate Link
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am interested in playing college football if the right opportunity comes along.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bemidji State University, University of Sioux Falls, Augustana University, Drake University, and Iowa Central have invited me to their junior days.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on junior days visits to Bemidji State University, University of Sioux Falls, and Drake University. Augustana University and Iowa Central have also invited me to junior days that I could not attend.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans to make any more trips.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am signed up for camps at Drake University and Sioux Falls. I am still making plans to attend others as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a Hawkeye fan at heart. Growing up, I’ve always loved Iowa football. My dad is a huge Hawk fan and that just transferred over to me.”
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Center Point-Urbana athlete Kole Tupa
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play sports at the next level, most likely basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to Coe College, the University of Chicago, and I spoke with a buddy who plays basketball at Grand View. There are also a few other D3/NAIA schools in the area all for basketball.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I had a phone call with one of the schools, have gotten a few letters, and am just texting to keep in touch with them.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips to visit any colleges.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no set plans, but I intend on visiting some in the near future.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“There are a few football camps I have looked at but between baseball and basketball during the summer. Finding a day to get that done is not easy.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been an Iowa Hawkeye fan.”
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Ankeny athlete Weston Fulk
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Sports that I want to play in college are baseball and football. I am verbally committed to the University of Iowa already, but I am still wide open for football offers as well.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges that have come and talked to me about camps and their college are Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas State, North Dakota State, and Central Missouri.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The coaches that feel like have the most interest in me is Iowa, Iowa State, and North Dakota State.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on it because I still need to take the ACT.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to the Iowa and Iowa State camps, but I am not sure about Kansas State or Nebraska.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Iowa has always been my favorite school.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Kannon Coakley, Trent McCann, Cade Moore, Jack Wilty, Nate Link, Kole Tupa, and Weston Fulk.
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Maquoketa athlete Kannon Coakley
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love the opportunity to play baseball in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As a sophomore, I have received a lot of camp invites and general recruiting materials from different schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took an unofficial visit to Illinois State for baseball this past year.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do not have anything set up at this time but hope to have some visits setup for this fall.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m looking at some local passing camps to attend and I am working on selecting some college baseball camps to attend that work around my high school baseball season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a Hawkeye fan.”
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Centerville kicker Trent McCann
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Washington State, Wisconsin, Iowa State, and Minnesota have all invited me out for camps. Also, some smaller schools have shown interest.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“All those schools above along with Iowa and work with Jamie Kohl.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa.”
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Centerville defensive end Cade Moore
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I'm hoping to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“South Dakota State, UNI, South Dakota, Illinois State have all offered. I have also talked to Iowa, NIU, Nebraska, and Minnesota has sent me a few things along with Iowa State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It's a toss-up between UNI and SDSU.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I've made quite a few to Iowa State, Iowa, and UNI.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have plans to visit some schools this fall, but I not sure where yet.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am signed up for UNI, NIU, Nebraska, South Dakota State, Miami (OH), Lindenwood Mega Camp, Iowa State, and Iowa.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Iowa.”
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Southeast Polk offensive tackle Jack Wilty
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, it has been a dream to play college football ever since I was little.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked with and received invites from quite a few, with colleges all over the board at the D1 FBS, D1 FCS, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“So far, I have visited Missouri Western State, Northern Iowa, and Northern Illinois.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not outside of camps.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Iowa, ISU, UNI, NIU, USD, SDSU, Nebraska, Kansas State, Lindenwood, and South Dakota.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“They are all very nice.”
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North Scott safety Nate Link
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am interested in playing college football if the right opportunity comes along.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bemidji State University, University of Sioux Falls, Augustana University, Drake University, and Iowa Central have invited me to their junior days.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on junior days visits to Bemidji State University, University of Sioux Falls, and Drake University. Augustana University and Iowa Central have also invited me to junior days that I could not attend.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans to make any more trips.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am signed up for camps at Drake University and Sioux Falls. I am still making plans to attend others as well.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a Hawkeye fan at heart. Growing up, I’ve always loved Iowa football. My dad is a huge Hawk fan and that just transferred over to me.”
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Center Point-Urbana athlete Kole Tupa
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play sports at the next level, most likely basketball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to Coe College, the University of Chicago, and I spoke with a buddy who plays basketball at Grand View. There are also a few other D3/NAIA schools in the area all for basketball.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I had a phone call with one of the schools, have gotten a few letters, and am just texting to keep in touch with them.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips to visit any colleges.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no set plans, but I intend on visiting some in the near future.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“There are a few football camps I have looked at but between baseball and basketball during the summer. Finding a day to get that done is not easy.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been an Iowa Hawkeye fan.”
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Ankeny athlete Weston Fulk
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Sports that I want to play in college are baseball and football. I am verbally committed to the University of Iowa already, but I am still wide open for football offers as well.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges that have come and talked to me about camps and their college are Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas State, North Dakota State, and Central Missouri.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The coaches that feel like have the most interest in me is Iowa, Iowa State, and North Dakota State.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on it because I still need to take the ACT.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to the Iowa and Iowa State camps, but I am not sure about Kansas State or Nebraska.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Iowa has always been my favorite school.”
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