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This week's recruiting updates: Creighton Mitchell, Deric Fitzgerald, Brady Schlaeger, Aidan Ernst, Isaac Pingel, Jakob Strottman, and Trey Hutcheson.
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West Des Moines Valley running back Creighton Mitchell
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college. Football is where my passion is at.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten interest from a lot of mid major schools, but mainly Iowa State and Minnesota State as of last year.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Iowa State. I visited Jack Trice at the beginning of the football season and I hope to make it back on campus.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made a game day visit to Iowa State vs. UNI.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Starting at the beginning of June, I am going to attend Washington in Seattle, Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, and Missouri.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was younger, I was a huge Oregon Ducks fan. With the flashy helmets and the cool jerseys, it kind of caught my attention a lot as a young kid.”
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Sergeant Bluff-Luton athlete Deric Fitzgerald
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I most certainly want to play college sports, but I have not decided which sport I would like to play between football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have yet to hear from any colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits yet, but I’m excited to start soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will not be attending any camps this summer except our school camp because of our baseball season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up was and is the Florida Gators. When I was young, I lived in Florida but moved to Iowa to be closer to family. Every summer, my family and I used to take a trip back to Florida.”
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Spencer defensive tackle Brady Schlaeger
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven't been recruited by any universities up to this point, but I look forward to maximizing all of my opportunities. That will put me in the best position to earn more looks going forward.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I am currently looking into many. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity, so I am going to explore all options to ensure that the university I choose down the road is the best fit for me.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Minnesota, Iowa State, Iowa, and Minot State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Minnesota, Iowa, and Iowa State.”
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Waterloo East safety Aidan Ernst
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football and run track if possible.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not too many because I’m a sophomore right now, but there will be coming soon.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Mostly Iowa schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No because I can’t. I’m a sophomore.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I got a Rivals Combine camp in Chicago coming up and Iowa camps, Iowa State, UNI, Nebraska, and mostly Midwest camps I’m trying to get to this year. Maybe there will be some a little further South or East.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The U of Miami and Florida State.”
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Spencer running back Isaac Pingel
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan to continue playing football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None at the moment, but I feel I can get more colleges Interested in me.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made plans to visit a few universities before next school year. It will be local schools like Iowa State and UNI.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Iowa State Saturday Night Lights on June 2nd or 9th, the Minnesota prospect camp on June 10th or 16th, and possibly the Upper Iowa Friday Night Lights camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Nebraska.”
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Nevada running back Jakob Strottman
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?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are St. Cloud, Upper Iowa and Minnesota State Moorhead.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“St. Cloud and Upper Iowa.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, but I have some coming up very soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to the Minnesota State camp, SDSU camp, Iowa State camp and Iowa camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Iowa State.”
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Linn-Mar wing forward Trey Hutcheson
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are UND, UNI, Drake, Omaha, Western Illinois, Belmont, Winona State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Air Force, Dartmouth, Concordia, Colorado State, Milwaukee, Denver, Princeton, Furman, Truman State, Upper Iowa, and Northwest Missouri State.”
What colleges have offered you so far?
“Drake, UND, and Truman State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably UNI, NW Missouri State, and Belmont.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve visited UNI, drake, and I’ve been up to UND for a camp. There have been no other visits, but I plan on a couple this summer.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I’m not quite sure, but probably Wisconsin, Drake, UNI, maybe Belmont, Omaha, or some of those.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I am an Iowa fan. I love watching UNI as well.”
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This week's recruiting updates: Creighton Mitchell, Deric Fitzgerald, Brady Schlaeger, Aidan Ernst, Isaac Pingel, Jakob Strottman, and Trey Hutcheson.
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West Des Moines Valley running back Creighton Mitchell
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college. Football is where my passion is at.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten interest from a lot of mid major schools, but mainly Iowa State and Minnesota State as of last year.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Iowa State. I visited Jack Trice at the beginning of the football season and I hope to make it back on campus.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made a game day visit to Iowa State vs. UNI.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Starting at the beginning of June, I am going to attend Washington in Seattle, Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, and Missouri.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“When I was younger, I was a huge Oregon Ducks fan. With the flashy helmets and the cool jerseys, it kind of caught my attention a lot as a young kid.”
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Sergeant Bluff-Luton athlete Deric Fitzgerald
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I most certainly want to play college sports, but I have not decided which sport I would like to play between football or baseball.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have yet to hear from any colleges.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits yet, but I’m excited to start soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I will not be attending any camps this summer except our school camp because of our baseball season.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up was and is the Florida Gators. When I was young, I lived in Florida but moved to Iowa to be closer to family. Every summer, my family and I used to take a trip back to Florida.”
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Spencer defensive tackle Brady Schlaeger
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven't been recruited by any universities up to this point, but I look forward to maximizing all of my opportunities. That will put me in the best position to earn more looks going forward.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I am currently looking into many. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity, so I am going to explore all options to ensure that the university I choose down the road is the best fit for me.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Minnesota, Iowa State, Iowa, and Minot State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Minnesota, Iowa, and Iowa State.”
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Waterloo East safety Aidan Ernst
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football and run track if possible.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not too many because I’m a sophomore right now, but there will be coming soon.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Mostly Iowa schools.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No because I can’t. I’m a sophomore.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I got a Rivals Combine camp in Chicago coming up and Iowa camps, Iowa State, UNI, Nebraska, and mostly Midwest camps I’m trying to get to this year. Maybe there will be some a little further South or East.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The U of Miami and Florida State.”
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Spencer running back Isaac Pingel
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan to continue playing football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None at the moment, but I feel I can get more colleges Interested in me.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made plans to visit a few universities before next school year. It will be local schools like Iowa State and UNI.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“Iowa State Saturday Night Lights on June 2nd or 9th, the Minnesota prospect camp on June 10th or 16th, and possibly the Upper Iowa Friday Night Lights camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Nebraska.”
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Nevada running back Jakob Strottman
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?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are St. Cloud, Upper Iowa and Minnesota State Moorhead.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“St. Cloud and Upper Iowa.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, but I have some coming up very soon.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I plan on going to the Minnesota State camp, SDSU camp, Iowa State camp and Iowa camp.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Iowa State.”
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Linn-Mar wing forward Trey Hutcheson
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are UND, UNI, Drake, Omaha, Western Illinois, Belmont, Winona State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Air Force, Dartmouth, Concordia, Colorado State, Milwaukee, Denver, Princeton, Furman, Truman State, Upper Iowa, and Northwest Missouri State.”
What colleges have offered you so far?
“Drake, UND, and Truman State.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably UNI, NW Missouri State, and Belmont.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve visited UNI, drake, and I’ve been up to UND for a camp. There have been no other visits, but I plan on a couple this summer.”
What camps are you going to this summer?
“I’m not quite sure, but probably Wisconsin, Drake, UNI, maybe Belmont, Omaha, or some of those.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, I am an Iowa fan. I love watching UNI as well.”
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