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The Reporter • May 2012
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caleb hecker sports editor
enior ignings
Adim Rogers
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(sports) Goodman, Rogers, Rankin, Nelson, Debrick, Kessler among several to sign to play collegiate sports
Brandon Goodman
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Q: What is a tip you have for other athletes trying to get an athletic scholarship? A: Work hard and don’t give up.
Q: What college did you sign with? A: Ottawa University for football.
Q: What other offers did you have? Q: What makes signing with a college exciting? A: My top three were Ottawa, Benedictine and Mid-America, A: Knowing that I get to play football for four more years at a but there were a lot of out-of-state colleges and community colhigher level.
leges that wanted me.
Q: How much work did you put in to football to be at the level Q: Why did you choose Ottawa University? you are? A: I chose Ottawa mainly because it’s close to home and I think A: A lot. The weight room is like a second home. I fit its program really well. Q: How do you think collegiate sports will compare to high school sports?
Q: What are you looking forward to most about playing college sports?
A: The game will be a lot faster. I’ll have to invest a lot more time
A: The competition and the hard work it will take to compete
into college football.
against other colleges.
Cheyenne Rankin
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Mallorie Nelson
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Q: What college did you sign with? A: Baker University for Softballl.
Photo by Journey Capettini
Brandon Goodman signed to play football at Emporia State Univerisity. Goodman was selected to the 2012 Shrine Bowl, which takes place at Emporia State University on Sat, July 28.
Q: What is a tip you have for other athletes trying to get an athletic scholarship?
A: School always comes first.
Q: What makes signing with a college exciting ? Q: What other offers did you have? A: Pretty exciting because it is fulfilling my dream to go play A: MidAmerica Nazerene, but Baker was always my first college sports.
choice.
Q: How much work did you put in to softball to be at the level Q: Why did you choose Baker University? you are? A: I chose Baker because it is close to home and it has a really A: A lot, I started when I was 7 and have played ever since. good education program. Photo by Jacinda Dent
Q: How do you think collegiate sports will compare to high Q: What are you looking forward to most about playing col-
Cheyenne Rankin signs her letter of intent, Nov. 9, to play softball at Illinois University. Rankin was recruited as a first baseman.
A: The game will be a lot faster. There is also a lot more work A: I get to meet new people, I really like the coach and all the
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school sports?
lege sports?
involved.
road trips.
Annie Kessler
Q: What college did you sign with? A: Ottawa University for soccer.
Q: What is a tip you have for other athletes trying to get an athletic scholarship? A: Start contacting coaches as soon as possible because they give out their scholarships pretty early on.
Jobie Debrick
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Q: What makes signing with a college exciting? Q: What other offers did you have? A: Shows all the hard work has paid off. Helps pays for college A: Independence Community College and Barton Community and I get to keep playing.
College were among a few.
Q: How much work did you put in to soccer to be at the level Q: Why did you choose Ottawa University? you are? A: I chose Ottawa mainly because they offered the best scholA: Quite a bit. I play year-round soccer with a city league and in arship and because the coaches and player I have met are the winter I play with some of the school team and coaches.
amazing.
Q: How do you think collegiate sports will compare to high
Q: What are you looking forward to most about playing col-
school sports? A: It is faster, but is the same level for me because I have been playing with guys and I will get to play with other girls now.
A: The ability to keep playing and to keep getting better at
lege sports?
soccer.
Photo by Hope Waisner
Jobie Debrick signs his letter of intent, March 14, to play soccer for Manhattan Christian College. Debrick lettered all four years in soccer. College logos courtesy of respective school websites