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Name: Kyle Cody
 
School: McDonell Central
 
Grade: Senior
 
Football Honors: A two-year varsity letter winner for coach Todd Brown at McDonell ... Starting quarterback for the Macks the past two seasons … First-team all-Marawood Conference pick as a junior at quarterback … Also a two-year starter at defensive end … Passed for 2,218 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior while helping McDonell to a 6-4 record … Through four games of his senior season, Cody had passed for 1,078 yards and 12 touchdowns … Passed for 389 yards and six touchdowns in a victory over Phillips as a junior … At 6-6, 210 pounds, Cody has the ability to see over the defense and get the ball downfield to his receivers … His size also allows him to keep plays alive in the pocket and also make things happen with his legs … Ranked No. 8 among quarterbacks in Wisconsin by WisSports.net.
 
Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Archie Sherbinow … Honorable mention all-league selection in the Western Division of the Cloverbelt Conference as a junior when he averaged 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per contest for the Macks … Scored a career-high 23 points in a non-league victory over Gilmanton as a junior.
 
Baseball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Eric Wedemeyer … Right-handed pitcher and first baseman for the Macks … Fastball has been clocked at 92 mph leading to NCAA Division I scholarship offers from Illinois-Chicago and Kentucky … A second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore and first-team choice as a junior … Finished second in WIAA Division 4 state championship to Catholic Central in each of the past two seasons … Batted .430 as a junior while also going 7-3 as a pitcher.
 
Favorite Sport: “I like baseball the best because I think I’m the best at it. I think I have a future in that sport.”
 
Best Part of High School Sports: “For football, it would be playing every Friday night. Everybody looks forward to the games on Fridays. You get to play with your friends and there is a lot of adrenalin flowing before the games.”
 
Best Advice from a High School Coach: “Probably when my baseball coach told me if I put in enough work, I can accomplish anything.”
 
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “When we beat Barneveld in the state semifinals of the state baseball tournament this year. We won 3-2 and it came down to the bottom of the seventh. They had runners on second and third with two outs, and I struck the guy out to win the game.”
 
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “Just being able to play all year-round and to contribute to football, basketball and baseball. It’s fun to be a part of every team. Most of our sports excel so it’s fun to be around.”
 
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “Switching sports. If you go deep into the playoffs, you have to switch right away into a different sport. That can be kind of tough. It’s a new atmosphere. Going from outside in football to inside in the gym for basketball, that can be a lot different.”
 
Favorite Opponent: “In football, this year it would probably be Gilman. We’ve always been rivals. For basketball, it would probably be Regis. We have always been rivals with Regis. In baseball, it would probably be Altoona because it is one of the toughest teams we play against in the Cloverbelt.”
 
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers.
 
Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers.
 
Cumulative GPA: 3.50.
 
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “I’d have to say Connor Miller from Regis. He was very smooth and made it look so easy playing point guard.”
 
College Plans: “I don’t know yet what I am going to study, but I do think I am going to try to play college baseball. Kentucky and Illinois-Chicago have offered scholarships for baseball. I might decide late this fall or maybe next spring. I will take a visit to Kentucky next weekend and I had previously visited UIC on an unofficial.” Editor's Note: Cody has since committed to play college basketball at Kentucky.
 
Activities Outside of Sports: Student Ambassador at McDonell Central, involved with Youth Group at English Lutheran of Bateman, volunteer for youth sports in the Chippewa Falls area.
 
I Find it Relaxing to: “Play X-Box and listen to music.”
 
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter.
 
Favorite Movie: MacGruber.  
 
Favorite Musical Artists: “I’m a big fan Mac Mueller.”
 
Favorite Subject: Math.
 
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse.    
 
Favorite Websites: www.wissports.net, www.facebook.com.
 
Other Family Members: Father, Gene; mother, Jackie; two older sisters, Amy and Chrissy; older brother, Ryan.
 
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