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Name: Gregory John Rooney  

School: Holmen High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Steve King and the Vikings ... Served as team capatain as a senior ... A first-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference pick as a senior at outside linebacker and tight end ... All-state pick by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association at outside linebacker as a senior ... First-team all-conference pick as a junior at defensive end and second-team choice at wide receiver ... A 6-foot-5, 235-pound player who hauled in 15 passes for 358 yards and six touchdowns as a senior while helping Holmen to an 11-1 record and the Mississippi Valley Conference championship.

Basketball Honors: An honorable mention all-league pick in each of the past two seasons ... Averaged 8.1 points per game as a senior while helping the Vikings to a 19-5 record under veteran coach Steve Blank.

Baseball Honors: A three-year varsity performer for the Vikings ... A first-team all-league pick as a infielder as a junior ... Also first-team all-Region and honorable mention all-state.

Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is football. I like the teamwork and the fact that the teammates have to be so close to be successful."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of being in high school sports is the team camaraderie."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "The best advice I have ever received was from a coach was, 'See the ball, hit the ball.'”

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable high school moment in high school sports was when our football team won the Level 2 play-off game in the final minute against La Crosse Central."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I am never bored."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "It is harder to focus on one sport for college when you are playing three sports."

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponents to compete against are the La Crosse Central Red Raiders."

Favorite Professional Teams: "I like the Milwaukee Brewers and the Green Bay Packers."

Favorite Professional Athlete: "My favorite professional athlete is Craig Newsome of the Green Bay Packers."

Favorite College Teams: "My favorite college teams are the Winona State Warriors and the Wisconsin Badgers."

Cumulative GPA: 3. 8

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "Mitchell Johnson-Martin from La Crosse Central. He is great athlete and competitor."

Most Admired High School Teammates: "I admire Michael Woggon because he has worked with me through all three sports and pushes me in every aspect of them. I admire Noah Risch because he is a great role model for me in the weight room. And I also admire Jeren Kendall as he works hard to pursue his baseball career."

College Plans: "I will be attending Winona State University, Winona, Minn. I have accepted a football scholarship and plan to study exercise science."

Activities Outside of Sports: High School Drama, “Up the Down Staircase,"
National Honor Society, Freshmen Mentor, Student Council.

I find it Relaxing to: "Listen to music."

Favorite TV show: "My favorite tv show is The Walking Dead."

Favorite Movie: "My favorite movie is Anchorman."

Favorite Musical Artists: "My favorite musical artists are Imagine Dragons, Childish Gambino, The Weeknd, and Juicy J."

Favorite Subject: "My favorite subject is physics."

Favorite Restaurant: "My favorite restaurant is HuHot."

Favorite Website: "My favorite website is Twitter."

Other Family Members: Gary, father; Karen, mother; Elise and Kimberly, sisters.