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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Weston Cracraft, Mishicot

05/19/2015, 8:15pm CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: Weston Cracraft

School: Mishicot

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Kevin Fix and the Indians ... Unanimous first-team all-Olympian Conference pick as a senior at defensive back and second-team selection at running back ... Team Most Valuable Player as a senior ... Second-team all-league performer at defensive back as a junior ... Finished tied for eighth place in the state in interceptions in 2014 with seven ... All-Area, All-Region and All-State defensive back as a senior.

Wrestling Honors: Four-year letter winner for coach Mike Pratt ... Three-time conference champion and four-time conference finalist ... Four-time WIAA state qualifier ... Finished 46-5 as a junior and 46-3 as a senior en route to a third-place finish at the state meet at the Kohl Center ... Four-time All-Area selection ... Career record of 169-28 and team captain as a junior and senior ... Finished with highest winning percentage and most career wins in school history. 

Baseball Honors: Four-year varsity starter for coach Zach Sand ... Voted 'Mr. Every Day' by teammates as a junior ... Selected as the team defensive Most Valuable Player for the Manitowoc Legion squad as a junior.

Favorite Sport: "Wrestling because it has taught me so many lessons over the years and is the most physically and mentally demanding sport I participated in."

Best Part of High School Sports: "I love competing and the thrill of victory. With sports, each day brings something new to the table."

Best Advice From a High School Coach: "Flush it. Don't get caught up with what's happened in the past, but learn from it."

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "In each of the three spots I played I had one memory that sticks out above the rest. In football, catching the time-expiring touchdown pass against Hilbert after a turnover on the goal line on the prior possession with a little under two minutes to play. In baseball, our playoff push my freshman year to the regional finals after finishing the regular season with just two wins. In wrestling, having the opportunity to wrestle my final high school match at the Kohl Center in front of thousands of people for third place my senior year."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Playing in three sports keeps you busy literally year round. Even on the few weeks where there's not a season, you always have camps or practices or competitions getting you ready for the next season."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part is time management. Not only do you have to find time to improve in each sport, but you have school, work and getting ready for college."

Favorite Opponent: "Definitely Reedsville just because they're one of the our bigger rivals and we always have close games or matches in every sport."

Favorite Professional Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Red Wings

Favorite Professional Athlete: LeSean McCoy

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers, Michigan Wolverines

Cumulative GPA: 3.8

Toughest Opponent You've Competed Against: "Micah Johnson of Boyceville. I wrestled against him at state my junior year and lost. He was just a freshman, but you couldn't get him out of position and was tough to do anything on, which is why he went on to win a state title."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Boone Young. We've been great friends and teammates for our whole lives. We always pushed each other and have been through so much together athletically, both positive and negative. He was always the guy I knew had my back no matter what the situation."

College Plans: "I am attending UW-Madison with an undecided major and planning to walk on to the wrestling team."

Activities Outside of Sports: "I volunteered as a coach for the local youth programs in baseball, wrestling and football."

I Find it Relaxing to: "I enjoy watching basically any sport as well as being outdoors hunting or fishing and hanging out with my friends."

Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter.

Favorite Movie: Remember The Titans

Favorite Musical Artists: G-Eazy, Skizzy Mars

Favorite Subjects: Math and Biology

Favorite Restaurants: Culver's and Perkins 

Favorite Website: www.eastbay.com

Other Family Members: Rick, father; Julie, mother; Mason, older brother; Brant, younger brother.

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