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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Austin Weyenberg, Kimberly

05/26/2015, 10:00am CDT
By Mark Miller

Austin Weyenberg

Name: Austin Weyenberg

School: Kimberly

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Key player on Kimberly teams that won WIAA state titles in 2014 (Division 1) and 2013 (Division 2) ... A three-year varsity player for coach Steve Jones and the Papermakers ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Named co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Valley Football Association -- North Division in 2014 ... Honorable mention all-state pick as a senior by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press ... Completed 101 passes in 148 attempts for a 68.2 percent completion rate ... Passed for 1,998 yards and 28 touchdowns with just one interception last fall.

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity player for coach Lucky Wurtz ... A 6-foot-4 wing player who averaged 12.2 points per game as a senior for a Kimberly squad that won the Fox Valley Association title and lost to Germantown in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final ... Scored a career-high 29 points in a 69-56 victory over Sheboygan North in a regional final ... Earned second-team all-FVA honors as a senior and was named to the FVA all-Defensive Team ... Shot 47 percent from the field, 76 percent from the foul line and 38 percent from three-point range in 2014-15.

Baseball Honors: Member of Kimberly baseball teams that won Fox Valley Association championships in 2012 and 2015 ... Did not play as a sophomore and junior in order to focus on AAU basketball ... Starting first baseman and clean-up hitter for the Papermakers this spring.

Favorite Sport: "Football. The time and commitment everyone puts into making our program great is something that I have learned a lot from and will be able to use the rest of my life. Also, my teammates and coaches are really fun to be around and it is a great feeling to see the hard work and time we put in pay off in the form of multiple state championships."

Best Part of High School Sports: "It's hard to pick one. There are so many different things that I love about high school sports. I love forming relationships with my teammates and coaches, I love competing not only on the field or court but also with my teammates every day in practice. And I love seeing the time and hard work we put in as a team pay off."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Trust the process."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Playing at Camp Randall Stadium under the lights in the Division 1 state championship game."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is that I get to compete all the time and I get to learn from many different coaches and teammates throughout the year."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three sports is the time commitment. As a three-sport athlete, you are pretty much in-season all year round and when you get those couple months off in the summer, you are training and going to camps to get ready for football season." 

Favorite Opponent: "Appleton North. They have been our rivals since I came into high school and it's always a good game."

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Aaron Rodgers

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 4.33

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Jake Whalen, a running back/linebacker from Wausau West. He's an unbelievable athlete and gave our offense and defense some trouble."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Ben Diedrick. He was not only very talented in multiple different sports, but he was also someone I could look up to off the field. He is a very good athlete and a very good person and he knows how to have fun while still getting better."

College Plans: "I am planning to attend the University of Wisconsin and major in something in business."

Activities Outside of Sports: Volunteer at youth sports camps and Autism Football camps.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Go fishing, hang out with friends and go boating."

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite Movie: Miracle

Favorite Musical Artists: "I don't really have a favorite artist, I listen to anything."

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: Huhot Mongolian Grill

Favorite Website: www.wissports.net

Other Family Members: Timm, father; Barb, mother; Jason and Derek, older brothers.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@charter.net).

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