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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Collin Hofacker, Freedom

05/29/2015, 10:15am CDT
By Mark Miller

Collin Hofacker

Name: Collin Hofacker

School: Freedom

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Selected as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Eastern Valley Conference as a senior ... First-team all-league performer at defensive back and second-team pick at wide receiver in 2014 ... First-team all-area pick and honorable mention all-state defensive back as a senior ... Caught 47 passes for 1,029 yards and 18 touchdowns while helping Freedom to a 10-2 record and the Eastern Valley Conference title under coach Clint Kriewaldt last fall ... Will take part in the WFCA All-Star game this summer.

Basketball Honors: A physical 6-foot-1 forward who earned three varsity letters while playing for coach John Van Rossum ... Averaged 12.2 ppg as a senior while leading Freedom to a 21-4 record ... First-team all-conference pick in each of the past two seasons ... Second-team all-area selection as a junior and senior ... Scored 29 points in a 70-66 victory over WIAA Division 3 runner-up Xavier as a senior ... Will participate in the WBCA All-Star game in June.

Track & Field Honors: Outstanding sprinter and long jump athlete for coach Thain Jones and the Irish ... Owns personal-best times of :10.86 in the 100, :21.75 in the 200 and :48.81 in the 400 ... Went 22-2 for a personal best in the long jump ... Finished third in the 800 relay and fourth in the 1,600 relay at the WIAA State Track & Field Meet in 2013 ... First-team all-league pick in the 100, 200 and 400 as a senior ... Name co-Runner of the Year in the Eastern Valley as a senior ... Wil compete for Team Wisconsin in the Senior Spotlight Track Meet in June in Dubuque, Iowa.

Favorite Sport: "Track and Field is my favorite sport because of all the friendships you make. It's way easier to get to know your opponent before the race as compared to basketball and football."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is getting to enjoy different activities with your friends and getting to know other people from other schools."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Don't get too high with highs and don't get too low with the lows, from football coach Clint Kriewaldt."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My memorable moment in high school sports so far is got to be winning a conference championship in football for the first time in 13 years."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is it always keeps you busy and keeps your out of trouble. It also makes you into a completely rounded athlete."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The hardest part about playing three sports is managing your time to be a successful athlete, but still enjoy high school with your friends."

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent is definitely Xavier. We have had a great rivalry the last couple of years, which is what makes high school athletics great. Even though from what people see between the two schools, I still have respect for what they do at Xavier and for what they have accomplished."

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Ashton Eaton

Favorite College Team: Iowa Hawkeyes

Cumulative GPA: 3.1

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "The toughest individual I have competed against is Matt Kinderman of Xavier. Matt and I have had great battles in all three sports. I have tons of respect for everything he has done in his high school career at Xavier. I hope the best for him in the future."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My most admired teammates are my best friends, Eric and Brett Schommer. The three of us have competed in football, basketball and track and field together since our freshmen year. We've created a brotherly bond that makes it hard for us to separate. We also like to call ourselves the 'Hat' guys."

College Plans: "I will be attending the University of Iowa on a track scholarship in order to become a decathlete for the Hawkeyes."

Activities Outside of Sports: Project Saving Grace, volunteer flag football coach, volunteer basketball coach.

I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to go up north for a weekend and just soak up the sun."

Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill

Favorite Movie: American Sniper

Favorite Musical Artists: Timeflies

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle

Favorite Website: www.espn.com

Other Family Members: Greg, father; Jodi, mother; Caden and Carson, younger 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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