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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.
Name: Caiden Haake
School: Pepin High School (Alma/Pepin Eagles)
Grade: Senior
Football Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Mike Olson and the Eagles ... Helped the Alma/Pepin program to a 47-5 record over the past four seasons, including two runner-up finishes in the WIAA Division 7 State Tournament ... Academic All-State selection as a senior ... First-team all-state pick by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as an offensive specialist and defensive end ... Also earned all-region and all-conference honors on both sides of the ball as a senior ... Lakeland Conference South Player of the Year on both offense and defense ... Team captain and team Most Valuable Player ... First-team all-state defensive end by the WFCA as a junior ... Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team offensive specialist as a junior ... First-team all-league pick at outside linebacker as a sophomore ... Honorable mention all-conference outside linebacker as a freshman ... Punt, Pass and Kick finalist as an eighth grader ... Career offensive numbers included 420 rushes, 55 receptions, 38 punt returns and 14 kick returns for a total of 5,472 yards and 71 touchdowns ... Career defensive statistics included 382 tackles, 75 tackles for loss, 31.5 sacks and four defensive touchdowns.
Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity performer and 1,000-point scorer for coach Loren Mueller and the Eagles ... A 6-foot-2 guard/forward who is averaging 27.5 points and 12 rebounds per game so far as a senior ... Surpassed 1,000 career points on Jan. 6, 2017 and went over 500 career rebounds on Dec. 2, 2016 ... Team captain as a senior ... Averaged 22.6 points and 11.2 rebounds as a junior and earned unanimous first-team all-league honors in the Small Schools Division of the Dairyland Conference ... Led the Dairyland in both scoring and rebounding as a junior ... Averaged 12.0 points and 10.7 rebounds as a sophomore and earned second-team all-league recognition ... Helped Alma/Pepin to the conference title as a junior.
Track & Field Honors: After lettering in baseball as a freshman, switched to track and field as a sophomore and currently holds the Alma/Pepin school record in both the discus and shot put ... Won the WIAA Division 3 state title in the discus as a junior (170-10) and also qualified for the state meet in La Crosse in the shot put ... Finished fifth in the WIAA Division 3 State Meet in the discus as a sophomore (150-4).
Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is football because it is the greatest sport in the world, and it has brought me close to a ton of amazing people. Basketball is an extremely close second."
Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is creating priceless memories with my teammates and making many friends along the way."
Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Losing a football game feels like the end of the world, but it's not. There a lot worse things that will happen in life than losing a football game. Always be thankful for everything you have and everyone around you." -- From Assistant Football Coach Troy Ingli.
Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment is sophomore year, winning a Level 4 football game in Viroqua. In 15 degree temperatures on a frozen field, our team advanced further than any team in school history."
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I love all three sports I play, and each one allows me to compete with some different teammates against some different opponents. They each pose different challenges that I can work to overcome."
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Trying to get better at three sports along with lifting all year long is very difficult, especially without breaks in between seasons."
Favorite Opponent: "Cochrane-Fountain City. Not only are they the only school I compete against in all three sports, but they are always very competitive. Playing C-FC always feels more than just a regular game."
Favorite Professional Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Vikings
Favorite Professional Athlete: Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Cumulative GPA: 3.95
Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Will Maki from Owen-Withee. Will was a huge part of an unbelievable defense that shut down our high-scoring offense my sophomore year in the state championship game. Will was battling bone cancer for a year and a half, and recently passed away. Will was incredibly tough in every sense of the word."
Most Admired High School Teammate: "My most admired high school teammate is Sam Mueller, who is two years old than me. Being a three-sport star, I have always looked up to Sam. I owe a lot of my success to him. We have spent countless late nights in the gym playing one-on-one and many hours throwing around the football in the backyard. He is the ultimate competitor. If you to Sam, he will let you hear about it for a long time. That is what has given me a competitive edge. Being best friends with Sam has made me a better athlete and a better person."
College Plans: "I will be attending Winona State University and will be playing football."
Activities Outside of Sports: "I am a Little League baseball coach and I am a youth basketball helper."
I Find it Relaxing to: "Go fishing and hang out with my friends."
Favorite TV shows: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite Musical Artists: Led Zeppelin
Favorite Subject: Math
Favorite Restaurant: The Edge (on Lake Wissota)
Favorite Website: WisSports.net
Family Members: Bart, father; Mary, mother; Jordan, brother; Jackson, dog.
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