Name: Drew Hennessey
School: Highland
Grade: 12
Football Honors: A 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker who was voted as co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Six Rivers Conference as a senior along with Cyrus Siegert of Cassville/Potosi ... All-league selection as a punter, kicker, offensive specialist and linebacker ... All-area punter and linebacker ... Team captain who finished prep career with 1,514 rushing yards, 981 receiving yards and 269 tackles.
Wrestling Honors: Won the WIAA Division 3 state championship at 220 pounds as a senior ... Finished the 2018-19 season with a 43-1 record ... Two-time conference, regional and sectional champion ... Voted conference and team MVP and a team captain ... Finished prep career with a 145-28 record with 99 pins.
Baseball Honors: All-Six Rivers Conference pick as a infielder ... Finished prep career with 139 hits, 28 home runs 113 RBI and an average of .481.
Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is football because I like that it is a contact sport and I like working as a team."
Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is playing with all of my friends and working together as a team."
Best Advice from a High School Coach: "The best advice I've gotten from a coach is to stay true to who you are."
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in high school sports was when I won the 220-pound state title in wrestling my senior year."
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part about playing three sports is how the atmosphere changes from sport to sport."
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The most difficult part about playing three sports is managing my time with my academics and maintaining a social life."
Favorite Opponent: Potosi
Favorite Professional Teams: Packers, Brewers, Bucks
Favorite Professional Athlete: JJ Watt
Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers, Minnesota Golden Gophers
Cumulative GPA: 3.1
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "The toughest invididual I've competed against was Scotty Pittz of Mineral Point."
Most Admired High School Teammate: "The teammate that I've admired the most is John Ross Linscheid."
College Plans: "I plan to attend the University of Minnesota-Duluth to continue my academic career in physical education and play football."
Activities Outside of Sports: "Some of the things I like to do outside of sports is riding snowmobiles in the winter and our ranger in the summer. I also enjoy boating and hanging out with friends."
I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to hang at home with my family."
Favorite TV show: Sports Center
Favorite Movie: When The Game Stands Tall
Favorite Musical Artist: Juice Wrld
Favorite Subject: Science
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Website: Youtube
Other Family Members: Rob, father; Sarah, mother; Myah and Anna, sisters.
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