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- To hear Pepin tight end Jordan Haake (6-2, 185) list thenumber of schools he has been in contact with over the past severalmonths is enough to make your head want to spin and your brain shutdown from system overload.



The first-team all-conference selection who totaled 26 receptions for269 yards and two touchdowns last season has received mail from about60 different colleges, mostly at the Division II and Division IIIlevels.



In addition, about 40 schools have been in regular e-mail contact withHaake. Of those, one is Division I-FCS, 15 are Division II, three areNAIA and 20+ are Division III.



About 30 schools have requested Haake take an unofficial visit to theircampus of which he has already taken visits to Winona State,Minnesota-Moorhead, Augsburg, Hamline and UW-Eau Claire.



"I want to visit about six more after I narrow down where I might go," Haake said.



The trips to Winona State and Minnesota-Moorhead also included summer football camp activities.



"It's hard to say how hard I'm being recruited," Haake said. "It seemseveryone that (I know) that has seen my video is interested, but theyall want to watch my senior season. That is why it is hard for me toname schools as I want to keep all my doors open and not leave anyoneout.



"I'm really open to going to any school that gives me a good educationand the football and financial situation is favorable. I'm inclinedtowards schools that throw a decent amount. I really want to gosomewhere that wants me. I also want to play at my level and not aboveit on the bench."



To give a better idea of the types of programs he is most interested inplaying for Haake said, "Most of the NSIC schools. Many of them haveinterest in me too. For Division III, it would be many of the WIACteams."



Haake reported a 4.8-second 40-yard dash, 4.66-second shuttle, 114-inchbroad jump, 30-inch vertical jump, 240-pound bench press max and430-pound squat max.



-Two players who have really helped their recruiting process as of late are Westosha Central defensive lineman Austin Creshaw (6-1, 296) and Beloit Memorial running back Tha Trinh (5-9, 185).







Both prospects recently attended Xcel Sports Training Combines wherethey proved to be two of the most athletic players in attendance.



At the Xcel Combine in Holmen, Creshaw recorded a 5.56-second 40-yarddash, 4.86-second pro agility, 8.08-second 3-cone drill, 89-inch broadjump, 26-inch vertical jump and bench pressed 225-pounds 20 times(combine record).



Meanwhile, Trinh posted a 1.44-second 10-yard dash (combine record),4.48-second 40-yard dash (combine record is 4.46-seconds), 4.20-secondpro agility, 7.59-second 3-cone drill, 107-inch broad jump, 34.5-inchvertical jump and bench pressed 185-pounds 19 times at the Xcel Combineheld at Homestead High School in Mequon.



A honorable-mention all-conference selection in football and sectionalqualifier in wrestling as a junior, Creshaw has had limited interestfrom Northern State, South Dakota and Michigan Tech up to this pointand attended a summer camp at UW-Whitewater, but he should see anincrease in college interest once his combine numbers make their wayinto the hands of college coaches.



Like Creshaw, Trinh earned honorable-mention all-conference honors lastseason. He also excels in track where he was a state qualifier in the4x100 meter relay as a sophomore and junior and a sectional qualifierin the 100 meter dash as a junior.



Trinh hasn't received much college interest yet, but that doesn't meanhe isn't trying his hardest to make his dreams of playing collegefootball become a reality.



"I'm trying really hard to play Division I football," Trinh said."Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and any Midwest D Ischool," are the types of programs he's aiming for either as ascholarship or walk-on athlete.



His combine numbers certainly help, but a successful senior season could bring Trinh that much closer to achieving his dream.