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Name: Cullen Pedersen

School: New Lisbon 

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: A four-year varsity letter winner for New Lisbon and coach Brad Bever … Earned second-team all-league honors in the Scenic Bluffs Conference on offense at quarterback as a sophomore and junior … Selected first-team all-conference on defense at linebacker as a junior and second-team as a sophomore … Through six games of the 2013 season, has rushed for 879 yards and 17 touchdowns while also passing for 566 yards and seven touchdowns, helping New Lisbon to a 5-1 record.  

Wrestling Honors: A four-year varsity letter winner under coach Brian Slater … Two-time conference champion and one-time runner-up … A three-time WIAA regional champion … Qualified for the WIAA State Meet three times, placing third and fifth in Division 3 … A three-time Bi-State place winner – seventh as freshman, third as sophomore and first as junior … Finished junior year with a 47-6 record while competing at 145 pounds.  

Baseball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner under coach Mike Stoughtenger … Voted first-team all-conference in the Scenic Bluffs as a sophomore and junior. 

Favorite Sport: “Football. I love playing underneath the lights, and I love the team atmosphere. The feeling you get when everyone is watching you on a Friday night feels like no other.”

Best Part of High School Sports: “The team atmosphere and how competitive it is.”

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “You can achieve anything you want when you train hard and believe in your ability.”

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “So far, I would have to say that winning Bi-State last year in wrestling was the most memorable.”

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “I am always involved with a team and I get to share my personality and what I know with my teammates.” 

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “It is sometimes hard to balance practice, homework, and studying, but it is definitely worth it.”

Favorite Opponent: Necedah

Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Aaron Rodgers, LeBron James

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 3.5

College Plans: “Go to UW Oshkosh or UW-Madison and, hopefully, get an opportunity to play football.”

Activities Outside of Sports: Member of both the G.I.V.E and Future Business Leaders of America.

I Find it Relaxing to: “Sit in a nice lazyboy recliner and watch some ESPN.”

Favorite TV show: Survivor

Favorite Movie: Friday Night Lights or The Replacements

Favorite Musical Artists: Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, and The Fray

Favorite Subject: Science or Social Studies

Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster

Favorite Website: YouTube 

Other Family Members: Father, Gary; mother, Jennifer; sisters, Kyrsten and Larissa; brother, Gunnar.

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