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Name: Tanner Arnold

School: Turtle Lake High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Four-time varsity letter winner for Turtle Lake and coach Doug Kahl … First-team all-league pick in the Southern Division of the Lakeland Conference as a junior at quarterback … Completed 147 of 292 passes for 2,311 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … Team captian as a senior … So far this season, has completed 121 of 228 passes for 1,686 yards and 17 touchdowns while also rushing for 282 yards and eight touchdowns … Passed for a career-high 363 yards in a game against Elmwood/Plum City as a junior … Passed for five touchdowns three times in his career, twice as a junior and once as a senior.

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity player for the Lakers and coach Jon Bussewitz … Averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore and junior, helping Turtle Lake to a combined 32-16 record … Earned first-team all-league recognition in the Central Division of the Lakeland Conference as a junior and honorable mention laurels as a sophomore … Averaged 4.7 rebounds per contest as a junior … A 6-foot-2 forward.

Baseball Honors: Three-year varsity performer for Turtle Lake and coach Jeff Luoma … First-team all-league pick in the Western Division of the Lakeland Conference in each of the past two seasons … Helped team to a 16-5 record as a sophomore by batting .400 and smacking two home runs … Also started six games as a pitcher, finishing with a 3-0 record in 26 innings pitched … Batted .386 as a junior and led the team in hits, doubles and RBIs.

Favorite Sport: “My favorite sport is football. The feeling of playing under those lights with the friends you have had for years is one of the best feelings a person can have.”

Best Part of High School Sports: “The best part of high school sports is the atmosphere during competition. Our fans always make it an enjoyable experience.”  

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “The best advice I have received from a high school coach is, ‘Anyone that has confidence, the correct attitude, and effort can be unstoppable.’” 

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “My most memorable moment in high school sports was my game-winning 67-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Steffen with 14 seconds left against Elmwood/Plum City.” 

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “The best part of playing three sports is spending time with my teammates. Some people don’t get the chance to play one sport, let alone three. I’m very fortunate for the opportunity.”

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “The toughest part of playing three sports is time management. It’s definitely a challenge to balance practice, school work, work and studying. The challenge just adds to the excitement of though.”

Favorite Opponent: “My favorite opponent is Clayton.”

Favorite Professional Teams: “My favorite professional teams are the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Twins.”

Favorite Professional Athlete: “My favorite professional athletes are Matt Ryan, Joe Mauer.”

Favorite College Teams: “My favorite college teams are: University of Minnesota, Michigan State University, Texas A&M.” 

Cumulative GPA: My cumulative GPA is 3.6.

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “The toughest individual I have competed against is Kyle Larson from Clayton.”

Most Admired High School Teammate: “My most admired high school teammate is Kyle Steffen. He’s been my best friend my whole life. He’s always pushing me to do my best.”

College Plans: “My college plans are to attend college for physical therapy and, hopefully, receive the opportunity to play football or baseball.”

Activities Outside of Sports: “Activities that I am involved in outside of sports are: National Honor Society and Class Secretary 2010-2014. I’m also an active community service volunteer.”

I find it Relaxing to: “I find it relaxing to hang out with friends, camp, hunt.”

Favorite TV show: “My favorite television show is Castle.”

Favorite Movie: “My favorite movie is World War Z.”

Favorite Musical Artists: “My favorite artists are Billy Currington and Tim McGraw.”

Favorite Subject: “My favorite subject is anatomy and physiology.”

Favorite Restaurant: “My favorite restaurant is Kobe’s Japanese.”

Favorite Website: “My favorite website is wissports.net.”

Other Family Members: Father, Jim; mother, Annette; sister, Taylor

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