Name: Donovan Free
School: Marathon
Grade: Senior
Football Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Todd Stoffel and the Red Raiders ... Passed for 3,666 yards and 41 touchdowns during his career while also rushing for 1,124 yards and 24 touchdowns ... Registered 133 total tackles, ,four pass interceptions and nine pass deflections during his stellar career ... First-team all-Marawood Conference pick at quarterback in and at defensive back in 2016 ... Unanimous first-team all-league selection at quarterback and defensive back in 2017 ... Team Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2017 after helping Marathon to an 8-4 record ... Marawood Conference Back of the Year in 2017 ... All-Region quarterback and WSAW All-Star on offense as a senior ... Honorable mention all-state pick by the Associated Press.
Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity player for coach Adam Jacobson ... Two-time unanimous first-team all-league pick in the Southern Division of the Marawood Conference ... Averaged 13.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg as a junior, and 13.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.0 spg as a senior ... Helped Marathon to a 23-5 record and a runner-up finish to Roncalli in the 2018 WIAA Division 4 State Tournament ... Honorable mention all-state pick among Division 4 players by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
Track & Field Honors: A member of Marathon's second-place 4x100 relay team at the Marawood Conference Meet as a junior ... A returning letter winner for coach Ed Otto and the Red Raiders.
Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is football. It is such a team sport and I love the physicality of the game."
Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of playing high school sports is the friendships that I have made because of them."
Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Always give 212 percent of effort."-- Coach Adam Jacobson
Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in high school sports was playing at the Kohl Center my senior year in basketball."
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is always being busy and having something to do."
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of participating in three sports is finding time to allow my body to recover."
Favorite Opponents: "My favorite opponents include Edgar and Auburndale."
Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Favorite Professional Athlete: Aaron Rodgers
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Alec Hafferman of Edgar was one of the fiercest competitors I have ever seen."
Most Admired High School Teammate: "Bryce Seubert. He really helped me into my role as a football player my junior year. He also showed me how to be a good leader."
College Plans: "I plan on attending Michigan Technological University to play football and study Mechanical Engineering."
Activities Outside of Sports: Future Business Leaders of America, Technology Club, Eco Club, Math League
I Find it Relaxing to: "Lift weights, hang out with friends and fish."
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite Movie: Fast and Furious series
Favorite Musical Artist: Lincoln Park
Favorite Subject: Math
Favorite Restaurant: El Mezeal
Favorite Website: YouTube
Family Members: Father, Bruce; mother, Michelle; younger sister, Bradyn; younger brother, Colton.
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