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Triple Threat of the Week: CJ Siegel, La Crosse Logan

04/26/2018, 9:45am CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: CJ Siegel

School: La Crosse Logan

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Earned a scholarship to play football at the University of North Dakota ... Career statistics at La Crosse Logan include 59 carries for 608 yards and four touchdowns, 73 receptions for 1,267 yards and 19 touchdowns and four punt returns for touchdowns ... First-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference performer for coach Casey Knoble and the Rangers as a junior and senior ... Honorable mention All-State pick in each of the past two seasons at the flex position. 

Basketball Honors: Quick and aggressive 6-foot-1 guard who can get to the basket and finish ... Good perimeter shooter as well ... Averaged 19.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.4 apg as a senior and earned first-team all-league recognition in the Mississippi Valley Conference for the third straight season under coach Andy Fernholz ... Finished prep career as the all-time leading scorer in Logan history with 1,291 points.

Track & Field Honors: First-team Mississippi Valley Conference and honorable mention All-State performer as a sophomore and junior ... WIAA State Track & Field qualifier in triple jump the past two seasons and a member of the school-record 1,600-meter relay that earned a medal at the state meet in June of 2017 ... Personal-best performances include 46 feet, one inch in the triple jump, 22 feet in the long jump, :11.3 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and a :50.1 split in the 1,600-meter relay.

Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is football. I like being a part of a team that has to work together to achieve success, but also love the individual competition of each play where you have to be better than the person lined up across from you. Football has always been the one I was a little more passionate about."

Best Part of High School Sports: "I would say competing with my friends and teammates for our school. I take pride in being a Logan Ranger."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "As a freshman, coach (Casey) Knoble of our football team said, 'Keep putting in the work, and it will pay off in the future.'"

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "Scoring my first varsity touchdown against Eau Claire North is my most memorable moment. Getting my first varsity carry as a freshman against Antigo is a close second."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Each team has different teammates and classmates on it. I have been able to share the field or court with a lot of people. I also look forward to the change each season brings."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of participating in three sports is not wanting to disappoint coaches when I have to miss a workout or off season event to compete or attend a different event. Off seasons overlap. Sometimes playing AAU basketball meant missing 7-on-7 football. Last summer, football visits caused me to miss off-season Logan basketball games. I don't like to let my coaches or teammates down."

Favorite Opponents: La Crosse Central

Favorite Professional Team: Oklahoma City Thunder

Favorite Professional Athlete: Deion Sanders

Favorite College Team: North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Cumulative GPA: 3.38

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Kobe King of La Crosse Central in basketball. He was just so tough to stop."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Chase Johnson is my admired high school teammate. Chase was a senior when I was a sophomore starting on varsity. He taught me how to be a leader, how to keep your composure and how to be a great teammate. We are still close friends."

College Plans: "I plan to play football at the University of North Dakota and major in Business Economics."
 
Activities Outside of Sports: "I am involved with DECA and Mentoring. I have volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club for several years."

I Find it Relaxing to: "Spend time at our lake house fishing and jet skiing."

Favorite TV show: Sports Center, NFL Network

Favorite Movie: 42

Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole

Favorite Subject: History

Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden

Favorite Website: ESPN

Family Members: Father, John; mother, Regina; younger sister, Jasmine; brother, Antonio.

Note: "Antonio has autism. He has been a big part of all the teams I have played on. He has sat on the bench or stood on the sidelines since middle school. He had a Wisconsin Playmakers uniform and Coach King would put him in when we were ahead. Coach Fernholz put him on the Logan Ranger roster and he played and scored in a few games this past season." 

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