WAUKON STANDOUT TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT IOWA LAKES

Jeremy Winters of Waukon will play basketball for coach Troy Larson and the Iowa Lakes Lakers during the 2007-2008 season.

Winters, a 6’8", 300 pound center, played for Coach Eric Dettbarn at MFL-Mar-Mac and averaged 16.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks during his career. In the Upper Iowa Conference, Jeremy was a KCTN athlete of the week and was a second team all conference selection.

Winters has spent the past two seasons as a member of NCAA Division II Upper Iowa University team, under a red-shirt status his freshman season and injured status the following season. He still has two years of eligibility according to NCAA rules.

"We are pleased to add Jeremy to the Iowa Lakes family. He is a big guy with soft hands and is very skilled. He should be able to contribute in the low block for us next year," said Coach Larson.

Jeremy is the son of Roger and Chris Winters of Waukon, and will be enrolled in the Associate in Arts degree program at Iowa Lakes.

To find out more information on athletics and men’s basketball at Iowa Lakes, visit www.iowalakes.edu and click on ‘athletics’ in the left menu bar.