North Linn-Jake Hilmer

[CySmurf]

North Linn Senior has had quite the HS career at 2A North Linn. (Walker, Troy Mills and Coggon make up the Northern part of Linn County.
This guy has the national record for most hits in a baseball career. He owns the state assist record in basketball for the state of Iowa. His North Linn team won the class 2A state basketball title in the Spring and he just pitched a one hit game to get them to the class 2A state baseball final on Saturday. As amazing of an athlete as he is, if you ever heard an interview with him, he's even a better person.

 

[mdk2isu]

North Linn Senior has had quite the HS career at 2A North Linn. (Walker, Troy Mills and Coggon make up the Northern part of Linn County.
This guy has the national record for most hits in a baseball career. He owns the state assist record in basketball for the state of Iowa. His North Linn team won the class 2A state basketball title in the Spring and he just pitched a one hit game to get them to the class 2A state baseball final on Saturday. As amazing of an athlete as he is, if you ever heard an interview with him, he's even a better person.

Hi Jake/Jake’s dad.

 

[DeereClone]

I think he has the national high school record for runs scored in a career as well.

 

[labontefan31]

His dad was my golf coach, the last time I saw Jake he was probably 5 or 6 years old shooting hoops in front of his house. It's crazy to think what accomplishments the kids you see now can grow up to do.

 

[Clone_12]

I always wished that someday people would say about me, ‘for as good of a person as he is, he’s an even better athlete’...

It’s never happened.

 

[Antihawk240]

I'll second he is a great kid. I've had to coach against him. He is the leader and best one in an unbelievably talented Senior Class at North Linn. Like the above mentioned they win at everything. Impossible to get upset when a kid beats your team badly and displays the sportsmanship he does. He is always the first one to shake the refs hand and always shook my hand before and after the game. I came across him in Cedar Rapids one day and he even smiled and said Hi Coach to me and asked me how the team was looking this year.

Also very important to take note. Multi Sport Athlete. When it is football season he has a football in his hand, basketball he has a basketball, baseball he holds a baseball. I so wish more kids did it this way.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

What are his college plans?

 

[ZB4CY]

What are his college plans?

smoke weed everyday.

 

[HardcoreClone]

What are his college plans?

I think he's going to Upper Iowa.

 

[Doc]

What are his college plans?

He's going to Upper Iowa to play both basketball and baseball. I'm curious if he has pro potential in baseball or not.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

I always wished that someday people would say about me, ‘for as good of a person as he is, he’s an even better athlete’...

It’s never happened.

How about, "...he's a well-known member of CF" ?

 

[Antihawk240]

His dad was my golf coach, the last time I saw Jake he was probably 5 or 6 years old shooting hoops in front of his house. It's crazy to think what accomplishments the kids you see now can grow up to do.

When I was in high school Marcus Paige's mom was the girls basketball coach and he and his sister were the token 4 year old kids who were always at practice the whole time (back then we only had 1 gym and girls had 1 end and boys had the other). You would always have to keep 1 eye on what you were doing and 1 eye on them to ensure you didn't squash a 4 year old by accident. Like you said, it is a small world and funny how every thing comes full circle eventually.

 

[CySmurf]

What are his college plans?

Going to Upper Iowa to play both basketball and baseball.

 

[cyfanatic13]

I'll second he is a great kid. I've had to coach against him. He is the leader and best one in an unbelievably talented Senior Class at North Linn. Like the above mentioned they win at everything. Impossible to get upset when a kid beats your team badly and displays the sportsmanship he does. He is always the first one to shake the refs hand and always shook my hand before and after the game. I came across him in Cedar Rapids one day and he even smiled and said Hi Coach to me and asked me how the team was looking this year.

Also very important to take note. Multi Sport Athlete. When it is football season he has a football in his hand, basketball he has a basketball, baseball he holds a baseball. I so wish more kids did it this way.

I agree 100% with the point of your second paragraph, but Hilmer didn’t play football

 

[wxman1]

 

[CyGuy5]

North Linn Senior has had quite the HS career at 2A North Linn. (Walker, Troy Mills and Coggon make up the Northern part of Linn County.
This guy has the national record for most hits in a baseball career. He owns the state assist record in basketball for the state of Iowa. His North Linn team won the class 2A state basketball title in the Spring and he just pitched a one hit game to get them to the class 2A state baseball final on Saturday. As amazing of an athlete as he is, if you ever heard an interview with him, he's even a better person.

I played against him Thursday night. Really nice, but very competitive to the point where he comes off a little douchey, but I can’t fault him at all for wanting to win. Without him on the mound that North Linn team doesn’t go nearly as far as they did. He’s good