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"It will make it a lot easier when we go back in the summer if we can go up there (Thursday) and take care of business,'' Bruesewitz said.
River Falls or Stout to watch Platteville play with- out us knowing it; so there was some notoriety before we even started recruiting in the state.'' Minnesota was not one of the targeted recruit-
ing areas for Platteville, though. There were too many other WSUC programs that were closer to the border and hence more logistically appealing. "I started going up there when we were at UW- Milwaukee,'' Gard said. That's when he began developing relationships
with high school coaches. Gard noted "Coach Ryan was very well known at Platteville'' and his reputation has only grown in the succeeding years. That was particularly true after landing in the Big Ten. "There was a huge respect there (in Minnesota)
for how we've gone about our business at each spot,'' said Gard, pointing to Ryan's path from Platteville to Milwaukee to Madison. "The one thing I've always tried to do as a re-
cruiter is show up even when there isn't a player at a certain high school, that is, you don't only show up when there is a recruitable player. "A lot of coaches appreciate it when you're not
just there when you want something. Instead, you're reaching out to them, calling them and texting them after big wins or when they make state.''
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DAVID STLUKA
DAVID STLUKA
