Three-year letter winner in track and twice each in football and wrestling while at Decorah High…three-time Iowa 3A State Track Meet qualifier…member of Vikings state championship team as a senior…first team all-district honoree in football…played on Vikings state runner-up team as a senior…named academic all-district…U. S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award winner…member of the National Honor Society…son of Todd and Tammy Hove.