Jags’ Morris named to 2025 Super Team; Bollwinkel lands spot on 4A 2nd team

Ankeny Centennial’s Will Morris throws a pitch during the Jaguars’ loss to visiting Linn-Mar (Marion) in a Class 4A substate semifinal on July 14. Morris has been named to the 2025 Super Team as a third baseman by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. The team is comprised of the state’s top 16 players. (Photo by Evan Reiter)

Ankeny Centennial standouts Will Morris and Kohen Bollwinkel have earned all-state honors from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Morris, a junior third baseman, was one of 16 players named to the 2025 Super Team. Senior outfielder Drew Owen of North Polk was also selected to the squad.

Bollwinkel, a senior outfielder, received all-state honors in Class 4A. He was named to the second team.

The duo led the Jaguars to a 24-14 record. They were previously selected to the CIML Conference first team and to the Class 4A North Central all-district squad.

Morris led Centennial with a .417 average, 16 doubles and 34 RBIs while hitting a pair of home runs. He was also one of the team’s pitchers, posting a 6-1 mark with a 3.52 ERA and a team-high 58 strikeouts.

Ankeny Centennial’s Kohen Bollwinkel waits on a pitch during a game at Urbandale on July 7. Bollwinkel has been selected to the Class 4A all-state second team by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Bollwinkel batted .337 with two triples, two doubles and 13 RBIs. He set a school record for the fewest strikeouts in a season with three.

Senior catcher Taitn Gray of Dallas Center-Grimes was named the captain of the Super Team.