Q2 AOW: Billings West’s Jacob Anderson commits to Oregon State football program

BILLINGS — Billings West’s Jacob Anderson will name Corvallis, Oregon house subsequent fall.

The standout Golden Bear left sort out dedicated to the Oregon State soccer program, the place he face the likes of Oregon, Stanford and USC on a weekly foundation.

“That actually hasn’t set in fairly but. It’s fairly loopy that I get to enter these locations, stadiums which can be bigger than cities right here. It’s actually fascinating and funky.”

Oregon State wasn’t his solely likelihood to play big-time collegiate soccer. He had the likes of Utah, Nevada and Baylor after him, however Oregon State became the most effective match.

Anderson clearly garnered the curiosity of in-state faculties Montana and Montana State, and his future in engineering would have match properly in Bozeman. However he spurned the Cats and Griz for the chance at Energy 5 soccer.

“To be trustworthy I didn’t actually suppose I’d be capable to get to this degree. That actually was by no means on my radar. The truth that I’ve had this chance is basically fairly nice. Truthfully I assumed I may play greater soccer. That’s the vast majority of it. I feel the chance there may be additionally higher.”

Anderson’s focus for now, although, is on serving to Billings West get again to the State AA title recreation, the place they’ve misplaced every of the previous two seasons to Missoula Sentinel.

“It’s been actually good. I feel our entire crew has been working actually laborious. That is most likely one of many more durable weight room groups we’ve had prior to now. We simply obtained again from Dickinson a bit bit in the past, in order that was time, too. Everybody labored actually laborious.”

Anderson will seemingly play sort out for the Beavers subsequent fall, however you’ll be able to watch him rack up the pancakes on the West o-line for yet another season.