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Nathan Scheelhaase (born November 8, 1990) is an American football quarterback at the University of Illinois. While playing at Rockhurst High School, he won the 2008 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year for the best high school player in Missouri.

High School Career
Scheelhaase attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, MO. and was an excellent student as well as a ten-time varsity letterman in football, track, and basketball. He was a four-star prospect on both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He was ranked as the seventh best dual-threat quarterback on Rivals.com. In football, Scheelhaase won the Thomas A. Simone Memorial Award, which is given to the most outstanding high school football player in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, his junior season. He was the fifth player from Rockhurst to have won the award, and the first since Brandon Shelby in 1999. Scheelhaase also was the recipient of the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year for football his junior year. His junior year he led Rockhurst to a 13-0 season, and a Missouri Class-6 state championship passing for 1861 yards, 20 touchdowns and only five interceptions. On the ground he also rushed 120 times for 917 yards and 14 scores. He is 6’2” weighing 190 lb., and he runs a 4.5 40-yard dash.

Recruiting
Scheelhaase was recruited by The University of Oklahoma, The University of Iowa, The University of Arkansas, and The University of Kansas among others before signing with The University of Illinois. Scheelhaase played safety as a sophomore and admits that some schools talked to him about the possibility of him playing on defense, but under center is where he wants to be. "Most everybody is recruiting me at quarterback and that's what I think I'm gonna play."

College Career
He is red-shirting his freshman year. In 2010 he is expected to challenge Eddie McGee for the starting position, and to likely start as a junior.

Personal Information
His father Nate Creer started at defensive back for the University of Iowa, and started for the 1985 team that lost to UCLA in the Rose Bowl to finish 10-2, and be ranked number ten at the end of the season AP Poll. He was named as one of Iowa’s all-time team mvps. Scheelhaase’s uncle, Owen Gill, also played football at the University of Iowa, and was the starting running back, in addition to being a triple jumper on the Iowa track team. Gill was a second round pick in the 1985 NFL Draft, selected by the Seattle Seahawks.