The 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior quarterback led the Papermakers to a 14-0 record and a fourth-straight Division I state championship this past season. Vanden Boom completed 146-of-218 passes for 2,366 yards and 31 touchdowns against just five interceptions
Vanden Boom has maintained a weighted 4.25 GPA in the classroom.
A student council representative at Kimberly High, he has volunteered locally as a reader at his church and as a youth football, basketball and baseball coach.