Derek Wanner
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 195
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- Hometown:
- Berne, IN
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- Position:
- DB
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- South Adams
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- South Adams
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Saw action in all 10 games … Picked up nine tackles with two passes defended … Selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-District standout … Received Academic All-Mid-States Football Association and NAIA Scholar-Athlete accolades.
2016 at Taylor: Earned playing time in all 11 contests for Purple and Gold … Set career-highs with 13 solo tackles and 25 total hits … Named Academic All-MSFA.
2015 at Taylor: Saw time in four contests for the Trojans … Recorded three solo tackles.
Prep: Three-time letterman for Rick Burkhalter at South Adams High … Named team’s Most Valuable Player … First-Team All-Allen County Athletic Conference standout … All-Indiana performer … Graduated in top-10 percent of class … Member of National Honor Society and Academic Honor Roll … Named Academic All-Indiana … Ely Lilly Award recipient.
Personal: Son of John and Lisa Wanner … Brother of former TU football student-athlete Dustin Wanner … Majoring in management.