Personal Bests
Outdoor
Javelin: 227-6 (69.35m) (4/8/17)
NCAA Championships
2017 (O): Javelin - 216-8 (66.05m) (21st)
Big Ten Championships
2017 (O): JT - 221-1 (67.38m) (7th)
2016 (O): JT - 223-11 (68.26m) (4th)
Honors
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
2017 (Senior)
Outdoor: Finished 21st in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships witha mark of 216-8 (66.05m)...placed seventh at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a mark of 221-1 (67.38m)...set a personal best at the Husker Spring Invitational with a mark of 227-6 (69.35m), sixth-best in NU history.
2016 (Junior)
Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships in the javelin with a mark of 223-11 (68.26m)...set a season best of 227-5 (69.31m) at the Kansas Relays...finished 16th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at 215-9 (65.77m).
Before Nebraska
Recorded a Bethany College javelin school record of 217-6 (66.30m) as a sophomore in 2015 to win the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship for the second straight year...was the NAIA national runner-up to earn All-America honors...won the Drake Relays...was a USATF Junior National qualifier...was the Kansas 3A state champion in the javelin at Phillipsburg High School in Kansas.
Personal
Born Aug. 3, 1995...parents are Bret and Michelle Derr...major is business administration.