University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Riley Van Wyhe
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rock Rapids, Iowa
- High School:
- Central Lyon HS
Fall 2021: Started all 12 games, recording 77 tackles … recorded 14 tackles, including two sacks against Western Illinois … second on the team in tackles … notched one interception and one fumble recovery … named MVFC Player of the Week after his performance against Western Illinois… Seventh in the conference in passes defended with nine. Named a Commissioner's Academic Excellence award winner, and was named to the Honor Roll ... named to the 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
SPRING 2021: Played in six games and started in five... stepped into the starting lineup after game one and was a difference maker for the Panthers... Was second on the team with 61 tackles... Tallied four pass breakups... Recorded an interception against Western Illinois and a 34-yard return... had three TFLs on the year... had 1.5 TFLs against Southern Illinois.
2019: Appeared in 13 games recording 13 total tackles this season...Against Western Illinois, Van Wyhe recorded four tackles for the team and one solo tackle
2018: Did not see action in 2018.2017: Redshirted.
High School: Letter winner at Central Lyon High School … team captain as a senior … two-time all-district selection … broke the school record for single-season receptions and receiving yards as a junior before switching to linebacker … was named to the all-NWI review team in 2016 … also lettered in baseball, basketball and track and field… was a three-time all-conference first-team selection in baseball, earning all-state as a junior … was a team captain for his basketball team as a senior … earned second-team all-conference as a junior and all-sub state team in basketball along with second-team all-state … currently 100 points away from 1,000 career points … state qualifier in track and field in the 100 meter dash … helped his 4X100 meter relay team to a fifth place finish in 2015 and fourth place finish in 2016 … earned Des Moines Register all-state as a sprinter … is a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Greg and Michelle Van Wyhe … has two siblings, Rex and Regan.
