Derek Hymer

Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Carlos, CA
High School:
Sequoia
Position:
UT

High School: First-team all-league (3x) … led Sequoia to two PAL Bay League titles … scored 86 goals, 20 assists and 19 steals as a senior, 91 goals, 12 assists and 15 steals as a sophomore and 72 goals, 12 assists and five steals as a sophomore … team MVP as a junior and senior … also played baseball, earning all-league honorable mention honors … high school water polo coach was Eric Bittner … played club water polo for Mid-Penn Water Polo Club from 2022-25 and was a team captain … graduated with 4.2 grade-point average and earned CSF honor.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Daniel and Christina Hymer … has two younger brothers … mother played Div. I college lacrosse at American University … considering aeronautical engineering major … Why I came to the Academy: “I wanted the opportunity to give back to my country in a fun and challenging way. The Academy also gives me the opportunity to achieve my dream of becoming a pilot.” … hobbies are ping pong and baseball … something not many people know about him is that he’s good at ping poing … credits his high school water polo coach Eric Bittner and another good friend as having the biggest impacts on his water polo career … favorite social media follow is the U.S. Air Force … favorite team is Penn State football and favorite athlete is Saquon Barkley.