2023 Men's Volleyball Roster
Hernandez, Wilmer
Jersey Number 2
Wilmer Hernandez
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Colegio Adianez
Bio
• 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 MIVA Academic All-Conference
• Purdue Fort Wayne Top 50 Student (2022, 2023)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
• MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2/27/2024)
2024: Played in 25 matches at the libero spot ... Selected as the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week on February 27 ... Had four matches with 10 or more digs ... Dug out 10 attacks at NJIT (Jan. 13) ... Finished with 19 digs against McKendree (Feb. 23), which is a top-10 mark in program history ... Followed it up with 10 digs against McKendree (Feb. 24) ... Had 13 digs against Lewis (April 4).
2023: Played in 25 matches with 14 starts as a pin hitter and libero ... Had a season-high six kills against Mount Olive (Feb. 3) ... Recorded 12 digs at George Mason (Feb. 4) and at McKendree (Feb. 22) ... Had a season-high four blocks against Sacred Heart (Jan. 27) ... Named a Purdue University Fort Wayne Top 50 student.
2022: Appeared in 22 matches and started in three … Recorded a season-high eight digs at Sacred Heart (Feb. 5) … Tallied six digs to go along with four assists in a three-set win at Central State (March 12) … Came in off the bench as a serving sub … Named a Purdue University Fort Wayne Top 50 student.
2021: Played in 12 matches during the season ... Recorded a season-high 10 digs at McKendree (April 10) and earned one assist at Ball State (Feb. 6) ... Finished the season with 20 digs and two assists.
2020: Participated in all 17 matches for the season, starting in 13 ... Had a season-high 15 kills against Belmont Abbey (Jan. 11) ... Tallied double-digit kills in three contests, 11 against Queens (Jan. 10), 15 against Belmont Abbey (Jan. 11) and 10 at Quincy (Feb. 15) ... Finished the season with 81 kills, 56 digs and a .129 hitting percentage.
High School: National Champion at the 2016 Copa ENDI ... Won MVP of the Primera Hora Tournament in 2016 ... 2017 bronze medalist at the Pan-American Cup in Mexico ... Helped his team win the bronze medal at the 2018 NORCECA Continental Championship in Costa Rica ... Was named captain of the national team.
Personal: Son of Janine Torres and Ernesto Garcia ... Has one sister, Juliana Rivera ... Majoring in Biology with an associates in Chemistry.
• Purdue Fort Wayne Top 50 Student (2022, 2023)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
• MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2/27/2024)
2024: Played in 25 matches at the libero spot ... Selected as the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week on February 27 ... Had four matches with 10 or more digs ... Dug out 10 attacks at NJIT (Jan. 13) ... Finished with 19 digs against McKendree (Feb. 23), which is a top-10 mark in program history ... Followed it up with 10 digs against McKendree (Feb. 24) ... Had 13 digs against Lewis (April 4).
2023: Played in 25 matches with 14 starts as a pin hitter and libero ... Had a season-high six kills against Mount Olive (Feb. 3) ... Recorded 12 digs at George Mason (Feb. 4) and at McKendree (Feb. 22) ... Had a season-high four blocks against Sacred Heart (Jan. 27) ... Named a Purdue University Fort Wayne Top 50 student.
2022: Appeared in 22 matches and started in three … Recorded a season-high eight digs at Sacred Heart (Feb. 5) … Tallied six digs to go along with four assists in a three-set win at Central State (March 12) … Came in off the bench as a serving sub … Named a Purdue University Fort Wayne Top 50 student.
2021: Played in 12 matches during the season ... Recorded a season-high 10 digs at McKendree (April 10) and earned one assist at Ball State (Feb. 6) ... Finished the season with 20 digs and two assists.
2020: Participated in all 17 matches for the season, starting in 13 ... Had a season-high 15 kills against Belmont Abbey (Jan. 11) ... Tallied double-digit kills in three contests, 11 against Queens (Jan. 10), 15 against Belmont Abbey (Jan. 11) and 10 at Quincy (Feb. 15) ... Finished the season with 81 kills, 56 digs and a .129 hitting percentage.
High School: National Champion at the 2016 Copa ENDI ... Won MVP of the Primera Hora Tournament in 2016 ... 2017 bronze medalist at the Pan-American Cup in Mexico ... Helped his team win the bronze medal at the 2018 NORCECA Continental Championship in Costa Rica ... Was named captain of the national team.
Personal: Son of Janine Torres and Ernesto Garcia ... Has one sister, Juliana Rivera ... Majoring in Biology with an associates in Chemistry.
PFW vs Maryville (Men's Volleyball)
Tuesday, March 11
PFW vs Thomas More (Mens Volleyball)
Friday, March 07
PFW vs Lindenwood (Mens Volleyball)
Friday, February 28
PFW vs Queens (Mens Volleyball)
Thursday, February 13
