Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...
REDSHIRT ~ (2021): Redshirted the 2021 season for the Wolverines.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at American Fork High School in American Fork, Utah ... earned Second Team All-State and First Team All-Valley honors ... batted .322 with a .392 on-base percentage and a .435 slugging clip while at AF ... helped his team win the 2016 5A State Championship ... played for Jarod Ingersoll at AFHS ... also played basketball in high school.  

Other College ...
Played his freshman and sophomore seasons (2018-2020) at Taft College in Taft, Calif. ... earned Second Team All-CVC honors as well as being tabbed a Gold Glove Second Baseman during his freshman campaign ... helped Taft compile the most wins in school history in 2018-19 ... batted .274 during his freshman season with 13 extra-base hits, 35 RBIs, 44 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, and drew 33 walks ... hit .216 during the COVID-shortened 2020 season with eight runs scored, four RBIs, 16 walks, and four stolen bags.

Personal ...
Graduated from AFHS in 2016 ... born in American Fork, Utah ... birthday is May 22 ... first name is Derek ... plans to major in University Studies at UVU ... enjoys four wheeling and playing basketball ... favorite pro athlete is Brock Holt ... favorite pro sports team is the Boston Red Sox ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2016-2018 ... his father, Kyle, played baseball at the University of Utah (pitcher) ... his brother, Sean, played baseball at Dixie State (pitcher) ... his sister, Jen, played volleyball at UVU as well as professionally in Denmark and Sweden ... his mother, Anne (Rasmussen), played volleyball at UVU (UVCC) ... his brother-in-law, Tallon Robertson, played basketball at Westminster and Dixie State ... has six siblings; Marlisa Robertson, Jen, Sean, Ryan, Megan and Emma ... parents are Kyle and Anne Hardman.