Colorado Mesa University Athletics

2023: NFF Academic All-Colorado First Team...Played in all 11 games and was the team's primary long snapper...Finished the season with two total tackles that came against CSU Pueblo and Chadron State. 

AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (2019-22)
2022: Did not see any action...President's List (Fall 2022)...JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022)

2021: Did not see any action...2021-22 JMA Highest GPA Award...President's List (Spring 2022)...Dean's List (Fall 2021)...JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2020-21: Did not see any action...2020-21 JMA Highest GPA Award...President's List (Fall 2020)...Dean's List (Spring 2021)...JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)...CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

2019: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility...President's List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)...JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)...CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

HIGH SCHOOL: Second Team All-District tight end as a senior...Named Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior...Helped Nansemond River to VHSL 5A region title and state semifinal berth as a junior and to the region title game as a senior...Team captain as a senior...Class Salutatorian with a 4.51 GPA...J. William “Bill” Myers Scholar-Athlete Award...Project Lead the Way Engineering Certification.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business management...Son of Steven and Stephanie Whear...Has a brother, Zachery, and two sisters, Megan and Erin...Both of his parents swam at Division III’s Norwich University...His cousin, Jeffrey Jacobs, wrestled for JMU...His father served 20 years in the U.S. Navy.