Hayden Hermreck is following his parents’ footsteps as he moves on to Ottawa University.
Hermreck, a 2019 Crest High graduate now completing his time at Allen Community College, signed a letter of intent this week to play basketball next season for the Ottawa Braves.
“It was where I always wanted to go,” Hermreck said. “They’d been interested in me since high school. I have friends there, and it felt familiar.”
His parents, Travis and Abigail Hermreck, also attended Ottawa.
He is following their path in another significant manner in that he hopes to eventually become a basketball coach.
Travis Hermreck is the former Crest boys basketball coach; Abby Hermreck coaches the Lady Lancer volleyball team.
Hermreck was a standout on the Crest basketball team, averaging more than 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game as a junior and senior.
Hermreck was a bench player for the Red Devil squad that made school history this spring by qualifying for the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time ever, and winning ACC’s first Region VI championship since 1924.
“It’s about as good as it gets,” Hermreck said.
Hermreck plans to study sports administration while at Ottawa.
