35 Days Until the State Volleyball Announcement
Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Football - Kansas

athletes playing Football
The POY Logo
FOOTBALL

Ian Premer

Tight end/free safety
GREAT BEND HS
GREAT BEND, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

40

Passes Caught

734

Receiving Yards

14

Receiving Touchdowns

68

Tackles
“Ian is the best high school football player I’ve seen in my 12 years of coaching. He dominates both sides of the ball and can line up anywhere. His size and speed are incredible, but it’s the way he moves and his ball skills that blow me away.”
Trevor Powers
Head Coach - Liberal High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior tight end and free safety caught 40 passes for 734 yards and 14 touchdowns this past season, leading the Panthers (11-1) to the Class 5A West Regional championship game. Premer also rushed for 620 yards and 14 scores, averaging 11.1 yards per carry. Defensively, the four-time All-Western Athletic Conference wide receiver and defensive back recorded 68 tackles and intercepted six passes, returning two for scores.

a graduation cap

Academic Achievement

Premer has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom and ranks No. 1 in his class. At the time of his selection, he had made a verbal commitment to receive athletic aid to play football at the University of Notre Dame next fall.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

A member of the Western Athletic Conference student leadership council, Premer has volunteered locally with the Great Bend recreation department as a flag football coach. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.