The Hays High Indian football team didn’t feature many seniors in 2017.  However four of them made the most of it after signing to play football at Fort Hays State University.  Wednesday morning Dylan Schmidtberger, Kyler Koenke, Trey VanPelt and Hunter Brown held their signing at the same table in the Hays High School Cafeteria.

Coach Randall Rath

 

Hunter Brown played on the varsity level each of his four years in high school.  He was the starting quarterback for the last 20 games of his career for the Indians.  Brown played in the defensive secondary for all four years on varsity.  Brown will join the Tigers where his father is the head coach.

Hunter Brown

 

Trey VanPelt spent the last two seasons as the starting center and spent time on the defensive line.

Trey VanPelt

 

Dylan Schmidtberger played several different positions and battled several injuries his senior year.  He started at defensive end, linebacker and fullback over his time with the Indians.

Dylan Schmidtberger

 

Kyler Koenke started on the offensive and defensive lines over the past two seasons fighting through a couple of injuries along the way.

Kyler Koenke

 

On the FHSU Athletics list of signings, Brown is listed as a defensive back, Koenke at defensive end, Schmidtberger at linebacker, and VanPelt as a long snapper.