Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
van der Merwe, Ian
Jersey Number 56
Ian van der Merwe
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Ironwood Ridge HS
Bio
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Bowling Green |
2024 | Junior
- Appeared in season opener against Lafayette
- Did not appear in any games
2023 | Redshirt Freshman
- Did not appear in any games
 Ironwood Ridge High School |
Tucson, Ariz. |
- Played defensive line at Ironwood Ridge High School for head coach James Hardy
- Made 19 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss as a senior
- Named to the 2021 5A Sonoran all-region team
- A 2022 graduate of Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson, Ariz.
- Also was on the track & field team
- Attended NAU in Flagstaff, Ariz., for one year but did not play sports
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Personal |
- Son of Amy van der Merwe
- Also the son of Stephanie Paris and Derek van der Merwe
- His father, Derek, is the director of athletics at Bowling Green and played football at Central Michigan
- His mother, Amy, played softball at Central Michigan
- His stepmother, Stephanie Paris, played softball at UT Martin and formerly was the head softball coach at Austin Peay
- Has three sisters, Emily, Lauren and Patton
- TJ Watt is his favorite athlete
BG Football Postgame 9.20
Saturday, September 20
Week 3 Cinematic Football Highlight vs. Liberty (2025)
Tuesday, September 16
BG Football Press Conference 9.15
Monday, September 15
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14
