Athletics Hall of Fame
Derek Stanley was a two-sport standout for UW-Whitewater as a member of the Warhawk football team from 2003-06 and competing for the men's track and field program from 2004-08. A two-time All-Region selection and three-time All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wide receiver, Stanley was a member of two WIAC championship teams and two national runners-up (2005, 2006). By the end of his career, he held top five marks in the conference record book in receiving touchdowns in a career (35), receiving touchdowns in a game (4), longest kickoff return (97 yards), receiving yards in a season (1,328) and receiving touchdowns in a season (16). In the UW-Whitewater record book, he held numerous records for season and career receiving yards, touchdowns, and kickoff returns. Selected to the WIAC's All-Time Football Team as part of the league's Centennial Celebration, Stanley was a seventh-round draft pick to the St. Louis Rams in 2007. Stanley was also one of the most-decorated long jumpers in men's track and field program history. A five-time All-American, Stanley was the national runner-up in the event at the 2004 indoor championships. He finished eighth in 2006 and sixth in 2008 indoors. Outdoors, Stanley claimed bronze at the 2006 national meet and was sixth in 2004. He was a three-time WIAC champion in the event, winning the title indoors in 2004 and sweeping the conference meets in 2006. His leap of 7.50 meters (24' 7.25") in 2004 remains the program record. The Verona native graduated in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.
