2025 Football Roster
Lem Wash
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Derby
- Prev School:
- South Dakota
NAME PRONUNCIATION
PRIOR TO SIU
Played quarterback for two seasons at Tennessee Tech (2021-2022) and one season at South Dakota (2023) ... Totaled 8 games played, 16-of-26 passing for 124 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT, plus 14 carries for 13 yards ... The older brother of Saluki LB Miles Wash ... In high school, was named the 2020-21 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, passing for 1,313 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 1,292 yards and 20 scores... Ended his career with 2,161 passing yards and 2,504 rushing yards with 85 total touchdowns... Led Derby to consecutive state championships... Among his honors, he was the Vype 6A Player of the Year in 2019, the Sports in Kansas 6A Offensive Player of the Year in 2020, a two-time all-metro team selection, a Kansas Top 11 selection, first-team AVCTL in 2019 and was a Blue-Gray All-American Game pick.
