Stetson University Athletics

High School: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Yusuf Shakir at Manatee HS where he was also a teammate of current Stetson teammate AJ Colagiovanni ... Helped the Hurricans to a 28-8 record over three seasons ... Lettered for one year on the basketball team, helping that squad to a 37-12 record ... Competed in the shot and discus on the track team ... Was a first team All-Area selection as a senior by the Bradenton Herald ... Was an honorable mention All-State selection in Class 8A ... Earned ABC 7 Player of the Week honors ... Was the team defensive MVP and team captain ... Recorded 128 tackles as a senior with 86 solo stops ... Had 74 tackles as a junior while also playing as an H-back on offense and as the long snapper ... Helped the team to consecutive district titles as a sophomore and junior and a district runner-up as a senior ... Ranked in the top 10 percent of his class ... Earned Dean's List and President's List honors ... Attended the State College of Florida in Bradenton while still in high school, earning his Associate's Degree upon his high school graduation ... Finished high school with a 3.7 GPA.

Personal: Full name is Garrett Dean Ware ... Was born on December 2, 1998, in Bradenton ... Is the son of Gordon and Kelly Ware ... Has one sister, Kalyn (23) ... His grandfather, Gordon Ware, played college football at Western Kentucky and in the AFL with the Dallas Texans ... His father played college football and competed on the track team at Murray State University ... Chose Stetson over Davidson, Dartmouth, Valparaiso, Columbia, West Florida and Florida Tech ... Has already been accepted into LECOM Medical School for the class of 2021 ... Is a Biology major and plans to be an Orthopedic surgeon.