Cedar Valley Character Counts named junior Panther defensive end Brawntae Wells the honoree of the 2020 Pursuing Victory with Honor Award.
Wells
is a key contributor on the UNI Football team who notched 55 tackles,
six sack and 8.5 tackles for loss during the 2019 season. He also had
a pair of fumble recoveries and an interception returned for a
touchdown in UNI’s FCS playoff win over San Diego. He is a
back-to-back nominee for SB Nation’s Piesman Trophy.
Off
the field, he is known for his extensive community service. He
volunteers with the Juvenile Court Services in Waterloo, the Central
Iowa Juvenile Detention Center and Tomorrow’s Leaders Youth
After-School Program. He also works on team service projects,
including the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event at the
UNI-Dome this year where thousands of meals were prepared for school
children to take home on weekends to help with food security.