BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Ellsworth Community College standout Derrick Mehmen
has signed a national letter of intent, indicating he will enroll at South
Dakota State University next fall and compete for the Jackrabbit
wrestling program.
Mehmen joins the Jackrabbits after recording 45 wins over two seasons
at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa. He earned
all-America honors at 197 pounds this past season, with a fifth-place
finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling
Championships. He will have two years of eligibility remaining and will
major in education. In high school, Mehmen was a state place-winner his
junior year, earning fourth-place honors at Denver High School in
Denver, Iowa.
"I am very excited to have Derrick join our program," SDSU head coach
Jason Liles said. "He is an excellent competitor and will be a
tremendous addition to our upper weights."
South Dakota State, which finished the 2005-06 season with a 7-11 dual
record, will begin competition in the Western Wrestling Conference next
winter.