Derek Bohlen

Derek Bohlen

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Waterloo, Iowa

High School:
Walnut Ridge

2005-06 Started in all 11 contests ... Finished with 25 rounds in the 70s and a season low round of 70 which he achieved on three different occassions ... Placed first at the Arkansas State University Indian Classic in the spring... Averaged a 75.5 stroke average over the fall and spring seasons.

2004-05 Saw limited action during the fall after dislocating his thumb but made a comeback in the spring ... Started four of the five spring meets and held a 76.4 stroke average in 10 rounds of play ... Shot eight rounds in the 70s and was UNI's top finisher at the MVC tournament, tying for 11th overall.

2003-04 Had eight starts on the season ... Finished spring with a 77.0 stroke average after 22 rounds of play ... Shot low round 73 in the second rounds of both the Jayhawk Invitational and the Big Four Meet ... Finished tied for 16th at the Missouri Valley Conference meet.

High School Four-year letterwinner ... Finished fifth individually at the state tournament in 2003 ... Four-year letterwinner in basketball and soccer ... First team all-state honors in soccer ... Second team all-state honors in basketball ... Walnut Ridge's all-time leading rebounder ... Was student body vice president.

Personal Born April 14, 1985 ... Son of Doug and Lynn Bohlen ... Majoring in electronic media and communications ... Was also recruited by Wartburg, Coe, Central, Wheaton and Kirkwood ... Hobbies include playing softball, volleyball, and basketball and hanging out with friends ... Selected UNI because of the coaches and teammates ... His parents have been the biggest influence in his life because of the values they taught him ... Favorites include the movie Rounders, the song "The River", actors Denzel Washington and Mischa Barton, and Harvey Penick's "The Little Red Book" ... Favorite memory from competing in sports was winning the state soccer tournament his senior year in penalty kicks and stopping the last kick from the other team ... The best lesson he has learned so far is to always live everyday like it's your last.

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