Nebraska wrestler White arrested for DWI, fleeing campus police

Derek White, sophomore wrestler at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was arrested Saturday for driving while intoxicated, then fleeing from school police before turning himself in hours later, the Daily Nebraskan student paper reported Tuesday.

Derek White

On Saturday at approximately 2:15 p.m., a University of Nebraska-Lincoln police officer pulled White, 20, over for failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. The officer noted the smell of alcohol on White and in his car, and ordered a preliminary breath test. During that test, White fled on foot from the officer, and refused to stop despite being ordered to do so. The officer lost sight of White. Campus police then had White's vehicle towed.

Hours later, White turned himself into campus police, and was arrested.

Last season, White wrestled at 197 pounds for the Huskers, compiling a 14-5 record as a freshman, and placing in three of five tournaments he entered. He also earned a place on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for spring 2015. Prior to coming to Nebraska, White wrestled at Edmond North High School where he was a three-time Oklahoma state finalist, winning back-to-back titles at 195 in 2013 and 2014. Beyond his native Oklahoma, White won the Walsh Ironman, finished third at the 2013 Junior National Freestyle Championships in Fargo, N.D., and earned runner-up honors at the 2013 Super 32 Challenge. He had been ranked fifth nationally among recruits at 195 pounds by InterMat.

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