Derrick Mein (born August 26, 1985) is an American sport shooter from Paola, Kansas. He started shooting sporting clays at age 8, joining his father in a local league. Mein went on to have immense success across multiple shotgun disciplines - sporting clays, skeet, trap, international trap, and helice.
He has won national titles and earned Team USA honors in helice, international trap, and sporting clays. Mein is a two-time NSCA National Sporting Clays Champion (2017, 2020), a 15-time NSCA All-American, and a former member of the Professional Sporting Clays Association.
He represented the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in an international trap. In 2020, Mein was also the ATA Grand American AAA High All-Around Champion and the NSSA World Skeet 28-gauge runner-up. He attended Kansas State University on a shooting scholarship after starting at Lindenwood University on a dual baseball/shotgun scholarship.
Who is Derrick Mein's Wife Diana?
Diana Mein is the wife of renowned American sport shooter Derrick Mein.
How Long Have Derrick Mein and Diana Been Married?
Derrick Mein and Diana have been married since 2013. In Mein's own words to Kolararms, she said: "In 2013, I married Diana, this has turned out to be the best decision I have ever made. She has become my rock, biggest supporter, and motivator in pursuit of becoming a full-time coach and competitor in shooting sports." In May 2016, the couple welcomed their daughter Rylie, whom Mein described as "the biggest blessing a man could ever ask for."
Derrick Mein's Early Life and Shooting Career
Derrick Mein grew up on a small farm in southeast Kansas and developed a love for the outdoors at an early age, going quail and deer hunting with his father. He got started in sporting clays at age eight, joining his dad in a local league. With his father's guidance, Mein began developing his competitive shooting skills.
He has been a member of the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) since 1995, winning 13 state championships in Kansas. Mein has also led the USA Sporting Clays Team to multiple team world titles over the years.
His shooting talents earned him a dual scholarship at Lindenwood University for baseball and the shotgun team initially. After transferring to Kansas State University to study Animal Science, from which he graduated in 2008, Mein won the ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championship covering multiple shotgun disciplines.
Derrick Mein's Achievements
Some of Derrick Mein's major accomplishments:
2020 Olympian (International Trap)
2020 ATA Grand American AAA High All Around Champion
2020 NSSA World Skeet 28-gauge Runner Up
2017 & 2020 NSCA National Sporting Clays Champion
2019 ICTSF World English Sporting Champion
2018 World All-Around Shooting Champion
13-time Kansas State Sporting Clays Champion
16-time USA Sporting Clays Team Member
15-time NSCA All-American Team member
FAQ's On Derrick Mein’s Wife
A. Derrick Mein's wife is Diana Mein.
A. Derrick and Diana Mein got married in 2013.
A. Derrick and Diana Mein have one daughter named Rylie, born in May 2016.
A. Derrick Mein grew up on a small farm in southeast Kansas near the town of Paola.
A. Derrick Mein began competitive shooting at age 8 in a local sporting clays league with his father.
A. Derrick Mein represented the United States in Men's Trap at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
