The Southern Door Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce its Hall of Fame Induction Class for 2025. This year’s inductees are Mitchell Gerend, Class of 2016
and Derik LeCaptain, Class of 2019.
The Induction Ceremony will take place in the Eagle Gym on Friday, February 21st at half-time of the Eagles boys’ basketball game vs Kewaunee. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Mitchell Gerend is a 2016 graduate of Southern Door, and a 12-varsity letter winner in football, basketball, golf, and baseball. He was a Packerland All-Conference Offensive Football Player of the Year in his senior year, as well as being named to the All-Conference team all four years. In basketball, Mitchell received first team All-Conference recognition his junior and senior year. In the spring, Gerend participated in golf his first two years and baseball his final two years. He was named to the first team All-Conference baseball team both years of participation. After high school, Gerend attended UW-Oshkosh where he furthered his athletic career playing football. During this time, he was a 4-year letter winner and two-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champion. He obtained Bachelor’s Degrees in both Computer Science and Economics and Supply Chain Management. After college, Gerend began his professional career at U.S. Venture, where he currently is the lead of the Enterprise Advanced Analytics organization. He and his wife, Nikayla, reside in Kimberly.
Derik LeCaptain is a 2019 graduate of Southern Door and is a 12-varsity letter winner in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a Packerland All-Conference football linebacker and running back, as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year his junior and senior years. He was also named All-Region running back his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Derik was also a Packerland First Team All-Conference basketball player, earning a membership of a Regional Championship team in his 2017-2018 season. In baseball, he was an All-Conference infielder for four years. After high school, Derik attended the University of Minnesota, where he furthered his sports career in football. He is currently playing in his seventh season as a linebacker and is one of this year's team captains. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and is now pursuing a master’s degree in Youth Development Leadership. After college, he plans on pursuing a career in the National Football League.
The Hall of Fame was established by the Southern Door Athletic Booster Club, to establish pride, preserve tradition, and honor former athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics through their performance and representation of Southern Door High School. Plaques honoring all inductees are on display in lobby outside the Eagle Gym. Nominations for induction class of 2026 can be submitted to Southern Door Hall of Fame Chair: Courtney Renard, at crenard@sdsd.k12.wi.us. Deadline for next year’s class is October 15th, 2025.
