Attention UMN ladies: have we got a treat for you! This week's bachelor is a junior from Princeton, Minnesota studying Mechanical Engineering. A true Minnesotan at heart, he's a part of the university's Clean Snowmobile Team and is always up for a hike. Feel like you might be a match? Continue reading to learn more about...(drumroll, please) Ryan Derrick!
How do you feel about being this semester's first official Bachelor of the Week?
Naked and afraid.
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
Buy the future apartment building at Harvard and Washington, knock it down, and bring back Bun Mi.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Penelope Cruz.
What is your idea of a perfect date?
Looking up at the stars from the middle of a grassy field.
Do you have any words of wisdom for other single guys out there?
Don’t listen to anything I tell you. It doesn’t work.
  Why are you the ideal University of Minnesota Bachelor of the Week?
55% Nerd, 35% romantic, 10% body fat.
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
I don’t even know what I’ll be doing in 2 hours tbh.
If you were a love song, which one would it be?
Magic Stick – Lil Kim.
If you were to go on a romantic getaway anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Cabin on a bluff overlooking a fjord in Norway.
What is your dating app bio?
Snowmobiling, sass, sarcasm.
What’s the best date spot on or near campus?
Hiking trails along the Mississippi River.
What do you look for in a significant other?
Someone who is spontaneous and comfortable being themselves.
Witty and romantic? Act fast, ladies, because he's a keeper!
If you have someone in mind for the next Bachelor or Bachelorette of the Week, nominate them here.
