Education
Ehlers spent his prep days playing for his hometown"son After graduating in 1996, he continued his career at Lafayette. In his four seasons, Ehlers established himself as one of the more decorated players in school and Patriot League history.
During his tenure, the Leopards won three regular season conference championships, earned two berths to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, and compiled many more wins than losses.
In all four years, Ehlers was chosen to the All-Patriot League team, and as both a junior and senior he was named the Patriot League Player of the Year, joining Colgate"s Adonal Foyle as the only players in league history to win multiple player of the year awards to that point.
In the 1998 Patriot League Tournament championship game, Ehlers scored a still-standing record of 31 points. His 1,836 career points were the fourth most in league history as of 2011-2012 while being third all-time in Lafayette history.