Curtis Mitchell
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11 March 1989 Daytona Beach | ||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||
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100 m: 10.25 (+1.3) 200 m: 19.97 (+0.0) | ||||||||||||
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Curtis Mitchell (born March 11, 1989) is an American athlete, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.
Career
Mitchell was a 2008 & 2009 junior college 4 time outdoor all American and state champion in the 100 and 200 m at Southwestern College in San Diego.[1][2]
Mitchell had a successful collegiate career for Texas A&M University. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships he won the 200 m and was part of Texas A&M's winning team in the 4 × 400 m relay.[3] His time in the 200 m was 20.38 s, the best indoor time in the world that year and a Texas A&M record.[4][5][6] At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to Rondell Sorrillo in the 200 m, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title.[7]
In 2010 Mitchell represented the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Florida, winning gold in both 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay.[8][9][10] In the 200 m semi-finals he clocked a wind-legal personal best of 19.99 s, placing him seventh in the world that year.[9][11]
Mitchell turned professional in January 2011, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to sign with Adidas and join the training group of two-time World Champion Tyson Gay.[12]
References
- ↑ http://www2.swccd.edu/~hesa/Departments/index.asp?737D286&id=7
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-beg1vOTJg
- ↑ "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205229319
- ↑ Texas A&M Athletics (2010-03-12). "World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell". Track & Field News. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205233787
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Lewis, Michael (2011-01-20). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
External links
Curtis Mitchell profile at IAAF