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AT ILLINOIS...
2001: (Junior) Was the team’s second scorer in three of the first-four meets ... Earned a career-best sixth-place finish at the Murray Keating Meet of Champions ... Finished 17th overall at the Illinois Invitational with a career-best 8,0000-meter time of 24:45.0 ... Ran a career-best 10,000 meter time of 31:35 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational.
2000: (Redshirt) Broke his arm midway through the year, which forced him to miss the second half of the season as a redshirt ... Finished 26th at the Murray Keating Meet of Champions (9/9/00), sixth among Illini runners with a time of 27:21.50 ... Helped Illinois to a second-place finish at the Illinois Invitational, running a 25:50.80 to finish 14th.
1999: (Sophomore) Competed in every meet of the season for the Illini ... Ran personal best 8K time of 24:50.26 at the Illinois Invitational, placing 13th overall ... Highest individual finish was 8th at the Pre-Regional Meet, finishing fourth for the Illini ... Was Illinois’ third scoring runner at both the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Region V Championships.
1998: (Freshman) Participated in three meets during the season ... Top finish came at the Illinois Invitational, placing 18th overall.
HIGH SCHOOL: ... Earned 12 letters in high school; four each in cross country, swimming, and track ... Earned all-state honors as a senior in cross country, placing 23rd at the IHSA Class AA meet ... All-conference selection as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: ... Parents are Jerry and Sheila Mitchell ... Majoring in engineering ... Illinois State Scholar.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES...
8,000 meters: 24:45.0, Illinois Invitational (9/22/01)
10,000 meters: 31:35.0, Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational (10/13/01)
