Curtis Mitchell

Curtis Mitchell
Personal information
Born (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989[1]
Daytona Beach
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track & Field
Event(s) 100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.25 (+1.3)
200 m: 19.97 (+0.0)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2013 Moscow 200 m

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.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6][7] At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to Rondel Sorrillo in the 200 m, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title.[8]

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.[9][10][11] 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.[10][12]

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.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Curtis Mitchell". stellarathletics.co.uk. Stellar Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-beg1vOTJg
  4. ↑ "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  5. ↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205229319
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  8. ↑ "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (pdf). NCAA. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  9. ↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205233787
  10. 1 2 "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  11. ↑ "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  12. ↑ "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Michael (2011-01-20). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

Curtis Mitchell at IAAF


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