2021 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Agyei, Miguel Aho, Matt Albrecht, Zach Altmayer, McKenzie Alvarez Gonzalez, Rodrigo Becker, Jack Bell, Kaitlyn Bryant, Sierra Costa, Noah Crull, Jack Dalton, Kelsey Danner, Alec Dieterich, Max Donohue, Aidan Ehrhardt, Emma Folk, Rainah Franklin, Jack Gallagher, Erin Gebel, Lara Hahndorf, Michael Harp, Olivia Hartman, Alec Hauenstein, Billy Hobbs, Olivia Huddleston, Brayden Ivy, Hannah Jones, Mason Joyce, Aisling Klinkner, Alex Koontz, Kyra Lesher, Amelia Lopez, Abby LoStracco, Tiana Maguire, Ashley McDaniel, Max McDonnell, Sophia McMillan, Reina Mitchell, Evan Nielsen, Julia Nielsen, Wilma Parrish, Charlie Rebello, Michael Schwartz, Tyler Seymour, Scott Simon, Joey Strauss, Lily Stuart, Laura Suber, T'ya Umali, Soren van Niekerk, Wian Wenger, Drew Go Profile Stats Profile Junior Class New Lenox, Ill. Hometown Lincoln-Way West High School Evan Mitchell Junior Class New Lenox, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS Missouri Valley Conference 3,000m Steeplechase Champion: 2021 All-Missouri Valley Conference (Track & Field): 2021 (3,000m steeplechase) NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier: 2021 (3,000m steeplechase) USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track & Field): 2021 MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2020, 2021 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2019, 2021 MVC Honor Roll: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (5): Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19, Fall '20, Spring '21 CAREER BESTS & RESULTS 2020-21 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in two meets during the campaign • Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:52.8 at the Lipscomb Winter Classic.  Indoor: Placed fourth at the MVC Championship in the 3,000m run, clocking a PR time of 8:30.92.  Outdoor: Won the 3,000m steeplechase title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, becoming just the second Brave in school history to claim the crown • Clocked the fourth-best time in school history in 8:57.65 to cross the finish line in first place • Qualified for the NCAA Preliminary for the first time in his career in the event, placing 36th overall in the West • Also set his PR in the 1,500m run in 3:58.65 at Saint Louis. 2019-20 SEASON Cross Country: Raced four times during the 2019 season • Clocked a personal-best 8K time of 25:42.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic, finishing as the team’s second-fastest runner • Placed fifth overall at the WIU Early Bird Invite with a 6K time of 20:08.4.  Indoor: Posted a season-best time of 4:19.98 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet • Also ran the 3,000m with a mark of 8:53.42. 2018-19 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in five meets during his rookie cross country season • Placed fifth at his debut at the WIU Early Bird Invite, clocking a 6K time of 19:34.5 • Ran a season-best 8K in 26:06.7 at the Bradley Intercollegiate.  Indoor: Did not run during the indoor season.  Outdoor: Scored for the Braves for the first time at a MVC Championship, placing eighth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:23.66 – the sixth-best performance in school history • Also ran the 5,000m at Illinois in a time of 15:15.66. 2017-18 SEASON Cross Country: Did not compete during the cross country season.  Indoor: Ran the mile and 3,000m during his rookie campaign • Posted a season-best time of 4:20.35 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet, while posting a mark of 8:41.25 at the Gladstein Invitational.  Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor season. HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Lincoln-Way West High School • Seven-time state qualifier with the Warriors in cross country and track during his high school career • Collected IHSA All-State honors in cross country during the 2015 and 2016 seasons • Placed 15th in the 2A Championship as a junior and 16th in the 3A Championship as a senior • Recorded a career-best time of 14:39 in the three mile, 4:18 in the 1,600m run and 9:13 in the 3,200m run. PERSONAL Born October 18, 1998 • Son of Troy and Kelly Mitchell • Two brothers, Collin and Ryan • Majoring in marketing and management information systems.
