- Curtis Mitchell
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Curtis Mitchell Personal information Born 11 March 1989 Weight NACAC Under 23 Championships Sport Country 
United StatesAchievements and titles Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.25 (+1.3)
200 m: 19.99 (+2.0)Medal recordMen's athletics NACAC U-23 Championships Gold 2010 Miramar 200 meters Gold 2010 Miramar 4 x 100 meters Curtis Mitchell (born March 11, 1989) is an American athlete who specialises in the 100 meters and 200 meters.
Career
Mitchell had a successful collegiate career for Texas A&M University. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships he won the 200 meters and was part of Texas A&M's winning team in the 4 x 400 meter relay.[1] His time in the 200 meters was 20.38 s, the best indoor time in the world that year and a Texas A&M record.[2][3] At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to Rondell Sorrillo in 200 meters, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title.[4]
Later that year, Mitchell represented the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Florida, winning gold in both 200 meters and the 4 x 100 meter relay.[5][6] In the 200 meter semi-finals he clocked a wind-legal personal best of 19.99 s, placing him seventh in the world that year.[5][7]
Mitchell turned professional in January 2011, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to sign with Adidas and join the training group of three-time World Champion Tyson Gay.[8]
References
- ^ "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2010-11/2010-11_mitfd1.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Texas A&M Athletics (2010-03-12). "World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell". Track & Field News. http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=41093. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). http://iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=i/age=n/season=2010/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (pdf). NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2010-11/d1_motf.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ a b "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc.. http://halfmiletiming.com/Datafiles/Spring2010/NACAC10/Results/. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. 2010-07-12. http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2010_07_12_00_20_29. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. http://iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2010/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (2011-01-20). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. http://www.news-journalonline.com/sports/local-sports/2011/01/20/former-shark-sprinter-turns-pro.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
External links
IAAF profile for Curtis Mitchell
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Male sprinters
- American sprinters
- American track and field athletics biography stubs
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