Curtis Mitchell Explained

Curtis Mitchell
Nationality:American
Birth Date:March 11, 1989[1]
Birth Place:Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. 629 Willie Daytona Beach
Height:6 ft 4 in
Sport:Track & Field
Event:100m, 200m
Pb:100 m: 10.25 (+1.3)
200 m: 19.97 (+0.0)

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]

Mitchell won Bronze at the 2013 IAAF World Championships behind Usain Bolt and Warren Weir in a time of 20.04 seconds.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curtis Mitchell . stellarathletics.co.uk . Stellar Athletics . June 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135017/http://stellarathletics.co.uk/athletes/curtis-mitchell/ . March 4, 2016 . live.
  2. Web site: Southwestern College - Jaguar Spotlight . 2013-10-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130420074718/http://www2.swccd.edu/~hesa/Departments/index.asp?737D286&id=7 . 2013-04-20.
  3. Web site: Curtis Mitchell Talks About His Start in the Sport After His 20.04 Bronze at 2013 Worlds - YouTube . . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306234033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-beg1vOTJg . 2016-03-06 . live.
  4. Web site: Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406195239/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2010-11/2010-11_mitfd1.pdf . 2012-04-06 . live.
  5. Web site: Curtis Mitchell wins NCAA 200, breaks 22-year-old A&M record - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025309/http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205229319 . 2014-05-08 . live.
  6. World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell . . 2010-03-12 . 2011-11-20 . Texas A&M Athletics . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061847/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=41093 . 2014-05-08 . dead.
  7. Web site: 2010 toplists 200 m - indoor . International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916222101/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=i/age=n/season=2010/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html . 2011-09-16 . live.
  8. Web site: Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results . NCAA . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406195233/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2010-11/d1_motf.pdf . 2012-04-06 . live.
  9. Web site: Curtis Mitchell runs 19.99 to lead 200m qualifying at NACAC - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025637/http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205233787 . 2014-05-08 . live.
  10. Web site: NACAC Under 23 Championships . Half-Mile Timing, Inc. . 2011-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233548/http://halfmiletiming.com/Datafiles/Spring2010/NACAC10/Results/ . 2012-04-25.
  11. Web site: Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23 . . 2010-07-12 . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425170911/http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2010_07_12_00_20_29 . 2012-04-25 . live.
  12. Web site: 2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor . IAAF . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120192239/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2010/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html . 2012-01-20 . live.
  13. News: Former Shark sprinter turns pro . . Lewis, Michael . 2011-01-20 . 2011-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808054402/http://www.news-journalonline.com/sports/local-sports/2011/01/20/former-shark-sprinter-turns-pro.html . 2011-08-08.
  14. Web site: Men's 200m Final | IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 - YouTube . . 2018-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200227190831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-lPws6ATs&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 . 2020-02-27 . live.

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