Ben Mitchell

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, NC
High School:
Forsyth Country Day

Career Records

Awards
2020 All-ACC Team (Cross Country)
2020 ACC Academic Team (Cross Country)

Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 8 – 10,000m (Outdoor) – 29:35.89

Collegiate PR
Mile – 4:23.54
3000 – 8:18.44
5000 – 14:28.09
10,000 – 29:35.89
8K – 28:33.9

2021 (Sophomore)
Cross Country: Finished 78th in the 8K at the ACC Cross Country Championships

2020 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Set a new PR in the 10,000m with a time of 29:35.89 at the Virginia Challenge…Finished 22nd in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships.

Cross Country: Improved as the season went along and became a key contributor ... Finished fifth on the team and 18th overall in the season-opening 8k (9/25), crossing in 24:56.1 ... Jumped up to third on the team and sixth overall with a time of 24:54.38 in Wake Forest's tri-meet win over North Carolina and NC State (10/16) ... Earned an All-ACC finish at the ACC Championship, finishing third on the team and 19th overall in 23:38.9.

2020 (Indoor)
Had a solid freshman season, winning twice … Took first at the Mondo College Invite (2/2) with a toss of 15.15m (49-8.5) … Also won the JDL Early Bird Invitational (12/8) . . . Season-best 15.74 (51-7.75) at the ACC Championship (2/29) … Recorded the top seven shot put marks on the team in 2019-20.

2019 (Cross Country)
Finished 78th at the ACC Cross Country Championships

2018 (Cross Country)
Finished 5th at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:51.0.

High School
Two-time NCISAA State XC runner-up…Four-time NCISAA All-State Cross Country…Three-time PACIS Conference Individual Cross Country Champion and Conference Runner of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)…Member of four-time conference championship team…Six-time All-PACIS Cross Country Team…Three-time PACIS Track and Field champion…2018 NCISAA Track and Field All-State…2018 NCISAA 3200m State Champion…Holds four school records at Forsyth Country Day…Also ran with the Crazy Running Club for two years.

Personal
Son of Alex and Kinsey Mitchell…Born Nov. 23, 2008…Chose Wake Forest over App State, High Point and Davidson...Majoring in Health and Exercise Science.