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2017 Women's Track and Field Roster

Briana Mitchell

  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Sun Prairie
  • Hometown Sun Prairie, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• All-League Second Team (2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)

2018 Indoor: Competed in three meets on the year ... started things off taking 11th in the 300m in 44.01 at the Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... finished 21st in the 400m in 59.98 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 10 ... one week later, came in ninth in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2017 Outdoor: Missed the majority of the season with injury, but returned in time for the Horizon League Championships ... helped the 4x400m relay bring home the silver medal at the league meet ... also ran in the open 400m at the conference championships, taking 10th ... finished in just one other meet on the season, taking fourth in the 200m at the Drake Alternative April 29.

2017 Indoor: Scored in both of her events at her first Horizon League Championship meet, taking seventh in the 400m and third in the 4x400m relay ... turned in a PR time of 58.23 in the 400m prelims at the league meet ... made collegiate debut Jan. 14 at the Karl Schlender Invite, topping the field in the 600m ... one week later, came in third in the same event at the home Tierney Classic ... finished eighth in the 400m and 11th in the 200m at the Messersmith Invite Jan. 28 ... also ran the 800m once on the year, taking seventh at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4.

High School
A standout runner at Sun Prairie High School ... qualified for the state championships four times ... took seventh in the 400m as a senior ... crowned conference champ in the same event as a senior ... helped the 4x400m relay team to a fifth-place finish with a new school record at state as a sophomore ... also holds the school 400m record at 57.23.

Personal
Daughter of Angela Mitchell ... chose UWM because she liked the size of the campus and it is close to home ... career goal is to work in political science - sports law ... lists getting fifth in state and breaking the school record in the 4x400m relay as most memorable sports moment ... volunteers at youth track meets, soup kitchens and Sunshine Place ... born Jan. 25, 1998.