| Eliese Mitchell |
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PR: HT:184'10"; WT: 65'9.75"; SP: 48'1.25"
ACC Champion -- School Record Holder
2002: Won the discus at ACC's ... hit NCAA automatic mark and broke own school record with a weight throw of 20.06m... set school record in hammer throw with a throw of 56.35m in winning the 49er Invitational ... ranked 8th nationally in the weight ... ranked in the top 30 in the nation in the discus with a throw of 52.19m...placed 5th in ACC indoors with a weight throw of 18.47m and 6th in the shot put (14.24m) ... placed fourth in ACC hammer throw... took 6th in Penn Relays hammer throw with a throw of 54.04m...led outdoor team in shot put (14.66), hammer (56.35), and discus (52.19)...
2001: Broke her own school record in the hammer with a throw of 55.50m...Set new school record in the WT with an 18.71m, a provisional mark for NCAA...Runner-up and All-ACC in the hammer...Won three outdoor meets in the hammer and discus...Fourth in the discus at ACCs...Led the team in the discus (48.50m), shot put (14.26m) and hammer (55.50m)...All-ACC and third in the WT ...Winner of four indoor meets in the WT
2000: Set school record in the hammer with a 54.46, which captured 2nd at Outdoor ACC's and All-ACC...Set three school records in the hammer outdoor season...Placed 5th in the shot put at Outdoor ACC's... Season best throws in the shot put and hammer throw with 13.74m and 52.46m respectively... Winner in the hammer at Lou Onesty ... School record in weight throw with a 17.32m ...Winner of Virginia Tech Indoor 5-Way meet in the weight throw...Winner at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet.
High School: Two time First team Penn. All-State in discus, and three time All-State in shot put...League Champion and records in discus and shot put... Second in Indoor State Championships...Set H.S. records in both events...Three time winner of the Lancaster award for excellence in the discus and shot put...Owns discus and shot put records in the district...Won national awards for writing ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born 3/20/80 in Salt Lake City, Utah... daughter of Howard and Katherine Mitchell...two sisters, Tasha (25) and Jessica (18)...Tasha works at the UVa microbiology dept...four years of dance experience in classical ballet, modern and jazz...certified as an advanced scuba diver
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