Lars Mitchel

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Huntington Beach

Accolades:
All-Mountain West (2023 OTF, 2024 ITF/OTF)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2021, 2024)
COSIDA All-District (2022-23, 2023-24)
Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Men’s Track and Field Letterwinner (2020-21, 2022-25)

Career Marks

Mitchel at NCAA Regionals:
2024 - 10,000m - 29th (P) - 29:56.88
2021 - 3,000m Steeplechase - 41st (P) - 9:37.32

Mitchel at Mountain West Championships:
(ITF)
2025 - 3,000m - 15th - 8:16.91
2025 - 5,000m - 19th - 14:42.23
2024 - 3,000m - 3rd - 8:15.11
2024 - 5,000m - 5th - 14:19.94
(OTF)
2024 - 5,000m - 2nd - 13:54.06
2024 - 10,000m - 5th - 29:52.27
2023 - 5,000m - 13th - 14:30.63
2023 - 10,000m - 3rd - 30:04.43
2021 - 5,000m - 16th - 14:32.18
2021 - 3,000m Steeplechase - 4th - 8:57.87

Mitchel’s Top 20 Appearances in Program History:
(ITF)
Mile - 5th - 4:04.10
5,000m - 8th - 14:01.30
3,000m - 15th - 8:11.17
(OTF)
10,000m - 5th - 28:54.58
5,000m - 9th - 13:54.06
1,500m - 17th - 3:47.58
3,000m Steeplechase - 11th - 8:56.54

Year-By-Year:
2024-25: (Indoor) Competed in four meets ... set a PR in the mile at the Husky Classic with a time of 4:04.10 ... Competed in both the 3k and the 5k at the Mountain West Championships.
2023-24: (Outdoor) Competed in five events ... personal best 13:54.06 in the 5000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championship (May 9-11) ... personal best 28:54.58 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (Mar 29-30) ... (Indoor) Competed in four events ... finished third place in the 3000 meters at both the Mountain West Indoor Championships (Feb 22-24) and the Colorado Invitational (Feb 2-3).
2022-23: Competed in five outdoor meets… top 1500m time was 3:49.12… top 5000m time was 14:04.71… top 10,000m time was 30:04.43… Competed in three indoor meets… top mile time was 4:08.60… top 3000m time was 8:28.14… top 5000m time was 14:17.58.
2021-22: Competed in five outdoor meets… top 1500m time was 3:49.11… top 3000 steeplechase was 8:59.87… Competed in three indoor meets… top mile time was 4:12.73… top 3000m time was 8:11.17.
2020-21: Competed in six outdoor meets… top 1500m time was 3:51.47… top 5000m time was 14:32.18… top 3000 steeplechase was 8:56.54… Competed in two indoor meets… top mile time was 4:22.46.

Personal/High School:
Coached by Kareen Shackelford at Huntington Beach H.S...Achieved PR in 800 for 16th place CIF-SS Division 1 Prelims...Won the 800m at the 2019 Sunset Wave Finals...Won the 1600m 2019 Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach...Placed second at the 1600m in the 2019 Asics/Triton Invitational...Captured two first-place finishes in the 3200m (Laguna 4 Way and Marina vs. Huntington Beach)...Ran the third leg of first-place 4x400 relay in Sunset Wave Finals (3:30.95), while also finishing second at Laguna 4 Way...Four top-10 finishes in 2018 cross country season...Holds freshmen record of the three-mile at Huntington Beach H.S. (15.49)...All-County in cross country.