Lars Mitchel

Weight:
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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Huntington Beach
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

Accolades
NCAA All-Mountain Region (2023, 2024)
All-Mountain West (2022, 2023, 2024)
Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022, 2023)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2020-21, 2023-24)

Career Marks

COLORADO STATE
Graduate Senior (2024)
Ran in six meets, logging three top-10 finishes and five top-25 finishes … Was the runner up at the first two meets of the season in the Wyoming Invite (Aug. 30) and the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 20) … Took 16th at the Princeton Fall Classic (Oct. 18) … Placed eighth in the Mountain West Cross Country Championship, earning all-conference second team honors (Nov. 1) … Was the top Ram finisher at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship, placing eighth (Nov. 15) … Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships where he placed 189th (Nov. 23).

Redshirt Senior (2023)
Competed in five meets ... Finished ninth at the 2023 Wyoming Invite to open the season (Sept. 2) ... Clocked a career-best 23:47.4 at the Mountain West Championships, placing 12th (Oct. 27) ... Placed 25th at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a time of 29:44.8..

Redshirt Junior (2022)
Appeared in five meets during the season, including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA Mountain Regional and NCAA Championships... Set a career mark in the season opener at the Wyoming Invite (9/3) with a time of 15:22.2 and a 10th overall finish in the 5K... Finished third for the team at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/14) with a career-best 24:03.3 in the 8K and a 98th overall finish... Finished fourth for the team in the last three meets, including a 12th place finish at the Mountain West Championships (10/28) crossing at 24:04.4... Set a career mark in the 10K at the Mountain Regional (11/11) with a time of 28:44.6 and 36th place overall.

Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Did not appear in any meets.

Redshirt Freshman (2020)
Did not appear in any meets.

Freshman (2019)
Ran unattached at the Wyoming Invite, placing 27th overall in the 5K... Placed 58th in the UCCS Open 8K.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Coached by Kareen Shackelford at Huntington Beach... 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 the freshmen record of the three-mile at Huntington Beach H.S. (15.49)... All-County in cross country... Son to Nels and Lara Michel... Has three siblings Finn, Alekos, Elin