Behrend's Mitchell Competes at 2007
NCAA Championships
Penn State Behrend
track & field javelin star, Dan Mitchell (Bloomsburg/Bloomsburg)
competed at the NCAA championships at the University of Wisconsin -
Oshkosh on Saturday, May 26 to conclude the track & field season.
Mitchell placed eighth with a throw of 181' 8" in his heat and did
not make the final round. This was his third trip to the
national tournament.
As a junior, Mitchell placed ninth at the national championships, missing All-American status by a single spot. The top-8 of each event are recognized as All-Americans.
Mitchell qualified for the championships after setting a new facility record at the ECAC championships at Oneonta State when he tossed the spear 196"1'.
The event marks the end of Mitchell's four year career at Behrend. He was honored with the Behrend Male Athlete of the Year Award earlier this season.
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