Mitch Arnold

Height:

5-9
Weight:

125
Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Bradenton, Fla.
High School:

Lakewood Ranch HS
Major:

Business Management

Bio

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Opened season at the Pre-Conference with a 27th-place performance...Ran the 8K in 27:06.07...Was the third-ranked Spartan at Trevecca DII Invite and Florida State Invite...Finished second among all Spartans at the South Florida Invite, SSC Championships and NCAA South Regional...Top 8K time was recorded at SSc Championships with a time of 26:16.84...Ran at the NCAA South Regional, finishing the 10K with a time of 34:46.4.

As a Sophomore: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...Competed in four races for the Spartans on the year including the SSC Championship (10/24) placing 33^rd running a time of 27:20.40… Opened the season at the Early Bird Classic (9/4) in 22:53.55… Finished the FSC Open (9/25) in 30:15.20… Ran the Disney Invite (10/10) registering a time of 27:52.10.

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Began the season at the USF Open (9/5) and ran a time of 28:05.23 placing 54th…Competed in six events including the SSC finals (11/8) where he finished in 28:11.90 placing 36th…Completed the Early Bird Classic (9/12) in 22:09 and placed 20th…Finished the UF invite (9/20) in 28:02.06….Ran the FSU Invite in 27:26.78…Competed in the Valdosta State Invite placed 26th registering a time of 26:50.4.

High School: Graduated from Lakewood Ranch High School, where he ran for coaches Bryan Thomas, Kristina Bratton, Mark Napier, and George Dabbiero…Achieved top times in the 5k (16:25), 1600m (10:07), and the 3200m (10:07)…Was team captain in the 2012 and 2013 seasons…Helped team win the Manatee Country cross country championship from 2011-2013…Was a FHSAA cross country state finalist in 2012 and 2013…Received the team MVP award in 2012 and 2013.

Personal: Graduated in top 10% of the class with a 4.45 grade point average…Member of National Honor Society...Volunteered with Lakewood Leaders in various events including Relay for Life…Went on four mission trips in Florida, Georgia, and the Bahamas…Son of Mark and Karen Arnold…Has a younger sister, Kimberly...Business management major…Born April 15.