University of Minnesota Athletics
Mitchell Named Co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
12/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
University of Minnesota sophomore Adam Mitchell was named Big Ten Co- Swimmer of the Week for his eight first-place finishes at the Georgia Invitational. Mitchell posted three individual first-place finishes and was a member of five first-place relay teams. Mitchell, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, shares the Big Ten weekly award with Michigan's Peter Vanderkaay. It is the second Big Ten weekly honor for Mitchell this season.
Mitchell's 200-meter individual medley time of 1:58.62 was an automatic qualifying time for the 2004 NCAA Championships in March. During the Georgia Invite, Mitchell also provisionally qualified for nationals in the 100 back and the 200 back. As a member of the relay teams, Mitchell was a member of the first-place provisional qualifying teams in the 400 medley relay, the 400 free relay and the 800 free relay.
Mitchell and the No. Gophers defeated five teams, including No. 6 and host institution, Georgia. The Maroon and Gold won the three-day meet by a score of 1201.50 to 1185.
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