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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
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- High School:
- Ankeny Centennial
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- Position:
- MH/OH
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- m
- 24
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- k/s
- 1.35
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- h %
- .270
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- a/s
- 0.16
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- b/s
- 0.70
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- sa/s
- 0.17
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- d/s
- 0.56
Bio
Honors & Awards
- CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
- All-A-R-C Honorable Mention (2023)
- All-A-R-C Academic Team (2023)
- Storm Award Recipient (2023)
- Wis.-River Falls All-Tournament Team (2023)
- Two-time Letterwinner (2022, 23)
2023 | sophomore
- Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team
- Earned All-A-R-C Honorable Mention honors
- Voted to All-A-R-C Academic Team
- Received the team’s Storm Award
- Voted to the Wis.-River Falls All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 31 matches and 110 sets
- Recorded 146 kills, averaging 1.33 per set
- Collected 47 digs and 22 assists
- Amassed 42 aces
- Added a team-high 72 blocks
2022 | freshman
- One of two players to play in all 25 matches and 94 sets
- Amassed 128 kills for 1.36/set
- Collected six assists and 43 digs
- Added 28 aces
- Led the team in blocks with 45
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Ankeny Centennial High School
- Second team all-conference (2020)
- Three-year letterwinner
- Member of National Honor Society
- Recipient of Principal's Scholar Award and DMAAC President's Award
- Graduated top 5% in class
Personal
- Parents are Amy and Brandon Mitchell
- Has one sibling, Luke
- Majoring in biochemistry with a minor in health and exercise science
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 24 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 89 | 26 | ||
| Kills | 120 | 36 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.35 | 1.38 | ||
| Errors | 32 | 8 | ||
| Total Attacks | 326 | 97 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 3.66 | 3.73 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .270 | .289 | ||
| Assists | 14 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.16 | 0.27 | ||
| Service Aces | 15 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 24 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.17 | 0.23 | ||
| Receptions | 8 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 50 | 21 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.56 | 0.81 | ||
| Block Solo | 23 | 7 | ||
| Block Assist | 39 | 9 | ||
| Block Total | 62 | 16 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.70 | 0.62 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 177.5 | 53.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.0 | 2.1 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 7 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Saint Mary's (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Wis.-Platteville | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Rose-Hulman | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | vs. St. Scholastica | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Saint Benedict | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Bethel (Minn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Central (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Augsburg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 14 | at No. 21 Cornell College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -.125 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 18 | at Grinnell | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | .688 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Saint Benedict | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Wis.-Superior | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 11 | at Loras | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .353 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 12 | at Dubuque | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 16 | at Central (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 23 | Buena Vista | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 25 | vs. No. 9 Millikin | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 26 | at Ill. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Albion | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 1 | Coe | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Nov 2 | Wartburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 6 | Luther | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25 | 94 | 128 | 1.36 | 43 | 313 | .272 | 6 | 0.06 | 28 | 0.30 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 0.46 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 0.48 | 186.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 110 | 146 | 1.33 | 63 | 381 | .218 | 22 | 0.20 | 42 | 0.38 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 0.43 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 0.65 | 233.0 | 2.1 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 89 | 120 | 1.35 | 32 | 326 | .270 | 14 | 0.16 | 15 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0.56 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 0.70 | 177.5 | 2.0 |
| Total | 80 | 293 | 394 | 1.34 | 138 | 1020 | .251 | 42 | 0.14 | 85 | 0.29 | 24 | 3 | 140 | 0.48 | 56 | 123 | 179 | 0.61 | 596.5 | 2.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 24 | 89 | 120 | 1.35 | 32 | 326 | .270 | 14 | 0.16 | 15 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0.56 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 0.70 | 177.5 | 2.0 |
| Conference | 8 | 26 | 36 | 1.38 | 8 | 97 | .289 | 7 | 0.27 | 6 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.81 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0.62 | 53.5 | 2.1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 4 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 4 | 50 | .300 | 2 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.91 | 29.5 | 2.7 |
| Away | 7 | 28 | 35 | 1.25 | 9 | 87 | .299 | 9 | 0.32 | 4 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0.86 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.54 | 49.0 | 1.8 | |
| Neutral | 13 | 50 | 66 | 1.32 | 19 | 189 | .249 | 3 | 0.06 | 8 | 0.16 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0.48 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.74 | 99.0 | 2.0 | |
| Result | Wins | 8 | 28 | 33 | 1.18 | 11 | 95 | .232 | 5 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.36 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1.00 | 55.0 | 2.0 |
| Losses | 16 | 61 | 87 | 1.43 | 21 | 231 | .286 | 9 | 0.15 | 13 | 0.21 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0.66 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 0.56 | 122.5 | 2.0 | |
| Month | August | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 5 | 39 | .205 | 1 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 | 20.0 | 2.0 |
| September | 10 | 42 | 54 | 1.29 | 13 | 138 | .297 | 6 | 0.14 | 5 | 0.12 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0.60 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 0.76 | 81.5 | 1.9 | |
| October | 8 | 29 | 40 | 1.38 | 12 | 115 | .243 | 6 | 0.21 | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.55 | 53.0 | 1.8 | |
| November | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 2 | 34 | .324 | 1 | 0.13 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.13 | 23.0 | 2.9 |
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