Mitchell Peters (athlete)

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Mitchell Peters
Personal information
Born (1970-03-04) March 4, 1970 (age 53)
St. Croix US Virgin Islands
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
SportAthletics
Event(s) 100, 200, 400 metres

Mitchell Llewellyn "Mitch" Peters (born 4 March 1970) is a former Virgin Islander sprinter. He was born on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Peters was recognized for his talents at an early age winning races at sports days and setting new meet records. He started competing and traveling regularly with his junior high and high school teams to places such as Puerto Rico, other Caribbean Islands, and United States to compete.

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Junior Competition Results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
1987 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, Indiana 19th400 m 50.60
1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Nassau, Bahamas
1988 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics Sudbury, Canada h1 r1/6 100 m 10.99
1988 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics Sudbury, Canada h2 r1/7 400 m 50.17
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados Final 5th400m49.30
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados Final 4th4x100m42.1
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados Final 4th4x400m3:27.0
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados semi-final200m22.1

Collegiate Career Collegiately, Peters ran for Alabama A&M. He accepted an academic and athletic scholarship to attend Alabama A&M in 1988. During his time at Alabama A&M University Peters competed in both the short and long sprints and multiple relays. As a sprinter he had pretty good range from the 100m to the 800m. Peters made his mark in the record books for multiple events, a two-time NCAA All American, and a member of two SIAC Championships teams. In 1992 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. Peters was inducted into the Alabama A&M University Hall of Fame in 2012.

Collegiate Conference Results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 2nd400m47.95
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 8th100m
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 3rd4x100m
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st4x400m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 2nd400m48.50
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 8th100m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 3rd4x100m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 2nd4x400m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st100m10.55
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 3rd200m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 2nd4x100m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st4x400m
1992 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships San Angelo, TX 4th4x100m40.51
1994 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st4x100m40.10
1994 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st4x400m3:10.82
1994 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Raleigh, NC 3rd4x100m40.41

Olympic Competition Results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
1992 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain h3 r1/54x100m 40.48
1996 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia h5 r1/8100m 11.12

After his collegiate season, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain [1] Peters ran for the US Virgin Islands men's 4 × 100 relay team; the team placed fifth in heat three of round one with a time 40.48, the team did not advance. Peters later competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in the 100m. He recorded an 11.12, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats. [2]

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References

  1. Peters
  2. Mitch Peters at Sports Reference Stats
  3. Alabama A&M University Hall Of Fame
  4. US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee