Mitsch's Individual Results
CAREER BEST
50 Free: :22.29 (02/22/18)
200 Free: 1:48.39 (11/01/19)
500 Free: 4:41.92 (02/14/19)
100 Back: :50.23 (02/21/20)
200 Back: 1:49.85 (02/16/19)
AS A SENIOR (2020-21): Came in fourth in the 1000 free in the season opener against Milwaukee...also placed sixth in the 200 back in that meet...was third in the 200 back and fifth in the 1000 against Cleveland State...was top-six in the 100 and 200 back against Oakland...placed seventh in the 100 back in the rematch with Milwaukee...swam the 500 free, 100 and 200 back at the Horizon League Championships, setting season bests in all three events.
AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): Swam both backstroke races, placing sixth in the 100 and seventh in the 200, at Northwestern in the season opener...swam the 200 free against Michigan State...debuted in the distance free events when he took seventh in the 500 and eighth in the 1000 against Oakland...returned to the backstroke with a fourth place swim in the 100, and also took seventh in the 200, against Milwaukee...finished in the top 15 in the 100 and 200 back at the House of Champions...was fourth in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 against Green Bay...qualified for the consolation finals in both backstroke races at the Horizon League Championships...was 11th in the 100 and 16th in the 200.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Swam two backstroke races against Michigan State to open the season, finishing seventh in the 100 and fifth in the 200...took sixth in the 100 back, and fifth in the 200 back, against Oakland...was a top-eight finisher in both backstroke events against Milwaukee...qualified for the finals in the 50, 100, and 200 back at the TYR Invitational, finishing 19th, 20th, and 15th respectively...was seventh in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 back against Cleveland State and IUPUI...took fifth in both backstroke races against Green Bay...made the consolation finals in the 100 and 200 back at the Horizon League Championships, finishing 12th in both races.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Finished in seventh in both the 100 back (:53.59) and 200 back (1:59.49) against Green Bay and Valparaiso...improved to fifth in both events against Milwaukee...also swam on the 400 free relay team...took fourth in the 100 (:53.43) and sixth in the 200 (1:58.98), setting season bests in both events, against Oakland...shaved over three seconds off his previous best times in the 100 and 200 back at the TYR Invitational, where he also competed in the 50 free (:22.58) and 50 back (:23.87)...placed seventh in the 100 back (:54.63) and ninth in the 200 back (2:01.01) against Cleveland State...qualified for the consolation finals in both backstroke races at the Horizon League Championships...swam the 100 in :50.56 and the 200 in 1:50.23.
PREP/PERSONAL: Earned All-Conference and Academic All-American honors at Metea Valley High School...member of two conference championship and two state top-10 teams...set the school record in the 100 back...son of Kelly and Jim Mitsch...major is currently undeclared.
