Kyle Mitchell

Class:
Junior
Position:
Throws
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Kingston, Jamaica
Prev School:
Calabar High School (Kansas State)

TFRRS Profile (Liberty) TFRRS Profile (Kansas State) World Athletics Profile NCAA Division I All-America Honors (1) 2021 Outdoor Shot Put - 14th (Second Team) ASUN Individual Titles (3) 2019 Outdoor Shot Put 2020 Indoor Shot Put 2021 Outdoor Shot Put All-ASUN Honors (7) 2019 Indoor Shot Put - 2nd 2019 Outdoor Shot Put - 1st 2019 Outdoor Discus - 3rd 2020 Indoor Shot Put - 1st 2021 Indoor Shot Put - 2nd 2021 Outdoor Shot Put - 1st 2021 Outdoor Discus - 2nd 2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.) • Second team All-American in the shot put, thanks to a 14^th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship • Qualified to the national meet by placing sixth at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet • ASUN Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put (personal-best 64-9.75) and placing second to teammate Jose Ballivian in the discus (164-8). His shot put mark shattered his own meet record and broke his own program record. • Placed fourth in the shot put at the Jamaica Olympic Trials • Won five shot put competitions, headlined by Section A at the Texas Relays • Reached a personal-best 167-8 in the discus during the Liberty Twilight Qualifier • 2-time ASUN Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (April 21 and May 6) • VaSID First Team All-State (throws) 2021 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.) • Season-best 60-10.5 shot put placed second at the ASUN Championship by one centimeter and ranked No. 27 nationally for the season • Shot put champion at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational and Virginia Tech Challenge • ASUN Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 24 • VaSID Second Team All-State (throws) 2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus 2020 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.) • ASUN Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put with an ASUN, meet and Liberty-record 62-10.5 effort. The mark added a foot to the previous program record for the event and ranked No. 24 nationally for the season. • VaSID second team all-state (throws) • Two-time ASUN Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, Feb. 5) • Won five of his seven shot put competitions, including his last three of the year • Exceeded the 60-foot mark in six straight meets to finish off the season, ending up with the first two 62-foot meets of his career at the ASUN Championship and CNU Qualifier & Combined Events 2019 Outdoor Track & Field (So.) • Matched coach Clendon Henderson's Liberty shot put record (61-3) while placing 13^th at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet, just one spot away from national qualification • Later broke the school and all-time ASUN Conference records with a 61-4.25 effort which earned the silver medal for Jamaica at the NACAC U23 Championships • ASUN shot put champion (meet-record 58-6.5) and third-place discus finisher • Became the first Flame ever to post a 60-foot shot put in three straight meets (61-2.75 at Virginia Challenge, 60-7.25 at Virginia Grand Prix and 60-5 at Liberty Twilight Qualifier) • In addition to the ASUN meet, also won shot put competitions at the Bobcat Invitational, Virginia Challenge (Open Section) and Liberty Twilight Qualifier • Reached a personal-best 166-3 in the discus at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier • Finished third in the shot put at the Jamaican National Senior Championships • Captured back-to-back ASUN Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors on May 1 & 8 2019 Indoor Track & Field (So.) • Finished second to teammate Jose Ballivian in the ASUN shot put final • IC4A third-place shot putter with a season-best mark of 57-2.25 Previous School • Spent his freshman year at Kansas State • Placed fifth in the Big 12 indoor shot put and took eighth in the Big 12 outdoor shot put • Top marks were 58-4.5 in the shot put and 144-10 in the discus Prep • Graduated from Calabar High School • Placed third in the shot put at the 2017 Penn Relays at 65-11.5 • Threw the shot at the 2015 World Youth Championships, representing Jamaica Personal • Husband of former Liberty All-American hammer thrower Jocelyn Williams • Son of Metry Mitchell and Carol Williams • Major is business administration • Birthday is on July 16