Mitchell Peters (athlete)

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.

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

Junior Competition Results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States Virgin Islands
1987 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, Indiana 19th 400 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 5th 400m 49.30
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados Final 4th 4x100m 42.1
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados Final 4th 4x400m 3:27.0
1989 1989 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados semi-final 200m 22.1

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 2nd 400m 47.95
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 8th 100m
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 3rd 4x100m
1990 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st 4x400m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 2nd 400m 48.50
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 8th 100m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 3rd 4x100m
1991 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Huntsville, Alabama 2nd 4x400m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st 100m 10.55
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 3rd 200m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 2nd 4x100m
1992 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st 4x400m
1992 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships San Angelo, TX 4th 4x100m 40.51
1994 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st 4x100m 40.10
1994 Championships Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany, Georgia 1st 4x400m 3:10.82
1994 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Raleigh, NC 3rd 4x100m 40.41

Olympic Competition Results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States Virgin Islands
1992 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain h3 r1/5 4x100m 40.48
1996 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia h5 r1/8 100m 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]

Recognition

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
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