Lee "Tre" Mitchell '16 Recruiting Profile

My name is Lee Mitchell III but I go by Tre. My goal in college is to receive a business degree as well as compete at the highest level against the best in the country.  I have begun that journey at Saddleback Junior College where I currently have a 3.3 GPA after my freshman year. I have competed in the long jump at the highest level in California.   At Saddleback Junior College I placed 8th in the California Junior College State Championship in the long jump.  In my senior year in high school I earned my way to the California High School State Championship where I placed 8th in the long jump. More recently in June I qualified and competed at the USATF Juniors Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon where I placed 7th in the Long Jump. 

I plan to redshirt this season and not compete for Saddleback Junior College but I will continue to go to school, train and compete unattached at open track meets.  So I will have 3 full years of College eligibility.  I know it takes hard work and dedication to compete in college athletics and be a good student.  My goal is to focus on both. I plan to work very hard and attain a business degree while also improving my skills on the track.

I will bring positive leadership to whichever team I compete for.  I realize track events are run as individual events but it is also a team sport and I want to be an important part of a great team.  I am a very coachable athlete with necessary leadership qualities and a strong work ethic. I think it’s important to be well rounded and I am looking for a college environment that can help me grow as a man.