Senior Heroes Omar Mitchell, St Martin

Mississippi Senior Heros 2020


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Athlete: Omar Mitchell
Q: What does your training look like right now given the current situation?

1.At first I still trained the same even after they locked the gates at my track I continued to practice but once the virus got more and more serious I mostly lift weights at home.

Q: What are you doing to stay busy other than run right now?

2. Wash cars on weekends and online school work.

Q: What was your most memorable race/moment?

3. Tenth grade my first ever 100 meter and 200 meter dash at Ocean Springs District meet I ran an 11.22 and 23.43 qualified for regionals best meet ever.

Q: What was the funniest thing that happened during your running career

4. Filled in for someone in hurdles, and fell before the first hurdle.

Q: Who would you consider your biggest competition over your four years?

5. Decorius Murray from Biloxi High  Kobe Dean from St.Martin and Dylan Lawrence from George County.

Q: What was your greatest accomplishment?

6. My whole high school track career every 4 years I learned something new and accomplished better things than medals.


Q: If you could do it all over again what would you change about your running career in high school?

7. I would definitely leave it all on the track.

Q: What were the most difficult obstacles you had to overcome?

8. Pulling my Hamstring my 11th grade year and instead of resting continuing to run.

Q: What will you miss the most?

9. Preparing before going to a track meet, and racing some of your closest friends every week.

Q: What advice would you give to younger athletes?

10. That you never know what could happen in the world so always run like there's no tomorrow.

Q: What are your college plans?

11. I plan on continuing to run track no matter where I go walk on or scholarship.

Q: Who would you like to say 'thank you' to?

12. God for giving me the ability to run and all of my track coaches through out the years from AAU to high school.  My best friend and my training partner Kobe Dean my two wonderful sisters Mounie and Destini Pickens. St.Martin for allowing me to compete and run for 4 years and last but not least my parents Omar and Latorya Mitchell for putting just as much effort into track as I do.

Q: Is there anything else you'd like to add?

13. And Thank you Milesplit for being there also I love this website.

Q: Favorite Meal?

14. Tuna sandwich

Q: If you could be any animal what would you choose? and why?

15. Cheetah, because who wouldn't want to be the fastest.

Q: Your favorite superhero?

16. The Flash


Personal RecordsHigh School
Outdoor
Long Jump15-0
100 Meter Dash10.54
110 Meter Hurdles18.06
200 Meter Dash23.43
300 Meter Hurdles45.65