A'Keyla Mitchell

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Womens 200m finish at the 2018 Big 12 Track and Field Championship at Clyde Hart Stadium in Waco, TX on Sunday, May 13, 2018

Photo by: Liz Parke

A'Keyla Mitchell of Kansas State competes in the womens 200 meter dash at the 2018 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Ames, Iowa.

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
West Oso HS
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, Texas

Personal Bests
Indoor
60 Meter Dash	7.37 (School Record) (KSU-KU-WSU Triangular, 2017)
200 Meter Dash	22.96 (School Record) (NCAA Championships, 2015)
300 Meter Dash	37.72 (Wildcat Invitational, 2016)
400 Meter Dash	53.73 (Sevigne Husker Invite, 2016)
Outdoor
100 Meter Dash	11.40 (1.4) (Brutus Hamilton Challenge, 2015) (School Record)
200 Meter Dash	22.96 (NCAA West Preliminary, 2015) (School Record)
400 Meter Dash	52.34 (John McDonnell Invitational, 2016)

2017-18
Outdoor
Season bests: 200m (23.24), 400m (53.53)… Was part of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed second at the Big 12 Championship, also placed fifth in the 4x400m relay that helped clinch the team championship… Placed 14^th overall at the NCAA West Preliminary, running a 23.35… Ran a season-best 23.24 at the Texas Invitational, placing fourth.
Indoor
Season bests: 60m (7.58), 200m (23.68) and 400m (55.17)... Ran a 23.68 in the 200m at the Big 12 Championship, placing her in third... Also ran in the 4x400 relay where the team placed fourth in 3:38.24.

2016-17
Outdoor
Season bests: 200m (23.39) and 400m (53.77)…First team All-American in the 4x100m relay that placed eighth at the NCAA Championships (45.00), 2^nd at the Big 12 Championships (44.93) and set a school record at the NCAA West Preliminary (44.20)…Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200m (23.07 (3.4)) and 13^th at the NCAA West Preliminary (23.00 (3.8)).
Indoor
Season bests: 200m (25:12)…Was a part of the 4x400m relay that placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships.

2015-16
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (11.45 (3.0)), 200m (22.94) and 400m (52.34)...Recorded a 20th place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.43 (0.7)...Also ran on the 4x400 at the Preliminary, finishing eighth with a time of 3:32.16...At the Big 12 Championship, Finished seventh in the 100 meter dash (11.84 (0.1)), fifth in the 200 meter dash (23.63 (-0.6)) and second in the 4x400 (3:35.95).
Indoor
Season bests: 60m (7.37), 200m (23.16), 300m (37.72) and 400m (53.73)...Finished in eighth place in the 200 meter dash at the NCAA Championships with a time of 23.31...Named First-Team All-American...Finished sixth in the 60 meter dash (7.42) and third in the 200 meter dash (23.16) at the Big 12 Championship...Also ran a leg of the 4x400 at Big 12s, finishing third with a time of 3:37.25...Set the school record in the 60 meter dash at the KSU-KU-WSU Showdown with a time of 7.37.

2014-15
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (11.40), 200m (22.96) and 400m (53.34)...Winner of the Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year award…Second Team All-American in the 200m…Was also named a honorable mention All-American in the 4x400…Finished 6th in 100m (11.467), 3rd in 200m (23.09), 5th as a member of the 4x100 team (45.31) and 3rd as a member of the 4x400 team (3:35.15) at Big 12s...At the West Prelims, finished 4th in 200m (23.16) and was a member of the 4x400 team (3:31.20) that finished 4th...Finished 16th in the 400m with a time of 23.12 and 17th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:36.62.
Indoor
Season bests: 60m (7.40) and 200m (22.96)...Named Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year…Earned First Team All-American honors in 200M and Second Team All-American honors in the 4x400…Set the school record in the 200M at NCAAs (23.45 (o))…Finished 5th in the 60M (7.46), 3rd in the 200M (23.45 (o)) and 2nd in the 4x400 (3:37.94 (o)) at the Big 12 Championships…Finished 5th in the 200M (22.96) and 11th in the 4x400 (3:36.59) at NCAAs.

High School
Competed in track and field...Four-time University Interscholastic League (UIL) state champion in the 200 meter...Two-time 100m state champion...ULI All-American honors...No. 1 ranked sprinter in the 200m in the state of Texas...Competed in the Adidas Dream 100m, which pits the 10 fastest high school girls in the U.S. against each other.

Personal
Born November 25, 1995...Daughter of Fabian and Camesha Allen...Has two siblings, Anthony and Tyruon.