2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Mitchell Van Vooren
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marinette, WI
- High School:
- Peshtigo
Personal Bests (as of June 2022):
Indoor-
400: 48.13 (No. 3 all-time at MU)
600: 1:20.81 (No. 7 all-time at MU)
55mH: 7.94
60mH: 8.57
Outdoor-
110H: 15.24
400H: 51.38 (School Record)
TFRRS Profile
2022-23:
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (400m Hurdles)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Jr.): Recorded four first place finishes in the 400m hurdles during the season … Ran an 800m personal best of 1:56.20 at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 22) … An All-BIG EAST selection with a third-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) with a time of 52.14. Took fifth as a member of the 4x400 team with a time of 3:18.64 … An NCAA West Preliminary qualifier … Broke the 400m hurdles school record in the NCAA West First Round (May 24-27) with a time of 51.38 … Finished 18th in the NCAA West quarterfinals with a time of 51.75.
Indoor (Jr.): Appeared in three meets … Took first in the 600 meters at the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 10 with a PR of 1:20.81, No. 7 all-time … Placed fifth in the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 25 with a personal best of 48.13, No. 3 time in school history. A member of the 4x400m relay team that recorded the No. 3 time in school history with a time of 3:15.76.
2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Competed in seven meets running in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400 … Took first in the 400-meter hurdles in three meets … Ran a lifetime best, and the No. 5 time in program history, in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.98 at the Conference Championships (May 13), taking fourth overall.
Indoor (So.): Appeared in seven meets for MU … Ran a season-best in the 60-meter hurdles at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite (Dec. 10) with a time of 8.57 … Clocked a PR 1:24.72 in the 600 meters at DePaul … Scored points at the BIG EAST Championships as a member of the 4x400 (3:23.84) and DMR (10:21.24) teams.
2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor: Competed in the 400 as well as the 55- and 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season ... Personal-best time of 49.58 in the 400 came on Feb. 26 in the DePaul BIG EAST Triangular ... Top time in the 55 hurdles of 7.94 seconds came on Feb. 20 at the UW-Parkside Triangular #1 in a third-place finish.
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in both the 110- and 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season ... Lone 110 hurdles race was a finish of 15.24 seconds to place seventh at the ISU Redbird Invitational on April 2 ... Recorded top 400 hurdles time at the same meet in 54.69 seconds ... Placed ninth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles in a time of 57.24 seconds.
2019-20:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Fr.): Placed third in the 60-meter hurdles at the Blue & Gold Invitational (Dec. 6) with a time of 8.61 ... Took fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 20)... Placed fourth in 60m hurdles (8.64) at the Notre Dame Invitational on Jan. 25 ... Finished first and set a PR in the 55m hurdles (7.96) at the UW-Parkside Classic (Feb. 8) ... Set a PR in the 60-meter hurdles at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) with a time of 8.57 ... Placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (March 1) with a time of 8.62 ... Competed on the 4x400m and 4x800 teams at the BIG EAST Championships, taking fourth and sixth place, respectively.
Personal: Born on January 13, 2001 in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the son of Jodi and Kevin Van Vooren… Has one older brother, Jeremy, and one younger brother, Ryan… His mother played collegiate softball and his brother Jeremy participates on the track and field team at Viterbo University (La Crosse, Wisconsin)… Plans on majoring in marketing.
Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2023-
400: 5th (48.13) (F) (No. 3 all-time at MU)
400: 4th (48.35) (P)
4x400: 5th (3:15.76) (No. 3 all-time at MU)
2022-
60H: 9th (8.84)
4x400: 7th (3:23.84)
DMR: 7th (10.21.24)
2020-
4x400: 4th (Anchor leg w/ Zach Murray, Kevin Sherwood and Mitch Van Vooren; 3:20.92)
4x800: 6th (7:41.10; Third leg w/ Gross, Holland, Van Hollen)
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2023-
400H: 3rd (F) (52.14)
400H: 3rd (P) (52.22)
4x400: 5th (3:18.64)
2022-
400H: 4th (52.98) (No. 5 all-time at MU)
4x400: 6th (3:18.39)
2021-
400 hurdles: 9th (57.24)
NCAA West Preliminaries:
2023-
400H: 21st (First Round) (51.38, School Record)
400H: 18th (Quarterfinals) (51.75)
