Mitch De Jong
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- Weight:
- 0
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- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Caledonia
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Caledonia
Bio
2020-21 at Taylor:
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Finished 14th place in the javelin throw at the NAIA National Championships … Finished as the champion in the javelin throw at the Crossroads League Championships, earning All-CL honors … Posted a career-best mark of 55.91-meters in the javelin throw at the George Glass Invite, claiming the sixth-best throw in TU program history … Won the javelin throw at the Little State Championships.
2019-20 at Taylor:
Indoor: Recorded a time of 7.77 in the 60-meter dash at the Mastodon Invite … Grabbed 14th place in the long jump at the IWU Invite, logging a leap of 18-10.77 feet.
Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.
2018-19 at Taylor:
Indoor: Recorded a season-best mark of 32-08.75 feet in the shot put at the IWU Invite … Finished 22nd in the shot put at the Crossroads League Championships.
Outdoor: Finished fourth place in the javelin throw at the Crossroads League Championships with a season-best mark of 164-05.50 … Competed in the long jump at the CL Championships and jumped a season-best 19-03.25 feet … Threw the shot put 31-09.25 feet at the George Glass Invite.
Personal: Majoring in mathematics.