Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Owns the fourth fastest time in school history in the steeplechase... Fall 2005: Ran season-best time of 26:47 at the Great American Cross Country Festival... Ran a time of 27:57 and finished 10th at CCU Invitational... 2004-05: Scored two points for the team with a seventh-place finish at the Big South Championships in the 5,000m... Finished third at the Shamrock Invitational in the 3,000m steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:33.31... Ran a personal best 8:55.97 for 3,000m at the UNC Charlotte Invitational, finishing in fourth place... Placed sixth at the College of Charleston Cross Country Invitational helping Coastal to the team title... One of the leaders in Coastal[apos]s third-place finish at the Big South Cross Country Championships... 2003-04: Competed in the 800m and 1500m... Helped CCU finish second in the Big South Conference[apos]s Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Placed 22nd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 2:03.26 in the 800m... Had a ninth-place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Big South Championships... Finished fifth at the College of Charleston Cross Country Invitational and 10th at the CCU Cross Country Invitational... 2002-03: Placed eighth in the 10,000 m at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a time of :33:29... Finished second in the 5K at the S.C. State Championships, helping the team to the win... Posted a 5K PR of 15:34 at the Shamrock Classic... Placed 19th with a time of 26:23 at the Big South Cross Country Championships... Ran an 8K PR of 26:16 at the Auburn Cross Country Invitational... High School: Led Byrnes to a state team cross country title as a junior and senior... Placed second in the state in the 3,200m... Named All-Region his final two seasons... Also captured the county cross country championship his last two years, including a meet record as a senior... Named All-Conference his last three years... Earned Academic All-American honors... Personal: Full name: Johnny Lamar Mitchell... Born: 5-7-84... Son of Charles and Therresa Rust... Sister Cassie Rust was on the Coastal women[apos]s track and field team during the 2004-05 season... Majoring in physical education.