Lake City High School Athlete of the Month: Quinn Mitchell
- By Jani Gonzalez. Photo by Jason Duchow
- Feb 2, 2015
- 1 min read
Quinn Mitchell is an all-around senior student at Lake City High School. He is a four-year varsity letterman in basketball and a three-year letterman in track and field. He has a generous spirit for which he was nominated and awarded the KREM 2 station’s “Credit 2 Kids” award.
Quinn’s athletic talent was recognized early when he made the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Then came a knee injury that required surgery that same year.
“It was a blessing in disguise because after my injury was when I was told about discus and shot put,” he said.
When Quinn couldn’t do spring sports, he learned to do shot put and discus, eventually holding a school record for discus at 160 feet and 3 inches. He even plans to compete in track and field in college and is in the midst of considering his options at Washington State and the University of Colorado, among others.
Eventually, he’d like to work with children and maybe open a daycare. Quinn credits his parents, coaches, team and community for his success.
“One of the many lessons I have learned from Coaches Jim Winger and Kelly Reed is to have character and to be a stand-up person,” Quinn said.
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