Tahja Mitchell

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
West Jefferson
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.

Mitchell's Career Best Performances
Event	Time (Date)
*Indoor*
200 meter	24.44 (2/8/19)
400 meter	55.70 (2/8/19)
*Outdoor*
200 meter	24.15 (5/11/19)
400 meter	54.17 (4/20/19)

As a freshman (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in six regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships (5/10), where she earned 7th and 11th place in the 400m and the 200m, respectively, and a personal best of 24.15 in the 200
Earned a top-five finish in the 400m at four of the four meets she competed in, taking 1st place at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) and setting her PR with a time of 54.17
Helped her relay teams to a 1st place win in both the 4x100 and 4x400 at the Southern Miss Open (4/27)
Helped her 4x400 relay team to a 1st place win at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge (4/13)

Indoor Track & Field

Competed in four regular-season meets
Had personal bests in the 200 (24.44) and 400 (55.70) at the Don Kirby Invitational (2/8)
Began the season with a win in the 400 in a time of 56.46 seconds at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (11/30)

Prior to Tulane: Attended West Jefferson…Has three sisters and one brother…Team MVP 2016-2017…All- League Honors Indoor and Outdoor 400m Championships…All-District Honors MVP…All-Region Honors MVP…All-State Honors 400m State Champ, 200 m State Runner up 2017

Personal: Born in New Orleans…Has three sisters and one brother