Mitchell George
	Class: Senior Hometown: Lombard, Ill. High School: Glenbard East Event: Throws

Outdoor 2012: Was redshirted during the 2012 outdoor season.

Indoor 2012: Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Dick Pond season opener with a mark of 14.59m to place fourth ... placed sixth at the Milwaukee Panther Tune-Up in the shot put with a career-best toss of 12.32m.

Outdoor 2011: Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the DePaul Invitational (4/16/11) ... finished seventh in the shot put at the DePaul Invitational (4/16/11) ... took ninth in the hammer throw at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (5/06/11-5/07/11).

Indoor 2011: Placed third in the weight throw at the UWM Panther Tune-Up (2/18/11) ... came in fifth in the shot put at the UWM Panther Tune-Up (2/18/11) ... finished eighth in the weight throw at the Dick Pond Open (1/14/11).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner in track and football and three-time letterwinner in wrestling at Glenbard East (Ill.) ... academic all-DuPage Valley Conference honoree ... team captain on the football squad ... biggest athletic thrill to date is being fourth and one yard and making the block for the winning touchdown ... born February 15, 1991, in Lombard, Ill. ... son of Bill and Ruth George ... has one sibling, Spencer ... his father played football at Southern Missouri State ... currently enrolled as a kinesiology major.

Career-Best Outdoor Times
Shot Put: 11.54m (4/16/11)
Hammer: 40.63m (4/16/11)

Career-Best Indoor Times
Shot Put: :12.32 (2/17/12)
Wght Thr: :14.59m (1/13/12)

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