Brandon Mitzel Season/Career Stats
2025 Outdoor: Had season-best time of 10:35.69 in 3,000-meter steeplechase to place 10th at USD Early Bird Invite (4/5/25)...had sixth place finish in 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:40.69) at Mount Marty Twilight Meet (4/23/25)...was 20th at the NSIC Outdoor Championships in Duluth, Minnesota in 3,000-meter steeplechase in time of 10:46.11...posted career-best time of 4:14.29 in the 1,500-meter run at USD Tune-Up Meet (May 3rd)...had season-best third place finish in 3,000-meter steeplechase at South Dakota Challenge (4/12/25) at 11:13.28...received NSIC Spring All-Academic Team honors.
2025 Indoor: Finished sixth in 3,000-meter run at WSC Wildcat Open (2/8/25) with time of 9:14.86...was ninth in the 5,000-meter run at Mark Schuck/Minnesota State Open (2/1/15) at 16:13.33...qualified for the NSIC Indoor Championships in 5,000-meter run and was 28th with time of 16:40.69...had 10th place finish in 5,000-meter run at Mount Marty Invite (1/18/25) with time of 16:38.64...named to NSIC Winter All-Academic Team for third straight season.
2024 Outdoor: Ran in distance events at seven meets...finished 19th in 3,000-meter steeplechase at NSIC Outdoor Championships with time of 10:41.06...season-best time of 10:38.24 to place third in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Dakota State Twilight (4/23/24)...recorded career-best time of 4:18.80 in the 1,500-meter run at South Dakota Invite (5/3/24)...was third in 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:45.22) at Loper Invite on 4/19/24...earned NSIC Spring All-Academic Team honors.
2024 Indoor: Competed in 5000-meter run at NSIC Indoor Championships finishing with time of 16:26.76...ran career-best time of 9:13.07 in 3000-meter run at SDSU Last Chance Invite (2/16/24)...was sixth in 3000-meter run (9:21.25) and ninth in one mile run (4:41.19) at Mark Schuck Open (1/26/24)...finished sixth in 3000-meter run at Concordia Invite (2/9/24) in time of 9:17.91...repeat selection to NSIC Winter All-Academic Team.
2023 Outdoor: Ran season-best time of 10:19.35 in 3,000-meter steeplechase at NSIC Outdoor Championships...was fourth at Wildcat Classic (3/25/23) in 3,000-meter steeplechase at 11:22.42...placed 12th in 10,000-meter run (35:25.42) at Sioux City Relays (4/14/23)...posted season-best time of 2:03.72 in 800-meter run at Mount Marty Twilight (4/26/23).
2023 Indoor: Recorded season-best time of 16:10.82 in 5,000-meter run to place eighth at Concordia Polar Dog Invite (1/21/23)...took third in 3,000-meter run at South Dakota Kickoff (1/14/23) with time of 9:34.72...was 18th in 5,000-meter run at NSIC Indoor Championships in Mankato with time of 16:35.96...earned NSIC Winter All-Academic Team honors.
2022 Outdoor: Ran in one meet during outdoor season...placed 21st in 5,000-meter run with time of 17:25.06 at the South Dakota Early Bird Invite (4/2/22).
2022 Indoor: Competed in six meets...finished 11th in the one mile run with a time of 4:50.97 at the SDSU Last Chance (2/19/22)...placed 11th in the 3000 with a 9:58.76 time at the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi (12/3-4/21)...had season-best times in the one mile run with a 4:40.54 time and the 3000 at 9:25.22 at the Mark Schuck Open & Multi (1/28-29/22)...recorded a season-best time 16:38.77 in the 5000-meter run at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/12/22).
High School: Graduate of West Point-Beemer High School...lettered four years in cross country and track and field...in cross country, was a four-time state qualifier and medaled as a senior finishing 12
th in Class C at 17:06...was a two-time East Husker Conference champion in cross country and a four-time All-Conference selection...in track and field, was a Class B state qualifier as a senior in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs and was an All-East Husker Conference selection twice...also excels in the classroom earning Academic All-State honors in cross country three years and track once...Mitzel’s personal bests are 4:41.57 in the 1,600 meters, 10:18 in the 3,200 meters and 16:38 in cross country in the 5,000 meters.
Personal: Parents are Tony and Lynette Mitzel...born August 7, 2002...majoring in chemistry health sciences.
