2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Griffin Mitchell
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ohio
- High School:
- Columbus Academy
Bio
2023-24 / Senior
Had another solid year for the Dragons…had a stroke average of 71.5, second on the team and the sixth best single-season total ever at Drexel…was part of a school record four victories in 2023-24…finished second overall at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…was the Dragons’ top finisher at the Oldfield Classic, where he finished third…was also the Dragons’ top finisher at the CAA Championships, where he shot a season-best 4-under par in the final round…finished the season with four top 10 finishes…shot par or better in 13 of his 20 rounds, including three sub-70 rounds…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with Distinction recipient (4.0 grade-point average)...a College Sports Communicators Academic All District selection.
2022-23 / Junior
Named Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association after a breakout season…was also named to the Golf Coaches Association of America Northeast All-Region team…recorded an average score of 72.4 in 2022-23, at the time the ninth best single-season ever at Drexel…had five top-10 finishes, including a second-place result at the City 6 Championship and fifth at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate…recorded 14 rounds of par or better on the season…tied for medalist honors at U.S. Open qualifying at Rolling Green and had a hole-in-one on his way to a 3-under-par 67…tied for 13th overall at the CAA Championships…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Was a regular contributor as a sophomore…played in all but two events…opened the CAA Championships with a 5-under 67 in the first round and was leading the field after day one…carded a 2-under-par 68 in the second round of the Villanova Wildcat Fall Invitational, the lowest score of any Drexel player in that round…finished the season with a 74.4 stroke average and had six rounds where he finished par or better…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2020-21 / Freshman
Did not appear in a match during his first season...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
Graduated from Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio…was the Ohio Mid-State League Player of the Year…earned medalist honors in all three league tournaments with scores of 71 in each…named the District Player of the Year with a stroke average of 74…finished as the individual runner up at the Kiely Cup at Canterbury Golf Club…his team won the Cup which featured the top 15 teams in Ohio…a three-time First Team All-MSL selection…a member of the 2017 and 2018 OHSAA Division 2 state tournament championship team…was a Division 2 OHSAA Second Team All-State pick as a sophomore…won the Silver Award for both the National Latin Exam and the National Spanish Exam.
Personal
Son of David and Lisa Mitchell…one of five children…his father played basketball at Kenyon College and his brother David played baseball at Otterbein…his grandfather is a Drexel graduate…graduated with a finance degree and is currently in graduate school at Drexel.
Had another solid year for the Dragons…had a stroke average of 71.5, second on the team and the sixth best single-season total ever at Drexel…was part of a school record four victories in 2023-24…finished second overall at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…was the Dragons’ top finisher at the Oldfield Classic, where he finished third…was also the Dragons’ top finisher at the CAA Championships, where he shot a season-best 4-under par in the final round…finished the season with four top 10 finishes…shot par or better in 13 of his 20 rounds, including three sub-70 rounds…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with Distinction recipient (4.0 grade-point average)...a College Sports Communicators Academic All District selection.
2022-23 / Junior
Named Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association after a breakout season…was also named to the Golf Coaches Association of America Northeast All-Region team…recorded an average score of 72.4 in 2022-23, at the time the ninth best single-season ever at Drexel…had five top-10 finishes, including a second-place result at the City 6 Championship and fifth at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate…recorded 14 rounds of par or better on the season…tied for medalist honors at U.S. Open qualifying at Rolling Green and had a hole-in-one on his way to a 3-under-par 67…tied for 13th overall at the CAA Championships…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Was a regular contributor as a sophomore…played in all but two events…opened the CAA Championships with a 5-under 67 in the first round and was leading the field after day one…carded a 2-under-par 68 in the second round of the Villanova Wildcat Fall Invitational, the lowest score of any Drexel player in that round…finished the season with a 74.4 stroke average and had six rounds where he finished par or better…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2020-21 / Freshman
Did not appear in a match during his first season...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
Graduated from Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio…was the Ohio Mid-State League Player of the Year…earned medalist honors in all three league tournaments with scores of 71 in each…named the District Player of the Year with a stroke average of 74…finished as the individual runner up at the Kiely Cup at Canterbury Golf Club…his team won the Cup which featured the top 15 teams in Ohio…a three-time First Team All-MSL selection…a member of the 2017 and 2018 OHSAA Division 2 state tournament championship team…was a Division 2 OHSAA Second Team All-State pick as a sophomore…won the Silver Award for both the National Latin Exam and the National Spanish Exam.
Personal
Son of David and Lisa Mitchell…one of five children…his father played basketball at Kenyon College and his brother David played baseball at Otterbein…his grandfather is a Drexel graduate…graduated with a finance degree and is currently in graduate school at Drexel.
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