Hall of Fame
A dominant force in the mid-2000s, Alan Mitchell distinguished himself as a versatile and exceptional athlete.
Specializing in the decathlon, a ten-discipline event set over two days of competition with the winner determined
by the highest number of points accumulated, Mitchell left an enduring legacy. Tellingly, his athletic
contributions were vital and evident at championship time, making it easy to define him as a “Championship
Athlete.”
His crowning achievement came in 2005 when he set a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Track
and Field Championships record in the decathlon, a record he held for 20 years and a testament to his all-around
athletic prowess. At that same Championships, he was recognized as the MEACs Most Outstanding Athlete by
also winning the javelin throw, placing third in the discus throw and seventh in the pole vault. His herculean
efforts contributed 28 of the 59 total points scored by the Morgan State Men’s Track & amp; Field team at the 2005
Championships, propelling them to a sixth-place finish in the eleven-team competition. Later that season, he
went on to establish the highest ever decathlon score by an athlete from a MEAC institution at the Intercollegiate
Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This record remains
unmatched and unbroken.
At the 2004 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Mitchell announced his arrival to the MEAC by
securing the decathlon title, taking second place honors in the javelin throw and sixth place in the discus throw.
His performance resulted in the third-highest mens individual point total at the competition and 21 of the 57
total points scored by the Morgan State Men’s Track & Field team at the 2005 Championships. Mitchell signaled
his intentions at the start of the 2004 season with a dominant decathlon win at the Charlotte 49er Track & amp; Field
Classic, scoring 200 more points than his closest rival.
Mitchell’s legacy is indisputable with a string of accolades, beginning with him clinching the 2003 MEAC Outdoor
Track and Field Championships javelin title as a freshman and being named Morgan State Freshman of the Year
that same year. He continued to shine as a Bear, earning the prestigious title of Morgan State University Most
Valuable Athlete for Track and Field in both 2004 and 2005, solidifying his impact on the program. A 2x NCAA
Outdoor Track & amp; Field East Regional Championships Qualifier, he confirmed his championship pedigree as a
Morgan State athlete.
Mitchell remains one of the MEAC’s Top 2 decathlon scorers of All-Time, solidifying his position among the
MEACs all-time greats. His impact on the Morgan State Men’s Track & amp; Field program was immediate as a
freshman and continued throughout his final competition as a senior. From 2003 to 2006, Mitchell scored points
for Morgan State’s Men’s Track & Field team at every MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Based on
the numbers, Mitchell is the greatest ever Morgan State and MEAC decathlete.
Mitchells commitment to excellence extended far beyond the track. A true scholar-athlete, he was a recipient of
the prestigious Varsity “M” Club Award for Academic Excellence, Effie T. Payne Achievement Award, and the
MEAC Commissioners All-Academic Award. He was recognized as a MEAC Charles Salters Honor Scholar,
received an Outstanding Morgan Man Academic Award, and a Morgan State Regents Scholar, graduating Suma
Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications and an impressive 3.97 GPA, consistently
making the Deans List.
Prior to Morgan State, Mitchell attended Queens Royal College (high school) in his native Trinidad & amp; Tobago and
etched his name in track & amp; field lore. In 2002, he earned his high school’s Most Outstanding Athlete accolade,
then competed at Trinidad & amp; Tobago’s National High School Games and won the title of Most Outstanding
Athlete. That same year, he competed at the National Senior Championships and was crowned the National
Senior Champion in the decathlon for the second year in a row. His prowess in multi-discipline events is
highlighted by a decathlon first-place finish at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Track and Field
Championships in Barbados, alongside a heptathlon first-place finish at the 2000 CARIFTA Games in Grenada
and a second-place finish at the 2002 CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas.
