Mitchell Llewellyn "Mitch" Peters (born 4 March 1970) is a former Virgin Islander sprinter. He was born on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Peters was recognized for his talents at an early age winning races at sports days and setting new meet records. He started competing and traveling regularly with his junior high and high school teams to places such as Puerto Rico, other Caribbean Islands, and United States to compete.

Junior Competition Results

Collegiate Career Collegiately, Peters ran for

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. He accepted an academic and athletic scholarship to attend

in 1988. During his time at Alabama A&M University Peters competed in both the short and long sprints and multiple relays. As a sprinter he had pretty good range from the 100m to the 800m. Peters made his mark in the record books for multiple events, a two-time NCAA All American, and a member of two SIAC Championships teams. In 1992 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. Peters was inducted into th
Alabama A&M University Hall of Fame in 2012.

Collegiate Conference Results

Olympic Competition Results

After his collegiate season, at the

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in Barcelona, Spai
Peters
ran for the

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br>men's 4 × 100 relay team
the team placed fifth in heat three of round one with a time 40.48, the team did not advance
Peters
later competed in the men's 100m competition at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in the 100m. He recorded an 11.12, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats.

Recognition

* Athletic Booster Club - Outstanding Achievement Award * City of Huntsville, Alabama - Resolution No. 96-791 * Resolution of the Madison County Commission * 2012 Alabama A&M University Hall of Fam
2019 US Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation Hall of Fame US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee References

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Living people
United States Virgin Islands male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Virgin Islands Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands