With an impressive track and cross country resume already, will he be able to eclipse his big brother's accompliahements?
In contrast to the freshman girls, this was the most difficult choice of the four North Carolina Future Stars articles. There are several strong 9th-grade boys in the state this year, including four that should have a chance to break 16 minutes this year if the right conditions present themselves. So why Coleman Mitchell? In addition to being the #1 freshman in the state right now (as well as #13 in the nation among the class of 2018), the young man has accumulated quite a resume on the track. Mitchell ran 9:33.57 for 3000 meters, the 8th-best time in the nation for a member of the class of 2018, and he was the North Carolina leader among 8th-graders at the 800, 1500, 1600, mile, 3000, and 3200 during the spring season. Following that level of success with a 20-second drop in his 5K PR (that's just so far this season, by the way) makes Coleman...
