Samford University Athletics

Senior (2013-14): Ranked ninth in the Southern Conference with a brilliant stroke average of 75.53 . . . her stroke average proves to be the second best on the team . . . competed in six tournaments and 17 rounds for the Bulldogs as she earned a pair of top-10 finishes . . . placed second at the 2013 FedEx Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate with a stellar three-round score of 221 (77-74-70) . . . opened the season with eight-consecutive sub-80 rounds, including two phenomenal scores of 70 . . . finished tied for 10^th place at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate with a two-round tally of 144 (71-73).

 
Junior (2012-13): Concluded the season ranked No. 13 in the SoCon with a stellar stroke average of 76.48, which proved to be the Bulldogs’ best mark . . . competed in 11 tournaments and 29 rounds for Samford and posted three top-10 finishes . . . earned Individual Medalist honors at the 2012 FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate by posting a tournament-best score of 220 (71-74-75) . . . with her performance, she rolled to a two-stroke victory over Central Arkansas’ Julia Roth and Sarah Schober of Redlands Community College . . . finished tied for fifth place at the 2013 Pinehurst Challenge . . . earned a sixth-place finish at the Lady Paladin Invitational where she posted a three-round tally of 223 (79-75-79) . . . concluded the season with six top-15 finishes and eight in the top 20 . . . notched her lowest round of the year at the 2012 FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate with an opening-round tally of 1-under-par 71 . . . earned her third varsity letter.

 
Sophomore (2011-12): Finished the season ranked second on the team and 15^th in the SoCon with a solid 77.43 stroke average . . . competed in a season-high 11 tournaments for the Bulldogs and played a huge role in Samford’s starting lineup . . . tallied a team-high total of 28 rounds played and concluded the campaign with six top-20 finishes . . . turned in her best tournament of the season at the Memphis Women’s Invitational where she finished tied for third place with a three-round score of 224 (78-70-76) . . . placed fourth at the 2012 Samford Intercollegiate by posting a 54-hole total of 223 (71-72-80) at the annual event hosted at the Limestone Springs Golf Course . . . turned in her best single-round score of the season at the Memphis Women’s Invitational where she posted a sizzling mark of 2-under-par 70 in the second round of play . . . carded an opening-round score of 76 to take sole possession of second place at the 40^th Lady Paladin Invitational hosted by Furman University . . . earned her second varsity letter.

 
Freshman (2010-11): Qualified for the 2011 United States Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship on May 26 as she fired a 76 on the 6,200-yard, par-72 course at the Greystone Golf Club . . . competed in six tournaments for the Bulldogs as a true freshman and turned in the team’s third best stroke average of 79.5 . . . finished the season ranked No. 33 in the SoCon with a 79.5 stroke average . . . completed the year with three top-20 finishes, including a pair of top-10 performances . . . turned in her best finish of the season at the 2011 USA Lady Jaguar Invite as she carded a 54-hole total of 227 (73-79-75) to place tied for fourth . . . at the 2011 Low Country Intercollegiate, she finished tied for eighth place in the 75-member tournament after carding a two-round mark of 158 (82-76) . . . earned a 13^th-place finish at the Samford Invitational with a 54-hole score of 231 (77-76-78) . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
High School: Won the individual Tennessee State Championship title in 2008 . . . winner of Memphis’ Best of Preps Award in both 2008 and 2009 . . . four-time district champion and three-time regional champion . . . competed at Houston High School.
 
Personal: Born Jan. 9, 1992 . . . parents are Howie and Kathy Mitchell . . . father played baseball at Southern Illinois University and later went on to play professionally for the San Francisco Giants . . . majoring in elementary education.
 
ONE-ON-ONE WITH MITCHELL
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Nat the Brat
Favorite food: anything Italian
Favorite singer: John Mayer
Favorite actress: Natalie Portman
Favorite athlete: Adam Scott