Summary
Mark Mitchell won the IHSA 1A state championship at 145 pounds in wrestling during both his junior and senior years. He was unbeatable on the mat, going 37-0 as a senior and 36-0 as a junior, a string of winning 73 straight matches. As a sophomore he finished 4th in the state at 138 points. He finished his career with a record of 105-2-1. He was named all-conference and team MVP his senior year. In addition to wrestling for all four years, Mitchell also play football and baseball each year of high school. He earned all-area honorable mention his junior year of football.