Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know Mitch Dutton
May 27, 2015 | Men's Track and Field
NAME: Mitch Dutton         Â
HOMETOWN: Fort Wayne, Indiana
MAJOR: DSS (Defense Strategic Studies)
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: A Winner
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: Louis Zamperini because he optimizes never giving up.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Still Michael Jordan
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Army Rugby
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: A night race under the lights
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Air Force. I've never raced against them and I would like to.
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: I will be part of the CDT leadership for Air Assault 1&2. Then I'm going to Israeli for an AIAD through DSS. After that I have a solid month of leave which I will be training for cross country.
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST... At striking up a conversation during a run. Â
FAVORITE MEAL: Pizza!
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Any tropical island and never leave.
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: It may sound strange but I don't listen to music before I run/race.
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Being haunted by "Molly"... The Superintendent's ghost that is supposedly haunting me forever after the ice cream social for beating Navy.
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: The never ending tasks. As stressful as it can get sometimes I always welcome the challenges.
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY: A group of hard working athletes that want to win in everything we do.
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Boy Meets World
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Anchoring the 4x800m team to win Millrose in 2015.
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: With running XC, indoor, and outdoor there really is no offseason, but I plan on cross training and weight lifting more this summer to prepare for my Firstie year.
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: It's to hard to pick out one individual, but the plebe class now (2018) will turn some heads this coming cross country season.
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Alex Duffy. The man is a machine.
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: The entire plebe class (2018)
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: From a diplomatic stand point Drew Beck
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Put your seatbelts on because our team is speeding up.
FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: My old trainer in high school Jason Russell because he always posts motivating things on Twitter.
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