Mitchell Cullen '23 Recruiting Profile
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2020 HighlightsPersonal Statement
I am what one could refer to as a "water kid." I love everything about the water, from swimming competitively to surfing to being an ocean and pool lifeguard to participating in lifeguarding competitions to teaching kids and adults how to swim and surf. Sharing my love and knowledge of swimming, ocean safety, and surfing is a core part of who I am.
I have been swimming with the New Jersey Race Club’s Senior Premier group since the beginning of my sophomore year. Unfortunately, COVID-19 saw our team go from eight swim practices a week consisting of fifteen hours of swim training and four days of intense dry-land sessions to literally no pool time and virtual dry-land practices. Furthermore, there were strict state regulations and multiple COVID-positive teammates that made for incredible inconsistency in training and no racing. Between those factors as well as a year spent in a completely remote academic learning environment, I made the difficult decision to transfer schools and repeat my junior year. I am excitedly looking forward to immersing myself in steady training and swim meets.
I am not afraid of hard work, and I love both the fierce competition and camaraderie in the pool as my teammates and I push each other to train harder and be the best versions of ourselves day in and day out.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 1 year
- 2021 Varsity Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2022 New Jersey Race Club (Diamond)
- Highest level group at the club, consisting of both morning and afternoon practices and dedicated dry-land.
- 2021 New Jersey Race Club (Senior Premier )
- 2020 New Jersey Race Club (Senior Premier )
- 2019 New Jersey Race Club (NJ) (Senior Premier )
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Andreas Roestenberg
Events
- Camp/Event
- 2022 ISCA Summer Senior Blast
- 7/26/22 to 7/30/22
- Camp/Event
- EEX Summer Sizzle
- 6/24/22 to 6/26/22
- Camp/Event
- Middle Atlantic Open Water Swim Championships
- 6/12/22 to 6/12/22
- Swimming the 2.5k
- Camp/Event
- Xcel Meet of Xcellence
- 6/11/22 to 6/12/22
- Camp/Event
- Scar Heat Madness
- 6/04/22 to 6/05/22
- Camp/Event
- 2022 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals
- 3/24/22 to 3/27/22
- Camp/Event
- 2022 SCAR NJ 13 & Over Junior Olympics
- 3/11/22 to 3/13/22
- Camp/Event
- NJ SIAA State Championship High School Meet of Champs
- 3/05/22 to 3/06/22
- Camp/Event
- 2022 NJS Junior/Senior State Championships
- 2/11/22 to 2/13/22
- Camp/Event
- TYR Diamond State Winter A/BB/C Meet
- 1/15/22 to 1/16/22
- Camp/Event
- EEX Holiday Classic XXXIV
- 12/17/21 to 12/19/21
- Camp/Event
- 2021 Peddie Thanksgiving Classic
- 11/19/21 to 11/21/21
- Camp/Event
- Jersey Gator Tri Meet
- 10/23/21 to 10/23/21
- Camp/Event
- Monmouth Barracudas Apple A Day Sprint Meet
- 10/16/21 to 10/16/21
- Camp/Event
- Meters for Mike 2021
- 9/19/21 to 9/19/21
- 2nd Over All Open water ocean mile swim, consisting of numerous club and college teams from all over. Link to results:https://my.raceresult.com/176692/results#0_CBB879
- Camp/Event
- Belmar Ocean Mile
- 7/24/21 to 7/24/21
- Ocean Mile Swim, 3rd overall swimmer
- Camp/Event
- Manasquan Ocean Mile
- 7/18/21 to 7/18/21
- Ocean Mile, 1st Overall swimmer
- Camp/Event
- A Rooney Ocean Mile Swims
- 7/17/21 to 7/17/21
- Ocean Mile Open Water Swim , Overall 1st Place
- Camp/Event
- SJAC Gator Classic
- 3/25/21 to 3/28/21
- Camp/Event
- NJRC 13over inner-squad meet
- 11/21/20 to 11/21/20
- Due to covid and travel restrictions in state the meet was switch from DE to an inner squad meet at the pool
Additional Sports
- Other
- 4 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Surfing, Shore Regional High School Surf Team, qualified to compete and represent Shore Regional High School at National Scholastic Surfing Association Regional
- Other
- 1 year
- Varsity Team
- City of Long Branch, Long Branch lifesaving competition team, tryout and made (180 Lifeguards on staff) swim relay, rescue race and paddle board, represent Long Branch Rescue at various events including top 3 finish in paddle relay at USLA regionals.
- Other
- 5 years
- Varsity Team
- Saint Rose High School Varsity Surf Team, practice 3-5 times a week with the team and compete in surf competitions.
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Honors Calculus (2021-2022 school year) Honors Pre- Calculus Honors Physics Past Honors Classes: Honors Biology 9th Grade Honors History 9th Grade Honors Chemistry 10th Grade Honors History 10th Grade Honors Geometry 10th GradeAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Environmental Science School 2021-2022Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsHigh Honors/Honor Roll various semester, 2018- present Nominated as Junior Guard of the year by both Head of Long Branch JR Guard and Monmouth County Program director
- ActivitiesJunior Executive Committee Member, Swimming to Help (501c3 Non Profit), creating lesson plans for both swim and water safety clinics, organizing equipment drives to run programs. I have been volunteering at Boys & Girls Club since I was 11 years old teaching kids how to swim and e sage in the water. Fun Time Surf, private surf and swim instructor (started summer 2020) FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), Shore Regional High School, July-present FCA Club member; FCA Surf Camp Instructor (Summer 2020) PADI Scuba Certified diving Open and Advance Open Water Certification, August 2020 Emergency Medical Responder, certified June 2020 Pool and Ocean Life Guard, City of Long Branch, NJ First Aid Certified, American Red Cross, June 2019 Lifeguard Training, Certified, American Red Cross, June 2019 AED Certified, American Red Cross, June 2019
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