Darian Mitchell, is an Oregon 4A 1st Team All-State performer from Douglas High School (Winston, OR).h

Besides being named to the All-State team, the 5’11 Mitchell was also named the Far West League’s Co-MVP while averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds a game in route to breaking her school’s career scoring record set in 2000, by Douglas legend Jennifer (Bell) O’Toole. Along the way Mitchell had several impressive games including a 31 point, 18 rebound outing against Henley and a 29 points, 17 rebound game versus North Valley.

Not only is Mitchell an outstanding basketball player but she has been extremely successful in three other sports. As a middle blocker and outside hitter on the Douglas volleyball team, she was honored as the Far West League’s MVP and was named 2^nd Team All State. As a softball player Mitchell was a 1^st Team All-League infielder and most recently at the state track meet she finished 3^rd in the state in the javelin and 4^th in the state in the shot put. Her javelin throw shattered the Douglas High School record by over 10 feet.

According to Coach Stricklin it is Mitchell’s athletic versatility that will make her such a valuable part of his basketball team. “From an athletic standpoint, Darian has proven that she can pretty much do it all – she’s extremely strong, runs well, has great reaction time and can master new skills very quickly. That kind of versatility will allow her to eventually play multiple positions for us and to impact the game in several different ways.”