Meet Lance Mitchell - April 2, 2009 Escaping the Gangs - August 20, 2009 Beaver Player Puts Life, Football, into Perspective -- Sept. 4, 2009 - Portland Tribune CAREER: Lance was one of the more athletic safeties in OSU history ... arguably one of the team's top playmakers on defense ... a three-year starter, he finished his career with 35 starts ... wrapped up his career with 233 tackles with straight 70+ tackle seasons ... earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after an eight tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery effort vs. Arizona in 2011 ... named Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention as a senior ... named Pac-12 Conference Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... earned Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week after recording 18 tackles - the fifth-highest total in OSU history - in the 2010 season opener vs. TCU ... Phil Steele named him All-Pac-10 Conference second team in 2010 ... registered 10 passes defended (3 INT, 7 BrUp) in 2009 ... participated in the initial Beavers Without Borders trip during spring break of 2011 - traveled to Guatemala to build a house for a needy family ... actively involved in community service including the Boys and Girls Club and speaking at local schools ... voted as a co-captain by his teammates as a senior ... graduated with a degree in speech communication in December.
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