Mitchell Myers
- position D/M
- height 5-11
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Aiken, S.C.
- High school South Aiken
- position D/M
- height 5-11
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Aiken, S.C.
- High school South Aiken
Mitchell Myers Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2018 Third Team All-Conference USA
- 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
- Had breakout sophomore campaign, tying for second on the team with nine points… scored two goals and led Carolina with five assists… earned Third Team All-Conference USA honors as a defender… for the second consecutive season, played in all 17 matches (13 starts)… assisted on both goals in the team’s 2-1 OT win at No. 19 Virginia Tech (10/1)… marked his first career multi-assist game… beat his defender 1v1 and scored the first game-winning goal of his career in the first half of the team’s 2-0 win vs. USC Upstate (10/20)… led the team to a 3-2 victory, scoring four points (1G, 2A) on the road in the regular season finale at FIU (11/2)… he scored the game-winning goal on a second half PK in the 68th minute… earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
- Saw action in all 17 matches, making 11 starts in initial collegiate season… played primarily in the central midfield… finished the season with three points (1G, 1A) with 11 shots and three shots on goal… earned his first career start in the team’s 2-1 win at home against Mercer (8/28)… scored his first career points with a goal in the team’s 2-2 draw vs. New Mexico (9/22)… unloaded a bullet from just outside the 18’ that gave the Gamecocks a 2-1 lead in the 72nd minute… tallied first career assist vs. Virginia Tech (10/3)… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as well as the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
PRE-COLLEGE
- Played club for Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA)… was a part of three state championship teams… key contributor on team that won 2015 Region III championship… selected to play for an Adidas Team that traveled to Spain in the summer of 2016… four-time all-region selection for his high school squad… earner all-state honors twice… led team to lower state championship game.
PERSONAL
- Born July 15, 1999… son of Dave and Jennifer Myers… plans to major in business… picked South Carolina because it felt like home… favorite athlete is Sergio Ramos… list his dad as the biggest influence on his soccer career.
