Michael Mitchell of Penfield NY was born in Lancaster, NY but grew up and lived in Penfield, NY since he was months old. He has an older brother, Anthony, who is working to soon be an orthopedic surgeon following residency, and a sister, Elenie, who is soon to graduate from University of Pittsburgh and is deciding on a path to continue with her nursing degree. Michael Mitchell of Penfield NY attended Scribner Road elementary school, followed by Bay Trail Middle School, then to Penfield High School.
He is now attending The Ohio State University as a sophomore set to graduate in May 2023 as an Actuarial Science major, Computer and Information Science minor, and Statistics minor. He played volleyball and lacrosse for all 4 years.
In volleyball, Michael was a captain of the JV team sophomore year and also a contributor to the team in the New York State Championship title in his junior year. For lacrosse, Michael played JV in 8th and 9th grades, then was pulled up to varsity in 10th. In his Junior year they won the Sectional Championship title in which he was a semi-starter (sixth-man type player).