Maus, Mitchell join 200-win club

By Brandon Brigman
GNWA Correspondent
 
When T.J. Mitchell pinned Pope's Louis Lombardy in the Class AAAAA dual state finals on Saturday, the Collins Hill senior joined a prestigious group.
Mitchell's pin helped the Eagles claim their third-straight state title and gave him his 200th career win. Mitchell joined Kennesaw Mountain's Ryan Maus, who also picked up his 200th victory at the state duals.
"I don't know how to explain it. It's a pretty high honor," Mitchell said. "It's right up there with winning state. I didn't even know I had that many wins. If I had to guess I would have thought it was around 180."
Mitchell, a two-time state champion, improved his career record to 200-9 with his four wins from the state tournament. His loss as at the 2008 traditional state tournament is his only defeat to a Georgia wrestler. The Virginia Tech signee is 37-3 this season at 125 pounds.
"It's a quite an elite group to be in," Mitchell said.
Maus, a state runner-up last season, defeated Valdosta's Deion Bradley with a second-period pin to collect his 200th victory.
The senior is 42-1 this season with 19 pins and holds a career record of 203-35 with 88 pins.