Mitch Meeuwsen
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Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.
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| Born: | April 20, 1982 Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school: | Forest Grove (OR) |
| College: | Oregon State |
| Position: | Free Safety |
| Undrafted: | 2005 |
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Mitch Meeuwsen (born April 20, 1982) is an American former professional football player. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers. He was later a graduate assistant football coach at his alma mater Oregon State University.
Mitch Meeuwsen was born in Hillsboro but grew up in Forest Grove. Meeuwsen played football, basketball and baseball while growing up and spent the summers camping and traveling for sports with his family. Meeuwsen's parents still reside in his hometown along with many extended family members that are in the surrounding communities.
High school
Meeuwsen attended Forest Grove High School in Forest Grove, Oregon. He was named an honorable mention All-America by USA Today, 1st Team All-State as a Safety, and honorable mention All-State as quarterback for the Vikings. Meeuwsen was also 3rd Team All-State in Basketball and 1st Team All-State in Baseball. He was the Pacific-8 Conference Player of the Year in all three sports. He is a 2000 graduate of Forest Grove High School.
College career
Meeuwsen played for the Oregon State Beavers. He played for the Beavers from 2000 through 2004. In his time at OSU, he finished with 217 tackles, 29 passes defensed, 10.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He also set a school record of 20 career interceptions beating the 1964 record of 15 by Dan Espalin. In his first start as a red shirt freshman against UCLA, Meeuwsen recorded 10 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and recovered a fumble while being named ABC Player of the Game. He would go on to be named Freshman All-American. In his junior season, he intercepted six passes. In his senior season, he was chosen as a First-team All-Pac-10 selection after leading team with six interceptions and a 2004 ESPN.com All-America selection.
He graduated with a degree in geography from Oregon State.