Career
Mitchell played domestic netball in the National Bank Cup (National Broadcasting Company) for the Canterbury Flames (1998–2002) and the Otago Rebels (2003–2005, 2007). She retired in 2008 when the National Broadcasting Company was replaced by the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Championship, but came out of retirement to return to the Canterbury Tactix as a shooter for the 2009 season. Mitchell also played five tests for the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns, from 2001-2004, making her on-court debut against Jamaica in 2002.