The 5-foot-8, 120-pound senior won the Class 3A state meet for a second-straight year this past season with a time of 15:28.7, breaking the tape 19.3 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Tigers to a ninth-place finish as a team. Mueller set two course records while winning six of his eight races. He is a four-time Class 3A First Team All-State selection.
Mueller has maintained a 3.52 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.
A two-time All-Conference honoree with the ADM boys basketball team, Mueller serves on the leadership team of his local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter. He has volunteered locally with an elementary school literacy outreach program, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church youth group.