Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

D.J. Smith

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/22/2018
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Sophomore D.J. Smith has been named Mississippi College Renasant Bank Male Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Monday (Oct. 22).

Smith (Opelika, Ala.) helped seal a 37-24 victory over Shorter University with a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown in the final minutes. The pick-six came on fourth down to halt a Hawks' drive that could have tied the game.

On the season, D.J has tallied 12 tackles, including eight solo stops with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack. His interception return for a touchdown was the second of the season for the MC defense after Turner Rotenberry picked one off a took it to the house against Clark Atlanta in the season opener.

Smith and the Choctaws will celebrate "Homecoming" this week, hosting #3 West Georgia on Saturday (Oct. 27) at 3:00 p.m. at Robinson-Hale Stadium.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/26/2015 Marcel Newson Football
10/26/2015 Bobbi LaBrant Women's Cross Country
10/19/2015 Will Young Men's Cross Country
10/19/2015 Kaleigh Akers Women's Cross Country
10/12/2015 Ryan Campbell Men's Cross Country
10/12/2015 Lauren Smith Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Jess Davenport Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Kendall Carballo Men's Soccer
9/28/2015 Conor Corboy Men's Soccer
9/28/2015 Kayana Mitchell Volleyball
9/21/2015 Raymond Cotton Football
9/21/2015 Andrea McDonald Women's Soccer
9/14/2015 Marcel Newson Football
9/14/2015 Caitlin Hayes Women's Soccer
9/8/2015 Sayit Mejia Bello Women's Soccer
9/8/2015 Will Young Men's Cross Country
4/27/2015 Carlie Sargent Softball
4/27/2015 Lacie Patterson Softball
4/20/2015 Kiana Grant Women's Track
4/20/2015 Justin Thomas Men's Track
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