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
11/25/2019 Zariah Matthews Women's Basketball
11/25/2019 Stefan Bozickovic Men's Basketball
11/18/2019 Mikeba Jones Women's Basketball
11/18/2019 Detric Hawthorn Football
11/11/2019 Lexie Laurendine Volleyball
11/11/2019 Evan del Rio Men's Cross Country
11/4/2019 Victor Bazan Men's Soccer
11/4/2019 Jess Davenport Women's Soccer
10/28/2019 Evan del Rio Men's Cross Country
10/28/2019 Kate Bass Volleyball
10/21/2019 Lexie Laurendine Volleyball
10/21/2019 Liza Wise Women's Soccer
10/14/2019 Evan del Rio Men's Cross Country
10/14/2019 McKenzie Hargrove Women's Cross Country
10/7/2019 Lexi Richards Volleyball
10/7/2019 Alejandro Chavarria Men's Soccer
9/30/2019 Marco Sellan Men's Soccer
9/30/2019 Katie Taylor Women's Soccer
9/23/2019 Katie Taylor Women's Soccer
9/23/2019 Josh Miller Football
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