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
3/11/2019 Grant Barber Baseball
3/11/2019 Cori Cooper Softball
3/4/2019 Nicole Bueno Women's Tennis
3/4/2019 Jake Russell Men's Track
2/25/2019 Chris Crosby Baseball
2/25/2019 Shayla McKissock Softball
2/18/2019 Alexia Harmon Softball
2/18/2019 Rakeem Wilson Men's Track
2/11/2019 Adrianna Morgan Softball
2/11/2019 Zack Ingram Baseball
2/4/2019 Ryan Lane Baseball
2/4/2019 Zairia Brown Women's Track
1/28/2019 Dyllan Taylor Men's Basketball
1/28/2019 Lauran Sheriff Women's Basketball
1/21/2019 Tytavia Hardy Women's Track
1/21/2019 Evan del Rio Men's Track
1/14/2019 Marcus Lytle Men's Basketball
1/14/2019 Zariah Matthews Women's Basketball
1/7/2019 Brandon Boston Men's Basketball
1/7/2019 Jamilah Sanders Women's Basketball
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