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
12/18/2018 Coco Hobson Women's Basketball
12/18/2018 Trai James Men's Basketball
12/10/2018 Dyllan Taylor Men's Basketball
12/10/2018 Jamilah Sanders Women's Basketball
12/3/2018 Marcus Lytle Men's Basketball
12/3/2018 Zairia Brown Women's Track
11/19/2018 Zariah Matthews Women's Basketball
11/19/2018 Tre Jenkins Men's Basketball
11/12/2018 Rita Okoro Women's Soccer
11/12/2018 Brandon Boston Men's Basketball
11/5/2018 Jill Brown Volleyball
11/5/2018 Jordan Pritchard Men's Cross Country
10/29/2018 Victor Bazan Men's Soccer
10/29/2018 Alisa Morozova Women's Tennis
10/22/2018 D.J. Smith Football
10/22/2018 Katie Taylor Women's Soccer
10/15/2018 Lauren Smith Women's Soccer
10/15/2018 Will Young Men's Cross Country
10/8/2018 Tiberias Lampkin Football
10/8/2018 Lexie Laurendine Volleyball
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