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
10/1/2018 Jordan Pritchard Men's Cross Country
10/1/2018 Emma Claire Furman Women's Soccer
9/24/2018 Liza Wise Women's Soccer
9/24/2018 Jorge Fernandez Men's Soccer
9/17/2018 Evan del Rio Men's Cross Country
9/17/2018 Gabby Kayser Women's Soccer
9/10/2018 Connor Johnson Men's Soccer
9/10/2018 Kendall Platt Volleyball
9/3/2018 Detric Hawthorn Football
9/3/2018 Jess Davenport Women's Soccer
4/30/2018 Blaine Crim Baseball
4/30/2018 Adrianna Morgan Softball
4/23/2018 Andrea McDonald Women's Track
4/23/2018 Dalton Dempsey Men's Track
4/16/2018 Kristen Qualls Softball
4/16/2018 Brandon Broussard Baseball
4/9/2018 Kristen Gardner Softball
4/9/2018 Rakeem Wilson Men's Track
4/2/2018 Alexia Harmon Softball
4/2/2018 Zack Ingram Baseball
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