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
10/23/2017 Chris Manning Football
10/23/2017 Madeline Campbell Women's Cross Country
10/16/2017 Sydney Chandler Volleyball
10/16/2017 Humberto Pelaez Men's Soccer
10/9/2017 Madison Frazier Volleyball
10/9/2017 Will Young Men's Cross Country
10/2/2017 Lauren Smith Women's Soccer
10/2/2017 Nathan Faciane Football
9/25/2017 Andrea McDonald Women's Soccer
9/25/2017 Marco Profumo Men's Soccer
9/18/2017 Horacio Gutierrez Jr. Men's Soccer
9/18/2017 Shelby Grace Mays Volleyball
9/11/2017 Jacob Farthing Men's Soccer
9/11/2017 Lindsey Stephenson Women's Soccer
9/5/2017 Jordan Pritchard Men's Cross Country
9/5/2017 Caitlin Hayes Women's Soccer
5/1/2017 Blaine Crim Baseball
5/1/2017 Kristen Qualls Softball
4/24/2017 Andrea McDonald Women's Track
4/24/2017 Luke Govero Men's Track
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