CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department will be releasing All-Decade Teams beginning on Monday, July 13. Each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century. Today we feature the men's and women's cross country programs.
The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.
The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
Women's Cross Country
Kaleigh Akers (2015-17) competed for three seasons for the Lady Choctaws, including a successful sophomore season. During his second season with the squad she was a USTFCCCA All-South Region and All-Gulf South Conference performer along with a USTFCCCA Academic All-American.
Madeline Campbell (2017-present) is a three-time All-GSC selection in her three seasons with the Lady Choctaws, including GSC Freshman of the Year in 2017. Campbell has also excelled in the classroom as a two-time member of the GSC All-Academic Team and conference's honor roll along with the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and a Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Jennifer Cooper (2009-12) was a four-time All-American Southwest Conference selection during her four seasons at MC, including two in the decade. She was also a member of the 2012 ASC All-Academic Team.
McKenzie Hargrove (2017-present) is a two-time All-GSC selection in her three seasons in Clinton. She has also excelled in the classroom as a two-time member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and a three-time selection to the GSC Academic Honor Roll.
Varina Hart (2011-12) was a two-time All-American Southwest Conference honoree during her two seasons as a member of the cross country program. She grabbed ASC All-Academic Team recognition in 2012.
Meredith Johnson (2011-14) was a two-time All-American Southwest Conference member during her time at Mississippi College and was named ASC Freshman of the Year in 2011. She was named to the ASC All-Academic Team in 2012 and 2013.
Mallory Montgomery (2011-14) earned All-American Southwest Conference laurels in 2012. She was named to the conference's all-academic team in 2012 and 2013.
Men's Cross Country
Ryan Campbell (2014-17) grabbed All-Gulf South Conference First Team laurels in 2016. Campbell was also a two-time All-GSC Academic Honor Roll selection.
Evan Del Rio (2018-present) is a two-time All-GSC honoree during his two seasons in Clinton, including GSC Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the USTFCCCA All-South Region Team in 2019 and earned a berth at the NCAA Division II National Championships.
Tino Gonzalez (2009-12) was named to the All-American Southwest Conference team twice during his time in Clinton. Gonzalez started his career in Clinton grabbing ASC Freshman of the Year accolades.
Griffin Metcalf (2011-14) grabbed All-American Southwest Conference laurels in 2012. Metcalf was a member of the ASC All-Academic Team in 2012 and the GSC All-Academic Team in 2014.
Gabe Poulin (2018-present) is a two-time All-GSC selection in just two seasons with the Choctaws and grabbed USTFCCCA All-South Region laurels in 2019. He is a GSC All-Academic Team selection and two-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll along with USTFCCA All-Academic Team.
Jordan Pritchard (2017-18) was a two-time All-GSC selection in his two seasons with the program and earned USTFCCCA All-South Region laurels. He was also a two-time member of the USTFCCCA Academic Team along with the GSC Academic Honor Roll and GSC All-Academic Team in 2018.
Will Young (2015-18) was an All-Gulf South Conference member in 2018. Young also excelled in the classroom as a two-time member of the GSC All-Academic Team, four-time selection to the conference's academic honor roll, two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection, and a Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Honorable Mentions
Tyler Braswell (2017),
Sam Darnall (2015-18),
Amber Griffis (2007-10),
Emma Langley (2019-present) and
Ivy Price (2007-10).
Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact
David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or
nichols@mc.edu.
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