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 track and field 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 Track and Field
Zairia Brown (2016-19) a member of the 2017 GSC 4x100 Champion, a member of the 2017 GSC 4x400 Champion, the 2019 GSC 400-Meter Champion and a 2019 member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll.
Jennifer Cooper (2010-13) the ASC Co-Track Athlete of the Year, three-time ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year, ASC 10,000-Meter Champion, an All-ASC selection, and a two-time ASC All-Academic Team member.
Anna Grace Govero (2015-17) the 2016 GSC 100-Meter Champion, the 2016 GSC 400-Meter Champion, the 2016 GSC High Jump Champion, the 2016 GSC Heptathlon Champion, the 2017 GSC 100-Meter Champion, the 2017 GSC 400-Meter Champion, the 2017 GSC High Jump Champion, the 2017 GSC 100-Meter Hurdles Champion, member of the 2017 GSC 4x400 Champion, two-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, and member of the 2017 GSC All-Academic Team.
Kiana Grant (2015-18) the 2016 GSC Long Jump Champion, the 2016 GSC Triple Jump Champion, 2017 GSC Triple Jump Champion, the 2018 GSC High Jump Champion, a member of the 2017 GSC 4x100 Champion, a member of the 2017 GSC 4x400 Champion, three-time GSC Academic Honor Roll selection and two-time member of the GSC All-Academic Team.
Tytavia Hardy (2019-present) the 2020 GSC Indoor Most Outstanding Overall Performer, 2020 GSC Indoor Most Outstanding Field Performer, GSC Indoor Champion in the long jump, GSC Indoor Champion in the triple jump, All-GSC Indoor First Team in the long jump, All-GSC Indoor First Team in the triple jump, 2019 NCAA Division II Qualifier in the long jump, 2019 NCAA Division II Qualifier in the triple jump, 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (long jump), 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (high jump), 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (triple jump), 2019 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (long jump), 2019 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (high jump), 2019 All-GSC Outdoor Second Team (triple jump), a two-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, a 2020 GSC Winter All-Academic Team selection and a 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team member.
Meredith Johnson (2012-15) the 2012 ASC 1,500-meter Champion, an All-ASC selection, and an ASC All-Academic Team selection.
Liz Laubenberg (2008-11) the ASC Co-Track Athlete of the Year, back-to-back ASC 100-Meter Hurdle Champion, back-to-back ASC 400-Meter Hurdles Champion, a four-time All-ASC selection, a two-time ASC All-Academic Team member, and a NCAA Division III Qualifier.
Andrea McDonald (2016-19) the 2016 GSC High Jump Champion, the 2016 GSC Triple Jump Champion, the 2017 GSC High Jump Champion, the 2017 GSC Javelin Champion, the 2018 GSC High Jump Champion, the 2018 GSC Triple Jump Champion, the 2018 GSC Javelin Champion, the 2018 GSC Field Athlete of the Year, the 2019 GSC Javelin Champion, a GSC Top selection, a NCAA Division II Qualifier, a four-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, and a three-time honoree of the GSC All-Academic Team.
Marina Rizk (2019-present) the 2020 GSC Indoor Pole Vault Champion, the 2019 GSC Outdoor Pole Vault Champion, GSC Indoor First Team in the pole vault, GSC Outdoor First Team in the pole vault, USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region and USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region in the pole vault, two-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, and selected to the 2020 GSC Winter All-Academic Team.
Morgan Tynes (2012-13) the ASC 400-Meter Hurdle Champion, an All-ASC selection, and a two-time ASC All-Academic Team member.
Men's Track and Field
Shane Brogdon (2010-13) an All-ASC Champion (800-meters), two-time All-ASC selection, and a two-time ASC All-Academic Team selection.
Dalton Dempsey (2018-present) – a two-time USTFCCCA All-Region performer in the 400-meters, a two-time USTFCCCA All-Region selection in the 4x400 relay, a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete recipient, a three-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, and a member of the 2020 GSC Winter All-Academic Team.
Matthew Gibson (2017-18) a two-time member of the All-GSC 4x400 relay team (2017, 2018) and a member of the 2017 All-GSC 4x100 relay team.
Darius Green (2014-17) a member of the 2017 All-GSC 4x100 relay team
Luke Hodnett (2016-19) a three-time member of the All-GSC 4x400 relay team, a member of the 4x100 relay team, a four-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll and a three-time GSC All-Academic Team selection.
Edward Johnson (2013) an All-ASC Champion (4x100), All-ASC Champion (long jump), an All-ASC selection,
Jordan Pritchard (2018-20) a four-time, USTFCCCA All-South Region performer, a three-time, member of the Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team and five-time selection to the conference's academic honor roll.
Demarcus Speight (2011-13) a 2013 All-ASC Champion (100-meters), All-ASC Champion (4x100), and an All-ASC selection.
A.B. Williams (2016-present) – an All-GSC selection Second Team selection in the discus, an All-GSC selection Second Team selection in the weight throw, an All-GSC selection Second Team selection in the shot put, a two-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll and served as team captain during the 2020 season.
Rakeem Wilson (2018-present) a 2020 GSC Indoor Champion in the 200-meters, a 2020 GSC Indoor Champion in the 400-meters, an All-GSC First Team selection in the 200-meters, an All-GSC First Team selection in the 400-meters, a two-time USTFCCCA All-Region selection as a member of the 4x400 relay team, a USTFCCCA All-Region member in the 60-meters, a three-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll, a member of the 2020 GSC Winter All-Academic Team, a two-time member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and served as a captain during the 2020 season.
Honorable Mentions
Jessica Hodges (2012-15),
Abbey Kracke (2008-10),
Bobbi LaBrant (2016),
Rebecca Lewallen (2017-19),
Ezra McCaw (2019-present),
Kiara Vance (2019-present) and
Evu Janice Young (2015-16).
John Adams (2012-15),
Ben Dixon (2013),
Luke Govero (2017),
Justin Jackson (2018-20), Oliver Kjeldsen (2016),
Daviciea McCartney (2020—present),
Robert McMahon (2015-18), and
Justin Thomas (2015).
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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