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Choctaws earn top-three team finishes at the GSC Championships

The Mississippi College Cross Country teams competed at the Gulf South Conference Championships in Clinton today. The women took home second overall, while the men finished in third. On top of that, eight members of the Choctaws’ cross country teams earned individual All-GSC honors. To read the full women’s release on the MC Athletics website,…

Cross Country Set to Host Gulf South Conference Championships

CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College is the host of the 2021 Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championships that are slated for Saturday, Oct. 23 at Choctaw Trails. The women’s 5K race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with the men’s 8K event penciled in for 10 a.m. Click HERE to check out the full…

Choctaws pick up another GSC road win

By Datti Jinkiri The Eastern Time Zone has been kind to the Mississippi College football team this season. The Choctaws moved to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in GSC play after defeating Shorter 20-7 on Saturday afternoon. The Choctaws, who defeated North Greenville in South Carolina two weeks ago, won their second road game in conference…

GSC releases women’s basketball preseason poll; Lady Choctaws picked 11th

By Datti Jinkiri The women’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have picked the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws to finish 11th in the league this upcoming season. The Lady Choctaws, who are led by Head Coach Greg Long, finished the abbreviated 2020-21 season with a 3-9 record. However, two of those wins came…

GSC releases men’s basketball preseason poll; Choctaws picked 12th

  By Datti Jinkiri The men’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have tabbed the Mississippi College Choctaws to finish in 12th in the conference this upcoming season. Due to COVID-19 cancellations, the Choctaws only played eight games last season. They finished with a 2-6 record, with the highlight coming in a 32-point…

Longabaugh picks up 300th win at Mississippi College

By Datti Jinkiri Yesterday, Mississippi College women’s soccer coach Darryl Longabaugh earned the 300th win of his storied career. Longabaugh’s Lady Choctaws defeated West Georgia 1-0 at home, giving the team their second win in a row. Longabaugh has been the only coach in the program’s history, starting his tenure in 1997. He’s overseen the…

MC Archery Team

Blue-and-gold Archers on Target with Striking State Championship Performance

While preparing for the USA Archery Collegiate 3D National Tournament later this month, Mississippi College’s archery team turned in a solid performance while hosting the Mississippi Collegiate State Championship Oct. 2 in Clinton’s Traceway Park. The Blue and Gold archers battles raindrops and misty weather throughout the day to post three first-place and three second-place…

MS Brilla FC

Brilla Soccer Ministries: October Update

Brilla Soccer Ministries recently announced the formation of the Global Football Alliance. The Global Football Alliance is a collective of ministries that are using the sport of soccer as a ministry platform. The purpose of this collective is to “organize soccer ministries around the globe for strategic planning, support, and project assistance”. Brilla’s next step…

Pair of Choctaw athletes add names to record books

By Datti Jinkiri Records are meant to be broken, and two Mississippi College athletes have done just that over the past few days. Cross country runner Hunter Kurz and volleyball player Lexie Laurendine have recently etched their names into the school’s record books. Kurz Kurz broke the school’s 8K record at Louisville’s Live in the…

Five-touchdown effort earns Smith-Moore GSC honor

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College quarterback DeAnte Smith-Moore was named GSC Offensive Player of the Week after being instrumental in the Choctaws’ 42-21 road win over North Greenville. The sophomore from Cincinnati accounted for five total touchdowns on Saturday. Smith-Moore is the first Mississippi College player since 2019 to be named GSC Offensive Player of…