Mississippi College Athletes Earn GSC Track Weekly Honors

CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College’s track and field team earned three weekly awards from the Gulf South Conference following impressive performances at the MC Spring Classic.

Distance runner Taylor Benoit was named the GSC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week after winning the 5,000 meters in 16:58.56. The performance set a school record, improved her personal best by 10 seconds, and currently ranks first in the conference and NCAA Division II.

Junior Kennedy Thompson received the GSC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honor. She finished second in the discus with a throw of 41.27 meters and second in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 46.37 meters. The hammer throw is the second-best in Mississippi College history, and both marks lead the GSC standings.

On the men’s side, freshman Brodie Roberts was named GSC Freshman of the Week. He posted a provisional qualifying time of 10.29 seconds in the 100 meters, winning the event at the MC Spring Classic. The time ranks as the third-fastest in school history and tops the conference and Division II this season.

Mississippi College is scheduled to compete again Saturday, March 21, at the Belhaven Invitational in Jackson, Miss., starting at 10 a.m.

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