CLINTON, Miss. --- The 2016-17 Mississippi College athletics season was full of extraordinary moments both on and off the fields of play.

In June of 2016, the NCAA informed MC that they had completed the transition process and would be full members of Division II and the Gulf South Conference, earning the right to play for conference and national championships.
 
With that as the backdrop, the Office of Athletic Communications put together a committee to vote on and compose a list of the "Top 10 Choctaw Moments" on the court, field and track.
 
While there were many moments this past year that had the Mississippi College alumni, students and fans proud of their Choctaws and Lady Choctaws, here's the list of the absolute best.
 

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Women's cross country's Kaleigh Akers capped on her successful, sophomore season earning NCAA Division II All-South Region honors as she finished 24th in the 6K race with a time of 23:38.80 – her college-best in a 6K - and led MC to an 11th place finish at the Regional. The All-Gulf South Conference Second Teamer was the top finisher for the Lady Choctaws in six meets during the 2016 season. The Daphne, Ala., native also flourished in the classroom, as she earned Academic All-American accolades and was named to the USTFCCA All-Academic Team and GSC Academic Honor. Akers posted a 3.93 grade point average during the Fall semester in Kinesiology (Exercise Science).
 

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2016-17 Top Choctaw Moments
 

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#9	Kaleigh Akers' Sophomore Season
#10	Matt Brasher's Walk-Off Field Goal

 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be 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.