CLINTON, Miss. --- Freshmen Evan Del Rio and Tytavia Hardy have been named Mississippi College Renasant Bank Athletes of the Week, it was announced on Monday (Jan. 21).
 

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Del Rio (Huntsville, Texas) posted a school record time of 8:47.16 in the men's 3,000 meters at the Samford January Open on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Birmingham, Ala. The performance surpassed the previous record of 8:48.80 held by teammate Jordan Pritchard last season.

Mississippi College returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Sewanee Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tenn.
 

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Hardy (Pensacola, Fla.) posted a season-record distance of 18' 1.75" in the women's long jump on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Samford January Open in Birmingham, Ala. The leap surpassed her previous best of 16' 8.75" at the Birmingham Southern Icebreaker Invitational on Nov. 30, 2017 at the Birmingham Crossplex. Hardy also competed in the 60 meter hurdles and the high jump at the Open.

Mississippi College returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Sewanee Tiger Indoor Invitational at Sewanee (Tenn.) University.
 

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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 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.