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Administration Jace Aymond --- Athletic Communications Assistant

Paulette, Becker Named Mississippi College Athletes of the Week by Performance Therapy

CLINTON, Miss. --- This week, Mississippi College's Athletes of the Week goes to men's cross country runner Jan Lukas Becker and volleyball's Lydia Paulette.

Not only was Becker awarded as the GSC runner of the week but was also named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. It was the first time an MC runner was honored at the level and was for Becker's performance at the Watson College Cross Country Classic. In the race last Friday morning, Becker posted a staggering 23:29 in the 8K, breaking not only the Choctaw Trails record, but also his own school record by a whopping 21 seconds. After dominating the meet held Clinton last week, the Choctaws move to the all-important GSC Championships, held in Hunstville, Al. on Saturday, October 21st at 8:30 a.m. 

Now for the third time this season, Paulette received not only MC's Athlete of the Week, but also the GSC's. This week, she led the conference in kills with 30 throughout the two matches this past week against Valdosta State and West Georgia. In the process, she moved up in the MC record books as she is now third in career kills with 779. On the season, she's second in the GSC in both kills (251) and kills per set (3.64). Now fourth in the GSC standings, the volleyball team takes a break from conference play as they travel to Florida this upcoming weekend in a crossover with the Sunshine State Conference.
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Players Mentioned

Lydia Paulette

#23 Lydia Paulette

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6' 3"
Junior
Jan Lukas Becker

Jan Lukas Becker

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6' 0"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Lydia Paulette

#23 Lydia Paulette

6' 3"
Junior
OH
Jan Lukas Becker

Jan Lukas Becker

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Distance