BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Mississippi College Athletic Department finished second overall in the 2023-24 Gulf South Conference All-Sports Trophy Standings, as announced by the conference office. It is the best finish for the department in program history.
 
MC's previous best overall finish was last season when the department finished third with 113.625 points.
 
Mississippi College finished second in the overall standings with 119.0 points. The Choctaws claimed two conference crowns in 2023-24, winning the regular season in softball and men's soccer. MC also notched tournament runner-up finishes in men's and women's tennis, while finishing third in at the men's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field championship.
 
The Blue and Gold finished second in the women's all-sports standings with 47.500 points. The second-place finish ties the best mark for the program. The men's athletic programs finished third with 38.125 points.
 
The overall all-sports trophy counts all sports that a school sponsors, with its regular-season finish in the standings counting towards 75 percent of the final rank, and a tournament finish making up the other 25 percent. Affiliate members are included in the calculations but do not qualify for All-Sports Trophy.
 
Lee University took the overall crown for the fourth consecutive season. The Flames totaled a GSC record 142.5 points as they claimed the men's and women's trophies. LU's women's sports edged MC for the top spot by three-plus points.
 
The University of West Florida finished third in the overall standings (113.375 pts.) followed by a pair of Yellowhammer State institutions rounding out the top five spots. The University of Alabama in Huntsville finished fourth (98.50) and the University of Montevallo in fifth (90.625)
 
The GSC will present the All-Sports Trophies on Thursday, May 30 as part of the conference's annual awards celebration.