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Wins National Football Championship Throug
Running back Austin Bolton was selected as Most Valuable Player by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
There’s been a saying at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College this year: “We just keep winning.” Probably the most notable win has been the National Junior College Athletic Association football championship
on December 5 against Lackawanna College. The 24-13 thriller at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburgh, Kansas, closed a perfect 2019 season for the MGCCC Bulldogs, marking their 12th win this season.
Gulf Coast previously won national football titles in 1948, 1971, 1984 and 2007. They also claimed national titles in women’s basketball (1973) and golf (2018), making this title the eighth national win for Gulf Coast athletics.
MGCCC’s 11 sports teams regularly win state and region titles. In 2018, the golf team won the NJCAA Division
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II golf championship. In 2019, golf team member Colin Troxler won the individual national title. In addition, both men’s and women’s basketball teams are undefeated this year, with the women posting an 8-0 record and the men at 7-0.
“Our student-athletes do a great job on and off the field,” said Dr. Mary S. Graham, MGCCC president. “They work hard and benefit from the culture of success created at the college by their coaches and the faculty and staff who provide the leadership for their achievements in the classroom and in the community. These students succeed because they are surrounded by college personnel who go above and beyond every day.”
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