Baldwyn's Griffin, Tupelo's Brown voted Athletes of the Week
Baldwyn’s Emerson Griffin and Tupelo’s Andrew Brown have been voted Daily Journal Athletes of the Week for Sept. 21-26. Griffin, a sophomore setter on the volleyball team, recorded 57 assists, 15 digs and four kills over two matches last week. She earned 72% of the vote in the Female Athlete of the Week Twitter poll. The other nominees were East Union’s Lyla Brock and Lafayette’s Carson Ball. ...
Yahoo Sports reports that Baldwyn's Emerson Griffin and Tupelo's Andrew Brown have been named Athletes of the Week for the week of September 21-26. Griffin, a sophomore setter for the volleyball team, was recognized for her impressive performance, contributing 57 assists, 15 digs, and four kills in two matches. She earned 72% of the vote in the Female Athlete of the Week Twitter poll, with East Union's Lyla Brock and Lafayette's Carson Ball as her other nominees.
Meanwhile, Brown, a senior cross country runner, made history as the second Mississippi high school athlete to break the 15-minute mark in a 5K race, finishing the ON Twilight at PR’ville race in Huntsville, Alabama, in 14:49.40. He secured 45.8% of the vote in the Male Athlete of the Week poll, surpassing Pontotoc's Markavion Jones and Itawamba AHS' Xavier Waters.
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