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year that I received becoming a better a tennis brochure time manager by from Millsaps and combining athletics immediately became with academics. interested in the “My grades are school,” Williams actually better in said. “The former season than they are tennis coach at in the off season, Millsaps had been due to the increase contacting me in structure and regularly during discipline in my my senior year in schedule,” Moroux high school, which said. “Sometimes the led me to strongly two run together, consider Millsaps.” but priorities must Williams said be set in order to she ultimately chose Junior Lauren Williams makes a forehand shot. Senior Victoria Romano sends the volleyball over the net. make the right Millsaps “because of choice.” the strong academic “Balancing reputation, smaller sport with study is classes, and more individual attention.” Soccer was one reason junior a very tough task,” Merkel said, “but the The small campus allows busy studentaccounting major Drew Moroux took a faculty here at Millsaps understands the athletes to easily take part in a variety of look at Millsaps. “Coach Johnson was the demands of being a student-athlete. Every activities, she said. “Along with playing first person I met at the school when he professor I’ve had so far has worked with collegiate tennis over the past two years, saw me play, and through that relationship, me on moving tests or assignments due to I had the opportunity to be in a sorority, playing soccer in college became more and games or road trips, without complaint.” sing in Millsaps Singers, and be involved more of a reality along with other schools,” Time management also keeps Williams in other Christian and volunteer-centered Moroux said. “I felt that Millsaps was a fit grounded. “I try to do homework in my organizations. I wanted the total package for me, not only as an athlete, but also and spare time throughout the day,” Williams for my college experience, and Millsaps more importantly as a student.” said. “I definitely have to be conscious of offered just what I wanted.” He, too, has reaped the rewards of being organized when I am busy with
Mo comes to campus Quinn Lemieux, a Millsaps basketball player, met Mo Williams, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. Williams and his foundation hosted at Millsaps his annual basketball camp that in 2010 benefitted the Boys and Girls Clubs. Williams is a native of Jackson and graduate of Murrah High School who played for the University of Alabama before entering the NBA draft. He has played for the Utah Jazz, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Cavaliers.
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