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RECORD YEAR
BY MRS. CAROLINE BRADFORD, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
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The 2023 athletics season began with uncertainty. With
a recent change from GHSA moving MPCS from the A-Private classification into the higher Division 2A level, the typical high school competitor pool had changed. However, our Eagles soared despite the change and the year panned out to be one for the record books for MPC athletics. The Eagles have claimed a new high of five State championship
titles, including two new program titles; two State runner-up titles; and eight Region and Area championships. Aside from that domination on the fields and courts, the hard-won efforts of our student-athletes earned Mount Paran Christian the 2A Georgia Athletic Directors’ Association (GADA) Director’s Cup — a first in the school's history! In addition, the Lady Eagles won the honors for overall top female program in 2A, and the boys came in second. Dating back to 1999, the GADA Director’s Cup is awarded to the top athletic programs in each classification based on a scaled point system. Varsity teams earn points for success on the field or court in post-season play, with
T H E H A R D -WO N EFFO RTS O F O U R S TU D EN TAT H L E T E S EA R NED MO U NT PA R A N C H R I ST I AN T H E 2 A G E OR G IA ATH LETIC D IR EC TO R S A S S O C I AT I ON ( G A DA ) D IR EC TO R ’S C U P — A F IR S T IN TH E SC H O O L'S H IS TO RY! State appearance and titles garnering the highest ranks. Each school’s highest scoring eight sports for boys and eight sports for girls will be used to calculate the school’s awarded point totals. The Cup recognizes consistent success among student-athletes who are part of quality programs top to bottom. Athletic Director, Mitch Jordan, commented to the Marietta Daily Journal, “We don’t measure the success of our programs off the number of wins and losses — the number one thing for our coaches is that it’s about the student-athletes first.”
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