Tatum, Peterson Named to SEC Community Service Team
May 26, 2020 | Track & Field
The track and field Community Service Team was announced Tuesday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two members of the Track and Field squad at Mississippi State were named to the Southeastern Conference's Community Service Team in Malcum Tatum and Stephanie Peterson, the SEC continuing to honor their student-athletes' work in the community despite the season on the track being cut short.
Tatum, a senior sprinter for the Maroon and White, has been active in the community ever since arriving in Starkville. He was one of six Mississippi State athletes to take part in a two-day service trip in December 2019 in Shaw, Miss., serving the community as part of the MSU Student-Athlete Development Office's 'Bulldogs in the Delta' initiative. He and the group worked with Delta Hands for Hope, assisting in painting and working on a facility in the local school district, and then surprising the kids with Christmas presents at their after-school program. On the second day, Tatum and crew worked with the West Tallahatchie Habitat for Humanity and helped put up drywall and install insulation in a home that went to a mother of two. The Charlotte, N.C. native has also served food at Peter's Rock Baptist Church in Starkville after services and participated in the Pink Dawg Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness.
In the 2020 Indoor season, Tatum placed third in the 600m and was third in the 4x400m relay at the Blazer Invitational, had a fifth place finish in the 4x400m relay and ran in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational, and had an eighth-place finish in the 400m at the Power 5 Invitational as well as a third-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the meet.
Peterson, a redshirt junior distance runner, has accumulated 225 community service hours while at Mississippi State. She is an active volunteer in FBC Starkville's youth ministry, is a mentor to a group of first grade girls at StarKids every Wednesday, and participated in a one-day event where she served as a counselor to a group of second grade boys by leading them in games and singing. The Chattanooga, Tenn. native also participated in Parents Night Out where she provided free overnight child care to parents in FBC Starkville's Harbor Program. Peterson served children and their families breakfast at Breakfast at the Farm, also acting as a tour guide to show them a working dairy farm in an effort to educate about where their food comes from. Her extensive list of community service activities continues with the T.K. Martin Fun Run, United We Feed Food Drive, and spending time at the Boys and Girls Club, Carrington Nursing Center, and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
On the track, Peterson competed in both the 3000m and 5000m in the Indoor 2020 season, finishing in seventh at both the Blazer Invitational and the Vanderbilt Invitational, respectively.
2019-20 SEC Track and Field Community Service Team
Gabe Serrano, Alabama
Alexa Cruz, Alabama
Nick Hilson, Arkansas
Joy Ripslinger, Arkansas
Ryan Lee, Auburn
Hannah Tarwater, Auburn
Chantz Sawyers, Florida
Lauren Ghee, Florida
Nicholas Yanek, Georgia
Tiffany Yue, Georgia
Molly Leppelmeier, Kentucky
Arthur Price, LSU
Annie Jung, LSU
Tyler Moore, Ole Miss
Maddie McHugh, Ole Miss
Malcum Tatum, Mississippi State
Stephanie Peterson, Mississippi State
Darrell Singleton Jr., South Carolina
Briana Reckling, South Carolina
Nate Harper, Tennessee
Megan Murray, Tennessee
Devin Dixon, Texas A&M
Brittany Parker, Texas A&M
Regan Clay, Vanderbilt
In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the Southeastern Conference names a Community Service Team for each of its 21 league-sponsored sports, looking to highlight student-athletes from each school who gives back to the community through superior service efforts.
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Tatum, a senior sprinter for the Maroon and White, has been active in the community ever since arriving in Starkville. He was one of six Mississippi State athletes to take part in a two-day service trip in December 2019 in Shaw, Miss., serving the community as part of the MSU Student-Athlete Development Office's 'Bulldogs in the Delta' initiative. He and the group worked with Delta Hands for Hope, assisting in painting and working on a facility in the local school district, and then surprising the kids with Christmas presents at their after-school program. On the second day, Tatum and crew worked with the West Tallahatchie Habitat for Humanity and helped put up drywall and install insulation in a home that went to a mother of two. The Charlotte, N.C. native has also served food at Peter's Rock Baptist Church in Starkville after services and participated in the Pink Dawg Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness.
In the 2020 Indoor season, Tatum placed third in the 600m and was third in the 4x400m relay at the Blazer Invitational, had a fifth place finish in the 4x400m relay and ran in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational, and had an eighth-place finish in the 400m at the Power 5 Invitational as well as a third-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the meet.
Peterson, a redshirt junior distance runner, has accumulated 225 community service hours while at Mississippi State. She is an active volunteer in FBC Starkville's youth ministry, is a mentor to a group of first grade girls at StarKids every Wednesday, and participated in a one-day event where she served as a counselor to a group of second grade boys by leading them in games and singing. The Chattanooga, Tenn. native also participated in Parents Night Out where she provided free overnight child care to parents in FBC Starkville's Harbor Program. Peterson served children and their families breakfast at Breakfast at the Farm, also acting as a tour guide to show them a working dairy farm in an effort to educate about where their food comes from. Her extensive list of community service activities continues with the T.K. Martin Fun Run, United We Feed Food Drive, and spending time at the Boys and Girls Club, Carrington Nursing Center, and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
On the track, Peterson competed in both the 3000m and 5000m in the Indoor 2020 season, finishing in seventh at both the Blazer Invitational and the Vanderbilt Invitational, respectively.
2019-20 SEC Track and Field Community Service Team
Gabe Serrano, Alabama
Alexa Cruz, Alabama
Nick Hilson, Arkansas
Joy Ripslinger, Arkansas
Ryan Lee, Auburn
Hannah Tarwater, Auburn
Chantz Sawyers, Florida
Lauren Ghee, Florida
Nicholas Yanek, Georgia
Tiffany Yue, Georgia
Molly Leppelmeier, Kentucky
Arthur Price, LSU
Annie Jung, LSU
Tyler Moore, Ole Miss
Maddie McHugh, Ole Miss
Malcum Tatum, Mississippi State
Stephanie Peterson, Mississippi State
Darrell Singleton Jr., South Carolina
Briana Reckling, South Carolina
Nate Harper, Tennessee
Megan Murray, Tennessee
Devin Dixon, Texas A&M
Brittany Parker, Texas A&M
Regan Clay, Vanderbilt
In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the Southeastern Conference names a Community Service Team for each of its 21 league-sponsored sports, looking to highlight student-athletes from each school who gives back to the community through superior service efforts.
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