Brothers And McBride Named To SEC Community Service Team
STARVKILLE, Miss. – Two Mississippi State track and field athletes are being recognized for their work off the track as the SEC announced its 2015 Track and Field Community Service Team on Thursday.
Selected from MSU are senior Carmen Brothers and junior Brandon McBride, both of whom have shown immense dedication to helping those around them.
“It’s great to see athletes recognized for what they do away from the track,” MSU coach Steve Dudley said. “These are two great people who deserve this honor. Both Carmen and Brandon are actively involved in many different community service projects.”
McBride is most widely known for being a two-time NCAA champion, but this award recognizes what he gives back to the community. McBride is a volunteer with the Ics Oktibbeha County Head Start Center, while also serving as a math tutor at the Mitchell Memorial Library on the campus of MSU.
He also is a part of the Mentoring Young Minds program at Whitesburg Middle School and participated in National Family Literacy Day at the Emerson Family Resource Center.
Finishing up her career at MSU, Brothers has been a leader for Bulldogs off the track as much as on it. Brothers is the president of the M-Club Community Service Club at MSU. She has also volunteered with many organizations including Relay for Life, Thanksgiving food drives, Bulldogs on the Move, the Salvation Army Bell Ring, Habitat for Humanity and Soles for Souls.
Other projects Brothers has been a part of include the SEC “Together We Can” Can Drive, Service Dawgs, Bully’s Book Blitz and the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk.
Both McBride and Brothers have excelled in the classroom as well, both having been selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. McBride earned the honor in 2013, while both he and Brothers received the distinction in 2014.
The SEC Community Service Team is made up of a male and female athlete from each of the 14 schools and looks to acknowledge athletes who give back to their communities.
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