Family, food fill Bulldogs' day off Oct 23, 2009
He said he will go see his son, Jon, play quarterback for Mars Hill College on Saturday. Whatever it takes to recharge your batteries, Richt said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Wake Forest Places Second and Fifth at Blue Ridge Open Oct 17, 2009
Mars Hill College, 311 13. Morehead State, 321 14. (Wakeforestsports.com)
Small town suits young Richt Sep 25, 2009
A 6-2, 210-pound redshirt freshman starting at quarterback at NCAA Division II Mars Hill College, a small community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains 20 miles north of Asheville, Richt said he is happy and content away from the limelight. Clemson was a big, big atmosphere and lifestyle, said Richt, 19. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Eagles volleyball team wins Hilton tournament; cross country teams fare well at Asics meet Sep 20, 2009
In the college division races, Mars Hill College earned the men's title while Anderson University ran away with the women's championship. Coach Ben Paxton's men squad placed one runner in the top 10 finishers as sophomore Adam Freudenthal covered the 8-kilometer distance in a time of 25:47. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Bulldog Bites: Gundy, Richt live in different worlds Sep 3, 2009
Meanwhile, Tuesday night at the Touchdown Club of Athens meeting I attended, Richt was getting all warm and fuzzy talking about watching his son Jon play for Mars Hill College against North Greenville last weekend. Richt was struck by how different it was from big-time college football. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
High school coaches view swine flu as threat Aug 1, 2009
The private school had camp at North Carolina's Mars Hill College and had a couple of players catch strep throat. The sick youngsters were kept away from the team. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Panthers Named To WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Jul 10, 2009
371 25 Mars Hill College Jennifer Nance 3. 366. (Aupanthers.com)
Piedmont Electric awards four scholarships Jul 8, 2009
He will attend Mars Hill College. Martha Stone, the daughter of Jack and Rhonda Stone of Timberlake is a recent graduate of Person High School in Roxboro. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Rabun County seniors Bethany Wright, from left, Jennifer Savage, Shanda Callenback, Rachael Rogers and Jessica Arthur accept the Miley Duvall Scholarship May 12 from Connie and Jeff Duvall at the Senior Awards Night. May 22, 2009
"Miley was a big sister to Rogers and Wright in their youth group at Clayton Baptist Church when the two were in middle school."I was kind of shy, and she was spunky and outgoing," Rogers said. She said Miley took her under her wing and would write her letters of encouragement every week."She was a senior," Rogers said. "She didn't have to do that. " Rogers said the letters continued even when Miley went away to college.Wright won the scholarship because of her involvement in athletics. She said... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
A writer's good year gets better May 17, 2009
He still is drawn to the people and landscape of the North Carolina mountains, and his plays -- all written in collaboration with William Gregg, director of the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre at Mars Hill College -- and some of his books are set there. The most recent play, "Home Again," is about the consequences of Thomas Wolfe's going home again. (News & Observer)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! May 9, 2009
COLLEGE MARSHAL: Rachel Mellika Buller of Comer has been named a college marshal for the spring 2009 semester at Mars Hill College. BULLETIN BOARD. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mark Richt’s QB son transfers to Mars Hill College after leaving Clemson Apr 18, 2009
Mark Richt s QB son transfers to Mars Hill College after leaving Clemson ... Quarterback Jon Richt, the son of Georgia coach Mark Richt, will continue his football career at Mars Hill College. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Richt's son picks new school Apr 17, 2009
Quarterback Jon Richt, the son of Georgia coach Mark Richt, will continue his football career at Mars Hill College. The younger Richt announced last month that he would transfer from Clemson after one season in the Tigers program. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Richt's son picks Mars Hill Apr 17, 2009
Richt, the son of Georgia head coach Mark Richt, elected to transfer from Clemson to Mars Hill College in large part because of how comfortable a small-school atmosphere was for him during a record-setting career at Prince Avenue Christian. "It came down to Valdosta State and them," Mark Richt said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Former Glad now an NFL coordinator Mar 29, 2009
One of our assistant coaches, Tim Clifton (now at Mars Hill College), said Frank Bush was the most athletic youngster he'd ever seen. And (former assistant) Steve Brooks said that he had the finest attitude. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lucas: UNC Basketball Mailbag Feb 24, 2009
Lee Cope Mars Hill College. There's no question that an ACC-Big East Challenge would hold more intrigue than the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, which has lost a bit of its freshness. (Tarheelblue.com)
NCAA News: Presidents affirm regional contingency plan Feb 22, 2009
He and his presidential colleagues in fact praised the Championships Committee and its chair, David Riggins of Mars Hill College, for leadership in the matter. "Members of Division II committees are charged with deliberating issues on the basis of what is best for the division as a whole," he said. (Wwuvikings.com)
