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Contact: Madison Welzbacher

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State students have chosen a special group of fellow Bulldogs to represent the university on its 2021 Homecoming Court.

Smith Lyon and Hayden Tucker will reign as ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ’s Homecoming King and Queen during the week of Oct. 24-30, culminating with the court presentation at halftime of the ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ football game against the University of Kentucky Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. Lyon is a senior marketing major from Greenwood, and Tucker is a senior biochemistry/pre-medicine major from Brandon.

This year’s Mr. and Miss ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ are Reese Dunne and Kelli Gill Hixson. Dunne is a senior mechanical engineering major from Starkville, and Hixson is a senior biological sciences/pre-dental major from Batesville, Arkansas.

Each undergraduate class is represented by two maids:

SENIOR—Serena Liles, a biomedical engineering and biological sciences/pre-medicine major from Ocean Springs, and Annie Sieja, a mechanical engineering major from Madison.

JUNIOR—Sara Frances Wolfe, a biochemistry/pre-dental major from Belden, and Lauryn Polito, a horticulture major from Trussville, Alabama.

SOPHOMORE—Carrington Davis, an elementary education major from Columbus, and Maury Johnston, a biological sciences and fine arts major from Tupelo.

FRESHMAN—Lana Evans, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major from Madison, and Sydiah Ervin, a biomedical engineering major from Pinson, Alabama.

For more on 2021 Homecoming week activities, follow the ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Student Association on Facebook @ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³ÏñStudentAssociation, Twitter and Instagram @ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ_SA, or visit .

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