March 19th, 2025 8:00pm
From Mars Hill sports information
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill Hall of Famer Jonas Randolph will be enshrined in the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame, as announced by the league Wednesday afternoon.
Randolph played at Mars Hill from 2008-11 and is one of the most decorated football players in league history. Randolph is the only player in the South Atlantic Conference to win the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is awarded to the best player in Division II football. Randolph holds every Mars Hill football rushing record, including career rushing yards (5,608), most yards in a season (2,170), most yards in a game (373), and highest per game average (197.3). All of those marks serve as South Atlantic Conference records as well.
His achievements do not stop there as he also holds the MHU and SAC record for most attempts in a game (49) and MHU records for season attempts (366) and career attempts (982). He scored four touchdowns in three separate games, 19 in the 2009 season, and 53 for his career, all school records. He holds the all-time marks in most games with 100 yards or more on the ground with 24, 200 yards or more with 10, and two 300-yard games, as well as stringing together 12 straight games with 100 yards or more rushing.
His 2011 accomplishments also led the Lions to a SAC Championship and appearance in the NCAA postseason as they hosted North Greenville. The Lions were ranked as high as 19th in the nation.
The 2025 South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame Banquet will take place as a part of the Conference's Spring Meetings in Charlotte, N.C. on May 29.