Mildrette Graves

High School Career

West Bolivar High School (1964-1967)

• Participated in basketball, band, track, and cheerleading

College Career

Alcorn State University (1967-1972)

• Three time All-SWAC and All-NAIA track performer (’68-’72)
• AAU International Track Team that competed in Norway and Poland (’68, ‘69)
• U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team (’68, ‘72)
• Gold medal winner, 4 X 100 meter relay, Mexico City Summer Olympics (’68)
• U.S. European Track and Field Tour (’69-’70)
• Held third best 100-meter time (11.2 seconds) in the world (’68)
• Named Outstanding Athlete in AAU Region (’69)
• Selected Female of the Year, 100% Wrong Club of Atlanta (’69)

Coaching Career

Head coach, girls track, Leland High School (1972-1979)

• Delta Valley Conference Coach of the Year (’73, ‘75, ‘77-’79)
• U.S. Southeast Region High School Coach of the Year, National High School Athletic Coaches Association (’79)
• Four Delta Valley Conference Titles; three District Titles, two North State Titles (’72-’79)
• Assistant track coach, Alcorn State (’80)

Head Coach, girls basketball, Magnolia Jr. High School (1981-1984)

Assistant Coach, girls track, Moss Point High School (1981-1989)

• Six District Titles; two South State Titles; two Big Eight Eastern Zone Titles
• District Five Coach of the Year, National High School Athletic Coaches Association (’88)

Head Coach, cross country and girls track, Clarksdale High School (1989-2002)

• One District Title and two district runner-up finishes, girls track

Featured in Salute to Black Olympians, American Visions Magazine (’88)

Hall of Fame Memberships

Alcorn State Hall of Honor (1992)

SWAC Hall of Fame (1995)

Alcorn State Athletic Hall of Fame (1996)

Rosedale-West Bolivar High School Hall of Fame (1998)

Bob Hayes Track Hall of Fame (2001)

Did You Know?

Mildred Netter Graves participated in the dedication of RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., in 1969 and was a torchbearer in the national torch relay for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA.