Mincey adds five to program for 2013
Carson-Newman head women’s basketball coach Mike Mincey announced the signing of four native Tennesseans and one Pennsylvanian to the Eagles’ women’s basketball program Tuesday. Kailyn Brooks (Lafayette, Tenn.), Kaitlyn Cupples (Clinton, Tenn.) join Carson-Newman out of high school, while Taylor Peterson (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.), Whitney Kyle (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Jessica Poole (Harrisburg, Pa.) transfer […]
McCord adds one to inaugural signing class
Carson-Newman head swimming coach Paige McCord has rounded out her inaugural swimming signing class with one final female swimmer to bring the final tally to 31 signees. Nancy Claire Smith comes to C-N from Franklin, Tenn., and Franklin High School. “Nancy Claire brings a lot to our women’s team in the individual medley and breaststroke […]
Eagles add 16 to football recruiting class
Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has announced the signing of 16 players to bring the Eagles’ 2013 recruiting class to 50. Lucas Fishman (Morristown, Tenn.), 5-9, 185 pounds, LB Twitter: @LucasFishman The team captain for Morristown West. Fishman was an all-Lakeway region selection and an all-state selection his junior and senior seasons. Helped MWHS […]
Hefner honored with NFCA All-American status
Carson-Newman junior shortstop Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.) has added to her laundry list of honors in 2013 with a first team All-American selection from the NFCA. Hefner, the SAC and Daktronics’ Southeast Region Player of the Year, was the only player from the southeast region on the first team and the only player from the […]
Emanuel, Van Bruggen named finalists for Excellence in Aquatics Award
Carson-Newman linebacker Jarell Emanuel and head athletic trainer Mike Van Bruggen have been named finalists for the 2013 Excellence in Aquatics Award. The award recognizes athletic training professionals and the athletes they treated who, despite all odds, garnered superior rehabilitation results through innovative, and sometimes unconventional, methods involving aquatics as a medium to help achieve […]
Morgan announces hiring of Strudwick to helm women’s golf program
Carson-Newman athletic director Allen Morgan has announced the hiring of 23-year LPGA tour professional Suzanne Strudwick as Carson-Newman’s next women’s golf coach. “It was extremely important to me that Suzanne was capable of working with younger players,” Morgan said, “But what was most important to me when I talked with Suzanne was her commitment to […]
Moodie adds three to women’s soccer signing class
Carson-Newman director of soccer Richard Moodie has announced the signing of three student athletes to the C-N women’s soccer class of 2017. The signings bring the Eagles’ total to 12 for the year. Kendall Morrison, Aubree Cable and Susann Kneifel are C-N’s late signees. A geographically diverse lot, Morrison hails from White House, Tenn., Cable […]
Hefner earns Southeast Region Player of the Year honors, three others join her on all-region squads
Carson-Newman junior shortstop Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.) has been named the Daktronics’ Southeast Region Player of the Year by the district’s sports information directors. Hefner was Carson-Newman’s only first team selection for both the Daktronics’ all-region team and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association all-region team. Bri Shoemake (Ooltewah, Tenn.) and Kelli Hensley (Knoxville, Tenn.) took […]
Griffin announces hitting and pitching camp dates, June 10-13, 2013
Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the Eagles’ all-phases, hitting and pitching camps for the middle of June. The all-phases camp is set from June 10-13 from 9 a.m. to noon. The hitting camp runs Jun 17-18 and the pitching camp June 19-20. The all-phases camp is geared toward ages 6-13 and covers […]
Volleyball adds two to 2013 signing class
Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has added a middle blocker and a defensive specialist to the Eagles’ 2013 signing class. JaLesa Beaver (Katy, Texas) and Eileen Anderson (North Hunterdon, N.J.) join early signees Jessica Sokol and Taylor Lowe to bring Mincey’s total signees to four. JaLesa Beaver: A four-year varsity letterwinner and starter for […]
C-N soccer to utilize GPSports vests
Carson-Newman’s soccer teams will be one of the first three American institutions to partner with GPSports – a biometrics and GPS-based technology that will enable Carson-Newman soccer’s coaching staff to better train its athletes. Carson-Newman joins the Atlanta Falcons and Baylor Bears as the first American users of the product. The software is popular among […]
Benson inks two for 2013
Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has signed two players – one out of high school and one transfer from Morehead State – for 2013. Toledo Central Catholic’s CJ Bussey and Morehead State’s Sawyer Williams will both be available for the Eagles next season. “These guys fill some needs that we saw after this […]
Day, Hefner named athletes of the year at athletic banquet
Carson-Newman football player Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) and softball player Brittany Hefner (Talbot, Tenn.) have been named the university’s male and female athlete of the year, respectively. The honors were determined by a vote among Carson-Newman coaches, administrators, team officials and Eagle Club members. Cross country’s Hannah Reese (Brandon, Miss.) and football’s Zach Witherspoon (Oak […]
Dungy honors Sparks with Uncommon Award
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy has presented Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks with the inaugural Uncommon Award, which is meant to recognize an individual for their “uncommon leadership through character and faith.” Sparks received the award last week at a banquet in Minneapolis, Minn., in which Minnesota Viking head coach Leslie Frazier was also […]
Eagles place four on SAC All-Tournament team
After finishing as runners up in the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship, Carson-Newman had four players selected to the league’s all-tournament team. Pitchers Chris Armstrong (Blain, Tenn.) and Dustin Dunagan (Winder, Ga.), as well as second baseman Bo Ausmus (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and centerfielder Cody Fox (Seymour, Tenn.) all made the all-tournament […]
Blassingame gets gold again at the Southeastern Regional
Carson-Newman’s track and field team come home 10 medals, after a two-day competition at the Southeast Regional Championship at Lenior-Rhyne University. Sophomore Cassadine Blassingame not only took the gold in the men’s long jump event, he also managed to snag the bronze in the men’s triple jump. This will mark the fifth time during the […]
