C-N Soccer Prepares for the Fall with Summer League Play
Several members of the Carson-Newman men’s and women’s soccer teams have thrived on their summer league teams. “We always like our players,” Carson-Newman head soccer coach Richard Moodie said, “to go and play and get the experience, and then come back fresh.” For the men, Marius Staalby (Trondheim, Norway) and Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), […]
Eagle Alum Leatherwood Joins Coaching Staff at Division III Hampden-Sydney
Former Carson-Newman men’s basketball guard/point center Kevin Leatherwood (Charlottesville, Va.) will continue his hoops career by joining Dee Vick’s coaching staff as an assistant coach at Hampden-Sydney in Hampden-Sydney, Va. Leatherwood becomes the fourth men’s hoops graduate in the last two years to stay in basketball after graduation. He joins Collin Crane – the basketball […]
Roberts Continues Hot Streak in South Florida Collegiate League
Carson-Newman third baseman Brandon Roberts (Davie, Fla.) has turned up the thermostat on his bat in the South Florida Collegiate League to torrid temperatures. The rising junior is batting .404 for the South Florida Breakers in 47 at bats. He has a trio of multi-hit games in his last seven outings. Among those is a […]
C-N Football Assistant Spearheads Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament
Carson-Newman assistant coach Tony Ierulli is one of two tournament directors for the Support The Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament, which is slated for Monday, July 7th at Green Meadow Country Club in Alcoa, Tenn. Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. The four-man scramble shotgun start will begin at […]
C-N Football Tickets on Sale
Carson-Newman football season tickets are on sale for the upcoming 2014 season. Season tickets for chairbacks are 75 dollars per seat for all ages and 50 dollars a seat for reserve bench seating. Individual game chairback and reserve bench tickets are 18 and 12 dollars. Call 865-471-3396 for tickets. The schedule opens for the third […]
Voice of the Eagles Finishes in Top Three for National Play-by-Play Award
Carson-Newman’s play-by-play voice has finished in the top three for Stretch Internet’s Call of the Year. Adam Cavalier, the contest’s inaugural champion, finished behind this year’s winner from Marygrove College for the program’s announcer’s final call of the volleyball program’s first ever conference win. The winning entry can be found at this link. Cavalier’s entry […]
C-N Volleyball Unveils 2014 Schedule
Carson-Newman volleyball will face off with five schools which made the NCAA tournament during the 2014 season and travel cross country to California to play in a tournament. “I like the fact that we’re going to get a chance to play some of the best D2 programs out in California to open the year,” C-N […]
Needs Rejoins C-N Football Staff as Wide Recievers Coach
Carson-Newman’s head track and field coach is back on 35th year head football coach Ken Sparks’ coaching staff. David Needs rejoins the program as an assistant coach for the wide receivers. His duties as head track and field coach will remain his primary duties within the athletic department. Needs replaces Derek Rang who moves on […]
C-N Football Factors Prominently in Preseason Magazine Prognostications
Carson-Newman football has received some love from two preseason publications. The Eagles are ranked 18th in The Sporting News’ preseason poll and 14th in Lindys. In addition, Carson-Newman defensive back EJ Jacob has been named a preseason first team All-American by Lindys. Jacob was second in the SAC with his five picks last year. With […]
Last Drill Factory Camp Begins in Three Weeks
Carson-Newman men’s basketball’s final Drill Factory summer camp takes place in just three weeks, from July 7-11. Assistant coach Shane Williams runs the “Drill Factory” for boys and girls in grades three-12. All camps run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full payment is due with the application, which can be found here. The camp is […]
Pemberton Wins Knoxville Area Women’s Championship
Carson-Newman women’s golfer Kelli Pemberton (Knoxville, Tenn.) won her hometown’s area women’s championship in a match play event over the weekend. Pemberton, a rising junior, defeated Carolyn Singer 3 & 1, Robin Banner 2 & 1, and Carolyn Gilliam 2 & 1 to win it. “It means a lot to me,” Pemberton said. “I’ve had […]
Pickett, Harper Collect Another Sand Tournament Victory
Carson-Newman volleyball’s Kristen Pickett (Cleveland, Tenn.) and Rachel Harper (Chattanooga, Tenn.) brought home another sand volleyball tournament championship. The duo won the Nashville Beach Women’s Doubles Tournament two weeks after qualifying for National Sand Collegiate Volleyball Association’s tournament at the World Series of Beach Volleyball July 24 in Long Beach, Calif. Pickett and Harper won […]
C-N Soccer Assistant Hewitt to Helm Owens Women’s Program
Former Carson-Newman assistant soccer coach Kenny Hewitt has been named the head women’s soccer coach for the Owens College Express. “We had a very qualified candidate pool for this position, and it was clear from our initial interviews that Kenny really stood out from the rest,” Owens Director of Athletics Rudy Yovich said. “He is […]
Freeman Adds to Postseason Track Laurels with Academic All-District Honor
Carson-Newman track and field junior thrower Randall Freeman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) has tallied a CoSIDA Academic All-District accolade to his athletic and academic resumes. Freeman was an all-region performer in the shot put and javelin in addition to holding a 3.8 GPA as a graphic design major. Freeman finished fifth in the region for both […]
Bauder Earns CoSDA Academic All-Disrict Accolade
Carson-Newman track and field’s Anna Bauder collected an academic All-District honor from CoSIDA to become C-N’s fourth all-district honoree this season. Bauder is a junior sprinter and history major with a 3.92 grade point average. She Had her best time of her career in the 55-meter dash during indoor season with a 7.43 at Appalachian […]
Hensley Garners All-American Honor from Daktronics
Carson-Newman softball leftfielder Kelli Hensley (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to the Daktronics’ honorable mention All-American team. Daktronics’ All-American teams are voted on by college’s sports information directors nationwide. Hensley only set the South Atlantic Conference and school records for hits in a single season with 92. In the process, she batted .492, the […]
