From now until Jan. 2, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. These are the fall nominees for Male Freshman of the Year. Friday, we'll unveil the candidates for Female Freshman of the Year.
The seventh annual Frosty Awards will take place in late April and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.
Categories:
- Team Performance of the Year
- Female Newcomer of the Year
- Male Newcomer of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Play of the Year
- Male Freshman of the Year
- Female Freshman of the Year
- Upset of the Year
- Comeback of the Year
- Male Performance of the Year
- Female Performance of the Year
- Female Athlete of the Year
- Male Athlete of the Year
MALE FRESHMAN:
Sofian Maghouz: Sofian Maghouz was one of seven men's soccer players to garner All-South Atlantic Conference accolades from the league this year, the only freshman among the Eagles on the lists. Starting in 11 of his 14 appearances in his debut season at Mossy Creek, Maghouz scored a trio of goals with an assist for seven points total with a pair of game-winners. He was tabbed the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week on Oct. 9 following a two-goal outing in the 2-1 win over Queens on Oct. 5.
Christian Shouse: With only one collegiate event down for the Eagles, freshman Christian Shouse has already qualified for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championship as a provisional qualifier in the high jump and heptathlon after the Bast-Cregger Invitational. The 2.09m high jump was a new facility record at the Cregger Center in Salem, Va.
Troy Dendy: Dendy becomes the first Eagle to earn a freshman of the year honor from the conference since Jarvaris Neal was named defensive freshman of the year in 2012. Dendy is Carson-Newman's first offensive player of the year since quarterback Alex Rouse earned in the honor in 2005. Dendy exploded onto the scene in his first season as an Eagle. The Laurens, S.C., native has rushed for 700 yards on 85 carries, accounting for six touchdowns. He has powered his way to a trio of 100-yard performances, including a 23-carry, 200-yard performance en route to South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors The 200-yard day against Limestone registered as the 37th all-time 200-yard rushing performance in Carson-Newman football history, and the first by a freshman. He also had a seven-carry, 149-yard, two-touchdown day against UNC Pembroke. Dendy broke the 100-yard barrier against Mars Hill on Nov. 2 with 110 yards on 12 carries.
Roberts Zemturis: Freshman Roberts Zemturis set a new person record and school record in the 50-yard freestyle prelims at the Tennessee Invitational with a time of 20.04 on Nov.21. It was also the fastest time in all Division II swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle at that point in the season.
Christian Jones: Jones started his Carson-Newman career as a reserve offensive lineman, but finished his freshman season as a starter on the defensive line due to injuries. Jones made the position switch midseason due to injuries. He accounted for a quartet of starts on the interior of Carson-Newman's defensive line. He made 16 tackles and a half tackle for loss.
Nate Craft: A second team All-SAC kicker, Craft is Carson-Newman's leading scorer for 2019. The freshman kicker has hit 10-of-16 field goals and all 56 of his extra points. A two-time SAC Special Teams Player of the Week, Craft becomes the first special teamer to be honored twice in one season with player of the week honors since kicker Carson Wise was lauded three times during the 2015. Against Mars Hill, Craft started the scoring by launching a 50-yard field goal through the uprights into a breeze on the Eagles' opening possession. The 50-yard field goal was the first by a Carson-Newman kicker since Curt Duncan's school-record 54-yarder against Tusculum in 2012. It registers as the ninth 50-yard field goal in Carson-Newman football history. Craft also became the first Carson-Newman kicker to knock through a pair of 40-yard kicks in one game (Craft's second field goal was true from 42) since Duncan as well. Duncan hit from 43 and 50 en route to scoring a school-record 17 points as a kicker in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne in week three of 2012.
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