Fall Frosty Awards Nominees: Male Athlete of the Year

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Posted: Jan 02, 2023

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 Athlete of the Year.

The 10th annual Frosty Awards will take place May 2 and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.

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Male Athlete of the Year

Braxton Westfield (Football): A two-time All-Region selection. Westfield's 886 yards receiving this season are sixth all-time and the most in the option-era. Westfeld finishes his Carson-Newman career with 1,752 yards – the seventh-most in school history and the third-most in the option era. The senior led the league in receptions per game, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns – a sure fire sign that the underworld has cooled given an Eagle hasn't led the league in any of those categories in the last 12 years. Westfield's 5.0 catches per game also registers as a school record. His 55 catches are the most in the option era and the sixth-most all-time.

Major Williams (Football): Williams finished third on the team in tackles and second in the SAC in tackles amongst defensive backs. The UVA transfer finished the year with 49 tackles and five stops for loss. The five tackles for loss are the second-most in C-N history among defensive backs behind All-American safety Darius Williams' 7.5 in 2019. Williams had a career-high seven tackles on four occasions against Limestone (9/17), Lenoir-Rhyne (9/24), Newberry (10/1) and Catawba (11/12). Those were among five games where he had at least five tackles. Williams had two picks on the year, both of which were against Erskine (10/15). He brought back one of those interceptions 28 yards for a defensive touchdown. The sophomore had 15 pass break ups on the year, ranking third in the SAC and fifth in the nation. His 17 passes defensed are the 11th most in a single season in school history. His four pass break ups against UVA Wise (11/5) are tied for the fourth most in a single-game in school history. He was named SAC Special Team Player of the Week on Nov. 14.

Frank Lee (Football): A terror on Carson-Newman's defensive line, Lee finished the year ranked eighth in the SAC in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss. He had 39 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. Lee also registered a team-high four quarterback hurries and had eight pass breakups leaping at the line. Lee maxed out with a career-high eight tackles at Emory & Henry. He also had a season-best five solo stops against the Wasps. He had at least five tackles in five of C-N's games. The freshman tallied multiple tackles for loss in three games, topping out at 4.5 against Erskine – the seventh-most in a game in school history. He garnered TSWA State Defensive Player of the Week honors following that game. He also notched a sack and a pass break up against the Fleet.

Nic Carsh (Men's Soccer): The senior earned his third career all-conference honor this season. He was named to the South Atlantic Conference first-team following a season in which he scored a team-high four goals and added two assists. Two of his four goals this season came in C-N's 5-3 over Spring Hill on August 28th.

Willem Kruijk (Men's Soccer): Kruijk was Carson-Newman men's soccer's lone second team all-conference selection this season. He recorded a team best six assists this season. The senior assisted on two of the Eagles three goals in a win over #14 Mars Hill. Both of Kruijk's goals this season were game-winners.

Hayden Hunneke (Men's Golf): In first fall season with the Eagles, Hunneke led C-N with a 72.3 scoring average, while playing in all 12 rounds. He opened up the fall season shooting a 3-under 67. He matched that 67 later in the fall, at the 2022 McCoy Wright Currahee Collegiate, in the final round. His second 3-under 67 of the fall helped him finish second at the event, his highest finish during the fall season.

Brent Borden (XC): The graduate transfer was the highest finishing Eagle in five out of six races for Carson-Newman's cross country team. Borden recorded his best time at the University of Alabama at Huntsville Invitational with a time of 25:28.6 in the 8K race that featured 50 schools and over 450 runners. Borden led the Eagles to their best finish at regionals since the 2003 season with a time of 33:10.5 in the 10K race, good enough for 43rd place.

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