Former Eagle track & field star and Jefferson City native Amanda Lowe was named the new Carson-Newman cheer and dance coach on Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Lowe recently led the Eagles at the UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship with multiple top 15 finishes. Carson-Newman's dance team competed in the open pom and open jazz divisions (including Division II, III and NAIA schools) and finished 12th and 15th, respectively with no deductions in either category. Meanwhile, Carson-Newman's cheer team finished 11th in the gamedy open division (which includes schools from FCS, II, III and NAIA).   

Lowe was previously a cheerleader for the University of Tennessee Volunteers for one year before transferring back home to Mossy Creek. Lowe was also a member of the Carson-Newman cheer squad for one season before leaving the team to focus on her track & field career. 

As a member of the Carson-Newman track & field squad, Lowe first broke the school record in the 60 meter run in 2019, before breaking it twice again in her final indoor season, tying teammate Tia Davis for a school record time of 7.72 seconds. Lowe earned USTFCCCA All-Region Honors for the 2021 indoor track & field season.

In outdoor competition, Lowe earned the silver medal as a member of the women's 4x100 meter relay team at the 2019 SAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Lowe earned the bronze medal in the same event at the 2021 SAC Outdoor championships, setting a new school record with a time of 47.38 seconds in the event. Two weeks later, Lowe and her cohorts of Tia Davis, Timaya Ray and Morgan Bailey broke the school record again at the Lee Last Chance Meet with a time of 47.32 seconds. 

Lowe finished her track & field career at Carson-Newman with 52 top-10 finishes across the indoor and outdoor seasons in the 60 meter, 100 meter, 200 meter and the 4x100 meter relay. 

Lowe takes over for the late Christy Bowlin who passed away on July 15, 2021 after a three-and-a-half year battle with breast cancer. Under Bowlin, the team took home several awards, including first-place honors at the 2018 NDA Cheer Camp in the Gameday and Rally Routines Division-II section. The squad also recorded a pair of top-10 finishes at the NCA College National Championships.