Meridith Hawkins
Meridith Hawkins
Height: 5-7
Year: Junior
Hometown: Powell, Tenn.
High School: Powell HS
Bats/Throws: Powell HS

2014-15: The 2014-15 SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Honorable Mention All-SAC regular season team member... Best finish of the season was a seventh-place showing at the Etowah Intercollegiate in a tournament where the junior shot both rounds in the 70s... Low round of the season was a 73 during the second round of the Fighting Camel Fall Classic... 13 of her 24 rounds were shot in the 70s... One of two Eagles to participate in all 24 rounds during the season. 

TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParRankW-L
Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate09/06-07/2014276-83=159  +15  28th/6840-27
Ross Resorts Invitational09/15-16/2014383-78-77=238  +22  t-18th/4830-17
Etowah Intercollegiate09/22-23/2014278-77=155  +11  7th/3326-6
Guy Harvey Invitational10/6-7/2014289-77=166  +22  t-63rd/9734-62
Fighting Camel Fall Classic10/20-21/2014378-73-81=232  +16  21st/5231-20
Newberry/Carson-Newman Dual02/02/2015191  +19  t-6th/93-5
Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate02/07-08/2015277-76=153  +9  t-13th/7966-12
Armstrong Pirate Women's Invitational03/02-03/2015278-86=164  +20  t-62nd/8523-61
Wingate Intercollegiate Challenge03/23-24/15284-85=169  +23  t-47th/9043-46
Agnes McAmis Memorial03/30-31/2015281-77=158  +14  t-13th/9683-12
2015 South Atlantic Conference Women's Go04/12-04/14, 2015381-83-76=240  +24  t-13th/6148-12
SEASON TOTALS241925 Avg. 80.2+8-427-280

2013-14: The co-South Atlantic Conference Women's Golfer of the Year, a first team All-SAC selection and an All-SAC tournament second team selection.  Hawkins is the first player of the year honoree for C-N since Jessica Tarbet won the honor in 2011 and the third in the Eagles' history.  Hawkins shared the player of the year honor with Wingate's Johanna Neumann.  Hawkins turned in a 78.1 stroke average for her sophomore year.  Out of nine events, Hawkins finished in the top 20 five times and earned all-tournament honors at the Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate and the World Golf Invitational. She had the only two par/under-par rounds for Carson-Newman women's golf this season. She shot a 71 in the second round of the Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate and a 72 in the final round of the World Golf Invitational. 

TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParRankW-L
Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate9/9-10/2013275-71=146  +2  4th/9086-3
Full Moon Invitational9/16-17/2013281-76=157  +15  t-13th/4734-12
Lady Bearcat Invitational9/28-29/2013277-85=162  +18  t-52nd/9038-51
2013 NSU Guy Harvey Invitational10/7-8/2013281-81=162  +18  t-44th/9046-43
Flagler Fall Slam10/28-29/2013280-83=163  +19  t-35th/8045-34
Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate2/1-2/2014281-74=155  +11  t-23rd/9067-22
World Golf Invitational2/09-10/2014277-72=149  +5  t-4th/9389-3
Agnes McAmis Memorial4/8/2014178  +6  t-14th/8268-13
2014 Food Lion SAC Women's Golf Champions04/13-04/15/2014385-84-81=250  +34  7th/6053-6
SEASON TOTALS181422 Avg. 79.0+7-526-187

 

2012-2013 - As her first year as an Eagle, Hawkins led as team leader in different events. The freshman took fourth place (74 (+2), 80 (+8)) in the Pinehurst Challenge and then she tied for fifth in the South Atlantic Conference Championship.

Smoky Mountain Intercollegiate 80 (+8)77 (+5)
157Tied 21st
Lander University Bearcat Invitational79 (+7)75 (+3)
154Tied 41st
Patsy Rendleman Invitational 85 (+13)83 (+11)
168Tied 50th
Flaglar Fall Slam83 (+11)78 (+6)
161Tied 35th
Lady Cougar Collegiate Classic89 (+17)


Tied 11th
Peggy Kirk Bell84 (+12)82 (+10)78 (+6)244Tied 43rd
Pinehurst Challenge74 (+2)80 (+8)
1544th
Agnes McAmis Memorial86 (+14)79 (+7)
165Tied 43rd
SAC Championship79 (+7)79 (+7)79 (+7)237Tied 5th

High School: Hawkins was named to the All KIL First Team 2008-10, Prep-Xtra First Team 2011, Prep-Xtra Second Team 2010, and Prep-Xtra Third Team 2008. She set four high school records at Powell HS and shares four records. She qualified four times for Region and three times for state. Her team was champions 2008, 2010, and 2011. They set four team records.

Personal: Hawkins was an Honor Student and maintained a 4.0 GPA. In 2010 she had the highest GPA in algebra II and bible history. In 2011, she had the highest GPA in interactive media. She is majoring in biology and health profession at C-N.