Jefferson City, Tenn. - Men's soccer's Ross Frame and softball's Kelli Hensley were named male and female athlete of the year, respectively, at the inaugural Frosty Awards Tuesday evening in Gentry Auditorium.
The winners and nominees for the Frosty Awards follow.
Male Athlete of the Year - Ross Frame, men's soccer
An All-American selection and the SAC men's soccer Player of the Year, Frame was one of two members of the South Atlantic Conference to earn All-American honors this season. He is the first C-N men's soccer All-American since 2008, and the program's 10th overall. This fall, Frame put up 20 goals, three away from the school record, landing him the no. 5 spot in the nation and making him the fourth player in C-N history with 20 goals or more in a single season. Frame's 11 assists on the season tie him for seventh in the nation.
Frame was a fundamental part of the team this season; Carson-Newman made program history this year by advancing to the final match of the national tournament, two rounds further than the previous record set in 2005.
Other Nominees:
Antoine Davis (Men's Basketball)
Ish Sanders (Men's Basketball)
Jonathan Kim-Moss (Men's Golf)
Jaycob Coleman (Football)
Cassadine Blassingame (Track and Field)
Bo Ausmus (Baseball)
Female Athlete of the Year - Kelli Hensley, softball
Hensley has a chance at becoming just the third player in SAC and the second in Carson-Newman history to hit for .500 or better in a single season. She's hitting .494 heading into the South Atlantic Conference tournament. She is a first team All-SAC selection and C-N softball's 13th conference player of the year. Hensley needs two more hits to match Carson-Newman's single season hits record and five more to match the conference mark. She leads the nation in triples with nine and is eighth in the nation in batting average. Hensley needs for more triples to match the conference and school single season record.
Meridith Hawkins (women's golf)
Katie Brown (women's tennis)
Jai Jai McLaughlin (women's basketball)
Tiana Mills (track)
Rachel Harper (volleyball)
Play of the Year - Rachel Harper's under-the-net save (volleyball)
Rachel Harper (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ducked under the net to play a ball back in a 3-2 loss to rival LMU. Lauren Santarelli's (Colorado Springs, Colo.) first ball flew over the net, but outside the antennas. Harper scooted over to LMU's side to make the over-the-shoulder save before Kristen Pickett (Cleveland, Tenn.) gave a free ball back to the Railsplitters to keep the point rolling. Emily Schultz gave the point to the Eagles with a kill from the right side. The play was featured on ESPN, Deadspin, AVCA, and the NCAA for its incredible nature.
Other nominees:
Joao Pedro Dowsley's semifinal game winner (men's soccer)
Tyron Douglas' 64 yard pinball run (football)
Joe Tipton's walk-off bomb (baseball)
Jonathan Kim-Moss conference-title-clinching chip (men's golf)
Kelli Hensley's two-RBI walk-off triple (softball)
Patricia Guerreiro and Breanne Tremblay's 50-point tiebreak win (women's tennis)
Female Performance of the Year - Tiana Mills breaks three school records at the PowerSox Invite (track and field)
Carson-Newman freshman Tiana Mills was named the South Atlantic Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week following her school-record-breaking performances at the PowerSox Invitational. Mills earned first in the women's long jump and second in the triple jump, breaking the school records for both events. Her 18'-2.25" leap in the long jump bested the previous school record by nearly a foot and a half. Her 35"-11.25" tally in the triple jump was 5.25 inches longer than the previous mark set more than a decade ago. In addition, Mills was a part of the school-record setting 1,600 meter relay team.
Other nominees:
Jai Jai McLaughlin turns in triple double in conference tourney (women's basketball)
Meridith Hawkins tears through the Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate (women's golf)
Kalyn Davis fires a perfect game versus Erskine (softball)
Sara Kelley matches school record for total bases versus Concord (softball)
Rachel Harper pounds Converse to open the year (volleyball)
Amanda Henderson earns all-conference honors in the 200 back (women's swimming)
Comeback of the Year - Whitney Kyle brings women's basketball back from the brink at Newberry
Carson-Newman women's basketball needed a victory in its regular season finale at Newberry to clinch a home first round SAC tournament game. Things looked bleak with the Eagles trailing by six with 52 seconds left. Then Whitney Kyle (Jefferson City, Tenn.) happened. The junior willed Carson-Newman to the victory by scoring the final eight points in the contest after C-N trailed 48-42. After cutting Newberry's lead to 49-48, she stole the ensuing inbounds pass and scored with a right-side layup to give Carson-Newman a 50-49 lead over the Wolves with 14 seconds to play, which would be the final score.
Other nominees:
Baseball rallies in extra innings versus Brevard
Men's hoops surges in the final three minutes versus Wingate
Softball rallies twice versus Mars Hill
Women's soccer scores two in last 20 minutes for win at league-leading LMU
Coach of the Year - Richard Moodie, men's soccer
For his efforts in tutoring Carson-Newman men's soccer to its first ever national title appearance, Richard Moodie was named the Captain U national coach of the year. Moodie saw striker Ross Frame earn All-American honors as the Eagles streaked through the national tournament as the ultimate Cinderella.
Other nominees:
Randy Wylie
Chuck Benson
Ken Sparks
Suzanne Strudwick
Male performance of the year - De'Andre Thoams, Football v. Wingate
The sophomore quarterback was 13-for-16 through the air with 172 yards and two touchdown tosses to go along with 19 carries and 123 rushing yards and three touchdowns, his second three rushing touchdown performance of his career. Thomas led an offense that racked up 648 total yards of offense, Carson-Newman's best offensive output of the 2013 campaign.
Other Nominees:
Cassadine Blassingame at Terrier Relays
Quinton Yocom shutout v. Newberry
Ross Frame's hat trick at Coker
Josh Grover all-conference in 400 IM
Kim-Moss three even to under par rounds at McDonough Cup
Ish Sanders v. Lenoir-Rhyne
Newcomer of the Year - Ross Frame, men's soccer
An All-American selection and the SAC men's soccer Player of the Year, Frame was one of two members of the South Atlantic Conference to earn All-American honors this season. He is the first C-N men's soccer All-American since 2008, and the program's 10th overall. This fall, Frame put up 20 goals, three away from the school record, landing him the no. 5 spot in the nation and making him the fourth player in C-N history with 20 goals or more in a single season. Frame's 11 assists on the season tie him for seventh in the nation.
Frame was a fundamental part of the team this season; Carson-Newman made program history this year by advancing to the final match of the national tournament, two rounds further than the previous record set in 2005.
Tiana Mills
Sawyer Williams
Kaitlyn Cupples
Michael Cogliano
Gabrielle Gianeselli
Eien Jacob
The Swim team
Team of the Year - Men's Soccer
With a 16-6-1 overall record, the Eagles won 12 of their final 14 matches before falling 2-1 in the national championship game to Southern New Hampshire. The Lads made history by advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005, winning for the first time ever, and pushing two matches further to the championship game, a feat accomplished by no previous C-N men's soccer team.
Men's soccer had, perhaps, the moment of the season as Joao Pedro Dowsley scored in the final minute of the Final Four match with Simon Fraser that guaranteed the Eagles a spot in their first ever title game. The play was improbable for several reasons. One, there's the absolute gem of a clearance from keeper Rumwald Le Guevel to put the ball onto the Eagles' offensive third, two, there's the majestic flick on by Kristian Speake, three, there's Dowsley's actual goal, which itself was improbable. Dowsley had spent the first half of the season on the bench with an injury and the between-the-legs game winner with 1:11 left on the clock proved to be his first and only goal of the season.
In his second season as the head man of men's and women's soccer and third as the men's soccer coach, Richard Moodie was hand-selected to be the DII 2013 Coach of the Year by the CaptainU committee in San Francisco, Ca. in early January. The Lads were unranked going into the tournament. Ross Frame was named the SAC player of the year and third team All-American among other accolades. Joining frame on the first team All-SAC group was Sindre Welo and Rumwald Le Guevel. Defenders Matheus Bachi, Christopher Trejo and Rurik Pereira were honorable mentions.
Other nominees:
Men's Golf
Men's Basketball
Football
Women's Golf
Upset of the year - Men's Hoops over no. 7 LMU
On February 5, 2014, the Eagles defeated No. 7 Lincoln Memorial 79-77 at Holt Fieldhouse. The Eagles notched their second straight win against teams ranked in the top 10. C-N beat LMU when it was ranked fifth in the nation 64-61 on the road in 2011 – its last game against a team in the top 10. The win also snaps a 13-game win streak for the Railsplitters and a 12-game road winning streak (the second longest in the nation). The Railsplitters came into the game sinking an average of 52 percent of their shots. The Eagles held them to 26-of-66 from the field, 39.4 percent. It marks just the second time this year LMU has been held under 40 percent shooting from the field. Ish Sanders led the Eagles with a game-high 25 points, Antoine Davis followed with 20 points, including a career high 10 made free throws. Jared Johnson rounded out C-N's three-headed monster with 17 points.
Other nominees:
Baseball over Lee
Men's soccer over #4 Rollins
Men's Golf at the SAC tournament
T.J. Davis at the Sea Ray Relays
Women's Basketball at L-R
Women's soccer over LMU
Team award winners:
Athletic Training
Wounded Warrior of the Year Kevin Leatherwood
Wounded Warrior of the Year Lacy Miller
Cheerleading
Leadership Award Taylor Parker
Eagle Spirit Lauren Catlett
Cheerleader of the Year Brandi Lewis
Leadership Award Lendsay Mayes
Eagle Spirit Award Tinsley Tullos
Dancer of the Year Tessa Desforges
Men's Soccer
Freshman of the Year Jalen Goddard
Player's Player of the Year Matheus Bachi
Player of the Year Ross Frame
Women's Soccer
Freshman Player of the Year Megan Peterson
Player's Player of the Year Tiarna McKenna
Player of the Year Sidnee Edwards
Men's & Women's Tennis
Male Award
Most Improved Player Austin Mackay
Most Wins Austin Mackay
Most Valuable Player Austin Mackay
Female Award
Most Improved Player Jessica Edds
Most Valuable Player Katie Brown
Most Wins Katie Brown
16 - 0 Undefeated Regular Season
Swimming
Male Award
Leadership Award Benjamin Young
Biggest Splash Award Joshua Grover
Eagle Award Sam Schechter
Female Award
Leadership Award Aly Kaywork
Biggest Splash Award Amanda Henderson
Romans 12 Award Nancy Claire Smith
Baseball
Bobby Wilson Scholar Athlete Award Daniel Sharp
Frosty Holt - Most Dedicated Award Trace Rogers
Best Defense Peter Rajkovich
Best Pitcher Michael Cogliano
MVP Bo Ausmus
Softball
Best All Around Sara Kelley
Best Defense Caitlyn Lance
Highest Batting Average Kelli Hensley
100% Award Cassie Lyons
Women's Basketball
Best Offense Tatum Burstrom
Triple Double Award Jai Jai McLaughlin
Eagle Award Kaitlyn Cupples
Most Improved Chante' Markus
Men's Basketball
Collin Crane Leadership Award Antoine Davis
Football
Captain Jaycob Coleman
Captain Alex Taylor
Most Improved Award Deandre Thomas
Eagle Spirit Award William Alderman
McDonald Leadership Award Andy Hibbett
John Abe Teague Jonathan Sites
Roy Harmon Award William Alderman
Men's Golf
Most Valuable Player Jonathan Kim-Moss
Most Improved Nick Kennedy
Academic Excellence Corey Bray
Outstanding Leadership Rafael Jackson
Women's Golf
Player of the Year Meridith Hawkins
Short Game of the Year Mary Tunnell
Talons Up Award Chelsea Passmore
Volleyball
Academic Excellence Kiana Sedlacek
Senior Recognition & Leadership Award Emily Schultz
Men's & Women's Cross Country
Male Award
Leadership Award Stephen Patton
Most Valuable Eagle ( 9 x 12 ) Nick Guerra
Most Improved Patrick Stump
Paul Butterfield Award Jonathan Chastain
Female Award
Leadership Award Amanda Bowman
Most Valuable Eagle Amanda Bowman
Most Improved Sarah Honaker
Men's & Women's Track & Field
Male Award
Outstanding Runner Brandon Lindley
Outstanding Field Events TJ Davis
Overall Point Winner Cassadine Blassingame
Female Award
Outstanding Runner Shauntae Miller
Outstanding Field Events Tiana Mills
Overall Point Winner Jessica Azor
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year:
Garret W. Duron GPA: 3.9136
Evan D. Kirkpatrick GPA: 3.6972
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
Jennifer L. Ott GPA: 3.9659
Brittany Lauren Bass GPA: 3.9091
Academic Athlete of the year
Lucas Watson GPA: 3.81
Booster of the Year
Allen Morgan