2015: Saw her freshman season shortened due to knee injury, but still managed to put together a memorable freshman campaign at Mossy Creek. She hit .330 with a team best five triples. Toppel also drove in 31 runs to rank fourth on the team.  Toppel matched a 20-year-old school record for runs scored against Bluefield State (2/6) and Fort Valley State (2/19) crossing home plate five times in each game. She had nine multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games.  Toppel had two, three-hit games against Fort Valley State and Brevard (3/18).  She also tied a school record for doubles in a single game with three against Fort Valley State. She hit her two home runs of the year against Concord (3/2) and King (3/7).  Drove in a career best four runs against FVSU.  

High School: A slick-fielding shortstop for coach Cheryl Shockley out of Lord Botetourt High School, Toppel comes to Carson-Newman as a three-time All-District selection.  She's also earned All-Region, All-Timesland Conference, and All-State honors in her high school career. She's hitting .527 with 39 hits, seven doubles, a trio of triples and 17 RBI.  She's also scored 29 runs with seven walks against three strikeouts. 

Personal: The daughter of Todd and Betty Toppel, Kristen plans to study accounting at Carson-Newman.  She was the editor of her high school's yearbook.