From now until Jan. 3, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. These are the fall nominees for Female Freshman of the Year. Sunday we'll unveil the candidates for Upset of the Year.
The 12th annual Frosty Awards will take place April 29 and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.
Categories:
- Team Performance of the Year
- Female Newcomer of the Year
- Male Newcomer of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Play of the Year
- Male Freshman of the Year
- Female Freshman of the Year
- Upset of the Year
- Comeback of the Year
- Male Performance of the Year
- Female Performance of the Year
- Female Athlete of the Year
- Male Athlete of the Year
Female Freshman of the Year
Emerson Ahsmuhs (Volleyball): It was California Dreamin' at Holt Fieldhouse this season as the Placentia native Ahsmuhs led Carson-Newman in kills, becoming the first freshman since Marnie Streeter in 2016 to lead the statistic. Ahsmuhs set her career high in kills with 22 against Francis Marion in September, setting a high bar that she later surpassed with back-to-back matches hitting over .40,0, leading to being named SAC Offensive Player of the Week and later to All-SAC Second Team.
Annie Dziczkowski (Volleyball): Annie Dziczkowski wanted to make sure everyone remembered her name out of the gates, collecting 17 kills in the season opener against then-No. 6 Missouri-St. Louis. Dziczkowski surpassed ten kills in three matches this season, setting the pace for the conference slate.
Maddie Hurst (Volleyball): Hurst exploded out of the gates in her first year out of high school. The Blaine, Tenn. native led Carson-Newman in blocks and hitting percentage while ranking second in kills behind fellow freshman Emerson Ahsmuhs. Hurst was named both the SAC and Southeast Regional Freshman of the Year and earned her spot on the All-SAC First Team
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