Top Headlines

• Men's Basketball
• June 16, 2026

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman senior small forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has become the first man or woman in South Atlantic Conference history to win the Presidents' Award three straight years, the league office announced Tuesday morning.  

• Women's Volleyball
• June 15, 2026

With the South Atlantic Conference’s change in schedule format, Collins has tailored the season’s schedule to challenge her group of experienced players.

• June 12, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's cheer and dance teams will play host to a quartet of clinics on July 11th in the MSAC 3-Gym.

• June 11, 2026

LAS VEGAS – Carson-Newman’s Athletic Communications office raked in a record-setting 45 awards in the College Sports Communicators Creative and Digital Design Contest, the organization announced Wednesday

• June 10, 2026

CLEVELAND - For an ninth time in the last 11 years, Carson-Newman has finished in the top 60 of the Learfield Director's Cup.

• Women's Soccer
• June 10, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.  – Carson-Newman women’s soccer head coach Simon Duffy has officially announced the team’s schedule for the upcoming 2026 season.

• June 09, 2026

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Carson-Newman Associate AD for Media Relations/External Operations and the Voice of the Eagles Adam Cavalier has been named the national winner of the inaugural FloCollege CSC Spotlight Award, Flo announced Tuesday afternoon.

• June 03, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman Associate AD for Media Relations/External Operations and the Voice of the Eagles Adam Cavalier is one of 18 national finalists for the inaugural FloCollege CSC Spotlight Award, Flo announced Wednesday afternoon.

• June 03, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Director of Eagle Club and Athletics Development David Needs has announced the hiring of former Carson-Newman volleyball player Kylee Oldenburger as the new Assistant Eagle Club Director, Corporate Relations, and Ticketing Director.

• June 03, 2026

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman men's track sprinter, Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.) was won the South Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Year award, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.

• Baseball
• June 02, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS – Four Carson-Newman baseball players were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.

• June 01, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) tabbed head coach Kieran Showler-Davis Southeast Region Coach of the Year and sophomore Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.) as Southeast Region Athlete of the Year.

• May 27, 2026

DARDANELLE, AR. – A couple of hours after notching All-America honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.) earned consensus All-America status. The senior was named Third Team All-America by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.

• Baseball
• May 27, 2026

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior first baseman Logan Floyd (Adairsville, Ga.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference’s Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.

• May 27, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Make room in the trophy case for Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.). The senior was named Third Team All-America by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.

• May 26, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman Vice President for Athletics Matt Pope has announced the promotion of assistant swim coach Aaron Bauer to be the swim program's fourth head coach.

• May 26, 2026

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Five members of the Carson-Newman softball team, Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.), Abbi Martin (Gadsden, Ala.), Katey Mathena (Blacksburg, Va.), Regan Rowan (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) and Addie Saunders (Radford, Va.) were named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District Teams by the College Sports Communicators.

• May 26, 2026

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman senior first baseman Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference's Softball Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. 

• Baseball
• May 25, 2026

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball has announced that Carson-Newman baseball coach Tom Griffin as one of four managers for the 2026 16U/17U National Team Development Program and former C-N pitcher Steve Cishek as a pitching coach for the event in late July.

• May 25, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman head swim coach Ben Young has announced his resignation after four years helming the men's and women's swim programs at Carson-Newman. 

• May 23, 2026

EMPORIA, Kan. – It was a historic day for Carson-Newman track & field as the 4x100-meter relay team won the 2026 Outdoor National Championship. It is the school’s first national title in a relay event and 13th overall individual national championship.

• May 22, 2026

EMPORIA, Kan. – After locking up a spot in two of Saturday's finals, sophomore Rylan Jordan clinched his spot in the 200-meter final tomorrow afternoon on the second day of the Division II Outdoor National Championships.

• May 21, 2026

EMPORIA, Ks. – On the first day of the Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, Carson-Newman made its mark with two sprinters and a relay team advancing to the finals on Saturday.

• Football
• May 21, 2026

JEFFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman football has added in a pair of youth camps for the month of July.

• May 20, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Standout shortstop Malyiah Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been selected as a finalist for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Freshman of the Year award by the Association’s Division II All-America Committee.

• Women's Basketball
• May 20, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman women’s basketball head coach Mike Mincey announced Wednesday the hiring of Jennifer Sullivan as a graduate assistant coach with the program.

• May 18, 2026

ANDERSON, S.C. – The honors keep coming for Carson-Newman softball as five made the D2CCA All-Region teams. Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.) and Grace Gregory (White House, Tenn.) made the first team, with Addie Saunders (Radford, Va.), Atiana Stamper (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Malyiah Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) were second team.

• May 18, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five members of Kieran Showler-Davis’ track & field team are off to the Division II Outdoor National Championships this week in Emporia, Kansas. Amine Kasmi (Brussels, Belgium), Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.), Favour Ekpekpe (Nigeria) and Taylor Madison (Sevierville, Tenn.) are going for the men, with Lovelyne Larrame (Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France) heading for the women.

• May 16, 2026

FLORENCE, S.C. – The 2026 season came to an end for Carson-Newman (41-14), falling in nine innings on a walk-off against No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne (41-14) in the Florence Region semifinals. Earlier in the afternoon, C-N staved off elimination with a 5-3 win over Anderson, the first NCAA Tournament win since 2019.

• Women's Tennis
• May 15, 2026

 Hala Awad was named the conference’s Scholar Athlete of the Year, the conference announced today. The award honors the excellence a student athlete achieves in athletics, academics, leadership, and service.

• May 15, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In one of the best seasons in recent history, four members of Carson-Newman earned NFCA All-Region honors, with Macauley Bailey (Cross Plains, Tenn.) making the first team, while Grace Gregory (White House, Tenn.), Malyiah Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Addie Saunders (Radford, Va.) were second team.

• May 14, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) announced Wednesday afternoon that eight members of the Carson-Newman track & field team earned All-Region status for their efforts during the 2026 outdoor season.