2018-19 Carson-Newman Track and Field News
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Track and Field lauded with USTFCCA All-Academic Awards
July 24, 2019NEW ORLEANS, La. – Both Carson-Newman track and field programs, as well as three athletes have been lauded for their efforts in the class room and on the track with USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards. -
Three Eagles heralded with Google Cloud Academic All-America honors
June 26, 2019AUSTIN, Texas - For the first time in the history of the Carson-Newman track & field and cross country programs, three Eagle runners have garnered CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America honors in a single season.
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Athletic Communications team hauls in five awards in CoSIDA Publications and Digital Design Contest
June 20, 2019GREENWOOD, Ind. - Carson-Newman's athletic communications team tallied five awards at the College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA) Publications and Digital Design Contest.
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Statements from Carson-Newman regarding Monday's tragedy in Jefferson City
June 18, 2019Please find a statements from Dr. Paul Percy, Carson-Newman University interim president, and Matt Pope, Carson-Newman's Vice President for Athletics, concerning Monday's tragedy in Jefferson City involving the family of C-N assistant athletic trainer, Matt Cahoon, and the passing of his wife and son.
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C-N places 124 on SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
June 17, 2019ROCK HILL, S.C. - For the fifth straight year, Carson-Newman placed at least 120 athletes on the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. The Eagles saw 124 student athletes represented on this year's list after a record-setting year with 137 a year ago.
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Athletic Department registers fourth highest finish in Learfield Director's Cup
June 14, 2019CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the third time in four years, Carson-Newman has finished in the top 60 of the Learfield Director's Cup. The Eagles registered 315 points to finish 57th among all Division II athletic departments.
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Moore lands SAC Track Athlete of the Year
June 03, 2019ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman sprinter Devon Moore (Baxley, Ga.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference’s Track Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Monday morning.
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Three track runners named to CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team
May 28, 2019ORLANDO - Three Carson-Newman track and field athletes have been named to the CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Moore's pair of first-team All-America sprints highlights C-N's NCAA Championships finale
May 25, 2019KINGSVILLE, Texas – Devon Moore (Baxley, Ga.) tallied two of Carson-Newman’s three All-America plaudits in the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships on Saturday night at Javelinas Stadium.
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McDermott masters triple jump pacing day two at track nationals
May 24, 2019KINGSVILLE, Texas – Jahvad McDermott secured second-team All-American honors with a person collegiate best 15.31 meter jump in the triple jump Friday evening at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Thursday at Javelinas Stadium.
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Greer’s 10K headlines day one at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
May 23, 2019KINGSVILLE, Texas – In spite of being seeded 17th in the 10,000 meters, Luke Greer blazed a trail into the hot Texas night and onto the podium at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Thursday at Javelinas Stadium.
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Track and Field athletes gear up for the National stage this weekend
May 21, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Carson-Newman prepares to send four Track and Field student-athletes to the 2019 NCAA National Championships that will take place over the next three days. The Championships will be hosted by the University of Texas A&M University at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
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Needs named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year
May 17, 2019NEW ORLEANS - It's been a pretty good week to be Carson-Newman Director of Track and Field David Needs.
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Agee named SAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
May 15, 2019ROCK HILL, S.C. - For the first time in school history, Carson-Newman's men's track and field program has had an athlete named Scholar Athlete of the Year by the South Atlantic Conference.
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Four Eagles punch ticket to nationals in six events
May 14, 2019INDIANAPOLIS - A school-record four track and field athletes will represent Carson-Newman in six events at the NCAA National Championship Outdoor Track and Field Meet May 23-25 in Kingsville, Texas.
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Three Eagles claim provisional marks in final weekend
May 11, 2019BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Three Carson-Newman track and field athletes greatly improved their stock for making the outdoor national championships in the final meets of the regular season.
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Men's and Women's track and field competed in the University of Tennessee Challenge on Saturday
May 05, 2019KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Carson-Newman men's and women's track and field competed in the University of Tennessee Challenge on Saturday in Knoxville for their second to last meet of the season before the summer.
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Greer, Williams lay claim to top honors at Sixth Annual Frosty Awards
April 30, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman cross country runner Luke Greer and women's soccer defender Averi Williams (Powell, Tenn.) brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the Sixth Annual Frosty Awards ceremony in Gentry Auditorium.
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Across the board effort places C-N in third and fourth at SAC Championships
April 20, 2019HICKORY, N.C. - Battling weather conditions and schedules changes throughout the week, Carson-Newman banded together as the men’s team earned a third-place finish for the second time this year with the women finishing at No. 4 in the team standings at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
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Greer, Zadroga lead podium-filled day at SAC Championships
April 18, 2019HICKORY, N.C. - Seven Carson-Newman athletes medaled on day one of the South Atlantic Conference Championships as two of those Eagles earned league titles following Thursday's events from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
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Scheduling changes shift Eagles focus with the SAC Championships this weekend
April 17, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With impressive regular season meets coming to a close over the weekend, Carson-Newman heads into the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend slated to take place in Hickory, N.C. at the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
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The accolades keep pouring in for Moore who earns conference and national recognition
April 16, 2019ROCK HILL, S.C. - With the arguably the school’s best run in the Division II era over the weekend, Devon Moore has been named a National Athlete of the Week as well as the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Tennessee Relays. He becomes the first Eagle in the program’s history to receive national recognition.
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Six inducted into Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Saturday
April 13, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman sent six new members into its athletics hall of fame Saturday evening in a ceremony in the Stokely Memorial Building on Carson-Newman's campus.
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Regular season meets come to a rest with eyes on SAC Championships
April 13, 2019CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Carson-Newman Track & Field wrapped up its final meets prior to the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships next week following the Western Carolina Invitational and the Bucknell Tune-Up on Saturday, April 14.
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Six headed into Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday
April 12, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman will send six new members into its athletics hall of fame on Saturday, April 13 with a dinner and ceremony in the Stokely Memorial Building at 6:30 p.m.
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ESPN spotlight doesn't phase Moore at the Tennessee Relays
April 12, 2019KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A school record that stood for three years was broken on Friday afternoon at Tom Black Track at Laporte Stadium as Carson-Newman’s Devon Moore dusted Division I competition in the 100-meter dash posting a time of 10.12 seconds to collect the victory at the Tennessee Relays.
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Three meets await Eagles this weekend in prep for league championships
April 11, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships one week away, Carson-Newman Track & Field will split athletes between three different events this weekend.
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Return to L-R adds to long list of C-N victories in 2019
April 06, 2019HICKORY, N.C.- Carson-Newman wrapped up its second trip to Lenoir-Rhyne and third meet of the season on Saturday, April 6 following the L-R classic from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
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Nominees unveiled, voting open for Sixth Annual Frosty Awards
April 04, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The nominees for 13 Frosty Awards categories have been released after selection from the Frosty Awards Committee. The Sixth Annual Frosty Awards will take place in Gentry Auditorium on Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
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Needs' unit riding high in return to Hickory
April 04, 2019JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Coming off what was arguably their best meet in recent history, Carson-Newman returns to competition this weekend when they head to Hickory, N.C. for the second time this season for Lenoir-Rhyne Classic on Saturday, April 6 from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
