2025-26 Carson-Newman General News

• January 15, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman's athletics club executive committee has released the nine individuals up for consideration for induction into the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame.

• January 02, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - 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 Male Athlete of the Year. 

• January 01, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - 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 Athlete of the Year. Friday, we'll unveil the candidates for Male Athlete of the Year. 

• December 31, 2025

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 Performance of the Year. Thursday, we'll unveil the candidates for Female Athlete of the Year.

• December 28, 2025

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 Upset of the Year. Monday, we'll unveil the Comeback of the Year. 

• December 26, 2025

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 Male Freshman of the Year. Saturday, we'll unveil the Female Freshman of the Year. 

• December 26, 2025

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 Upset of the Year. 

• December 25, 2025

From now until Jan. 3, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester.  These are the Top Plays of the Fall. Friday, we'll unveil the Male Freshman of the Year nominees. 

• December 21, 2025

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 Male Newcomer of the Year. Monday, we'll unveil the candidates for Coach of the Year. 

• December 21, 2025

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 Coach of the Year. Tuesday, we'll unveil the candidates for Team of the Year. 

• December 21, 2025

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 Team of the Year. Thursday, we'll unveil the Top Plays of the Fall. 

• December 20, 2025

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 Newcomer of the Year. Sunday, we'll unveil the candidates for Male Newcomer of the Year. 

• December 20, 2025

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 Comeback of the Year. Tuesday, we'll unveil the candidates for Male Performance of the Year. 

• December 20, 2025

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 Male Performance of the Year. Wednesday, we'll unveil the candidates for Female Performance of the Year. 

• December 19, 2025

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 Team Performance of the Year. Saturday, we'll unveil the candidates for Female Newcomer of the Year. 

• December 03, 2025

Who had the last-second heroics for Carson-Newman to claim the number one spot?

• December 02, 2025

Shortly before he passed away in 2016, legendary Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks confided in his friend, former quarterback and assistant coach David Needs, a hope he would like fulfilled. A goal that Needs then the head track coach at Carson-Newman took on as a personal challenge. 

• November 04, 2025

Five different sports crack into the Eagle Sports Network Top 10 plays, brought to you by Food City. Find out who took home the top spot.

• October 10, 2025

Here's a look at the electrifying plays in the Eagle Sports Network Top Ten Plays from September, presented by Food City.

• September 06, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Vice President for Athletics Matt Pope has announced the promotion of Camden McElhaney to be the athletic department’s third-ever Director of Compliance, while Director of Sports Medicine Kelsey Petz becomes the third woman to take up the mantle of SWA. 

• September 02, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Cleveland State Community College has announced the hiring of longtime Carson-Newman head women's golf coach, associate athletic director and senior women's administrator Suzanne Strudwick to be the institution's new athletic director.

• September 02, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - Carson-Newman's women's swim team brought home the Director's Cup at the 13th annual Eagle Scholars Ceremony Tuesday evening at the Maddox Student Activities Center. 

• September 01, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - A whopping 303 Carson-Newman student-athletes have been lauded with status as Eagle Scholars, the athletic department announced Monday.

• August 25, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman athletic department announced the hirings of Taylor Kilgore, Christa Spoon, Lucas Triplett and Ashleigh Bales to join the staff for the upcoming year.

• August 16, 2025

CLEVELAND – Carson-Newman's athletic department has placed a school-record 151 student-athletes on the Division II Athletics Directors Association's list for Academic Achievement Awards. 

• August 06, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's Eagle Club has unveiled its new tier structure and gift levels for the 2025-26 academic year.  

• July 21, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Associate AD for Media Relations/External Operations Adam Cavalier has announced the hiring of Rheanna DeCrow and Matt Scalzo to complete the on-air talent for Eagle Sports Network for the upcoming academic year. 

• July 17, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Director of Sports Performance Jeff Boschman has announced the hirings of Logan Tomlinson as an assistant sports performance coach and Lukas Campbell and Carson Brengle as graduate assistant sports performance coaches. 

• July 16, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The nomination cycle for the next class for the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame will close Aug. 1.