2015-2016 Carson-Newman Track and Field Headlines
NEW ORLEANS— Five members of the Carson-Newman track and field team were awarded All-Academic honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Thursday afternoon while the entire women’s squad from Mossy Creek earned All-Academic team status for the past 2015-2016 academic year.
Nassau, Bahamas—Two-time All-American Carson-Newman sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) recently took his talents down south to compete in the 2016 Bahamas Olympic Trails on June 24 and 25 with hopes of qualifying for the United States Olympic Trails for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman cheer coach Christy Bowlin has announced that there's one month left for sign ups for a cheer camp July 15-17 for third through ninth graders.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Carson-Newman’s athletic department concluded the academic year with its highest ever finish in the Learfield Director’s Cup standings. C-N wrapped up 2015-16 in 42nd place with 356.50 points.
BRADENTON, Fla.—Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) concluded a historic season for the Carson-Newman outdoor track and field program after claiming All-American statuses in both the men’s 100 and 200 meter dashes in the final day of the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
BRADENTON, Fla.— Carson-Newman was well represented at day two of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as three of the four athletes who made the voyage to the Sunshine State competed on the day with Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) claiming a top-five finish in the men’s high jump and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) qualifying for the finals round of the men’s 200 meter dash.
AUSTIN, Texas— Carson-Newman pole vaulter Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) has been named a CoSIDA first team Academic All-District selection for her efforts on the playing field and in the classroom following the 2016 track and field regular season.
Bradenton, Fla.—Carson-Newman athletes Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) wrapped up day one of competition for the Eagles with a 19th-place finish in the women’s pole vault and a finals qualification time in the men’s 100 meter dash at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Four Carson-Newman athletes are set to make their trek down to Bradenton, Fla. for the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) look to bring home individual national championships when competition commences Thursday afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS— Carson-Newman sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) added another honor to resume Monday afternoon when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named the Eagle the Southeast Region Track Athlete of the Year to cap off a historic outdoor season for the junior.
NEW ORLEANS—Six Carson-Newman track and field athletes were named to the All-Southeast Region team across a span of eight events the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Wednesday afternoon.
INDIANAPOLIS—Four Carson-Newman track and field athletes will be making the trip to Bradenton, Fla. from May 26-28 to compete in the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with hopes of winning individual national championships as Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) each qualified the NCAA released Tuesday afternoon.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) is now statistically the fastest sprinter to ever come through the Carson-Newman outdoor track and field program after the junior concluded a school record of 10.21 seconds en route to a first-place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash Sunday afternoon as the sprinter represented one of four national qualifying marks C-N athletes produced on the day at the North Carolina AT&T Aggie Last Chance Meet.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman's athletic department finished third in the 2015-16 Echols Athletic Excellence Award standings, the South Atlantic Conference announced Wednesday afternoon.
LYNCHBURG, Va.—Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs sent both Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) and Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) to Virginia on Wednesday for a mid-week tune up at the Liberty Twilight Invitational as both athletes tried to solidify their chances for the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the coming weeks.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football running back Damian Baker (Columbus, Miss.) and women’s swimmer Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) took home Frosty Awards for Male and Female Athlete of the Year at the Third Annual Frosty Awards Tuesday evening at Gentry Auditorium.
