Team Koeneman/Faithfull Win Eagle Challenge
Kyle Koeneman, Evan Faithfull, Lance Reed, Trace Rogers, Joe Tipton and Bo Craine were the winners of the Eagles Challenge by one point over Team Thigpen. The players begin Christmas Break and return January 10th for practice.
Team Koeneman/Faithfull won 4 of the 12 events to win the Eagle Challenge. Five teams competed for a team average for each event. The best team average was awarded 1 point for the win, 2 pts for second and so on.
The Eagle Challenge is an end of the fall event to test players in several areas. The following events are used for testing: 185 bench/300 shuttle/60/Pro-agility/Jump rope/Tire flip/Tire throw/Tire pull/Long jump/Bench hops/Plate holds/Farmers carry.
The individual champion will be decided by point value for each event including a written baseball test and fall GPA's.
"This group overall made great progress the last four months. This team had the best team average for the 60 and 185 bench then any team I have had at Carson-Newman." Coach Griffin
The players have finished exams and begin Christmas break. Practice starts on January 10th for the Eagles. The Eagles open up at Augusta State University on February 3rd.