May 3, 2023

Compagner, Charamba take home top honors at 10th Annual Frosty Awards

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's track and field's Maka Charamba and women's swimming's Manon Compagner brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the 10th Annual Frosty Awards ceremony inside Carson-Newman's Gentry Auditorium

VIDEO: 2023 Frosty Awards Ceremony

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's track and field's Maka Charamba and women's swimming's Manon Compagner brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the 10th Annual Frosty Awards ceremony inside Carson-Newman's Gentry Auditorium

Additionally, the women's swim program captured team of the year.

The winners, finalists and award history is all below.

Male Athlete of the Year, Maka Charamba - Track and Field

VIDEO: Male Athlete of the Year Finalists

Let's just rattle off Maka Charamba's accomplishments this year. The National Champion in the 200-meter dash, SAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year and a two-time All-American at Indoor Nationals. During indoor season, he topped the podium five times. In outdoor season, he defeated Georgia's Matthew Boling in the 100 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Boling was the national champion in the 100 for Division I. He has been named SAC Track Athlete of the Week four times this season.

Other finalists: Hayden Hunneke (Golf), Bryant Thomas (Basketball), Braxton Westfield (Football)

Past winners:

2014: Ross Frame (Men's Soccer)

2015: Andy Hibbett (Football)

2016: Damian Baker (Football)

2017: Charles Clark (Basketball)

2018: Tanner Stepp (Track and Field)

2019: Luke Greer (Cross Country)

2020: Devon Moore (Track and Field), Desmond Fairell (Football)

2021: Brayden Coe (Baseball)

2022: Jonathan Nielsen (Golf)

2023: Maka Charamba (Track and Field)

Female Athlete of the Year, Manon Compagner - Swimming

VIDEO: Female Athlete of the Year Finalists

Manon Compagner. Two-time national chamion. Five-time All-American. SAC Swimmer of the Year. Compagner won gold in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships. She is not only the first national champion in the history of the swim program, but also the first woman to win an individual national championship in the history of the Carson-Newman athletic department. Compagner ended her senior season with 11 first-place individual finishes

Other Finalists: Macauley Bailey (Softball), Kyla Blakemore (Swimming), Julia Wheeler (Volleyball)

Past Winners:

2014: Kelli Hensley (Softball)

2015: Rachel Harper (Volleyball)

2016: Margaret Stansberry (Swimming)

2017: Lauren Wade (Women's Soccer)

2018: Lauren Wade (Women's Soccer)

2019: Averi Williams (Women's Soccer)

2020: Kayla Marosites (Basketball)

2021: Braelyn Wykle (Basketball)

2022: Emily Harris (Softball)

2023: Manon Compagner (Swimming)

Team of the Year - Women's Swimming

VIDEO: Team of the Year Finalists

The women's swim program had its best ever finishes at both the South Atlantic Conference Championships and the national championships, finishing second and seventh, respectively. The accolades piled up all year long for the program. Manon Compagner was named SAC Swimmer of the Year, Anna Tudor grabbed the SAC's Elite 23 award and Rachel Peden garnered both Academic All-America honors and the SAC's Women's Swimming Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

Other Finalists: Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Volleyball

Past winners:

2014: Men's Soccer

2015: Volleyball

2016: Volleyball

2017: Women's Soccer and Softball

2018: Women's Soccer

2019: Women's Soccer

2020: Volleyball

2021: Women's Swimming

2022: Men's Golf

2023: Women's Swimming

Comeback of the Year - Softball v. Tusculum

VIDEO: Comeback of the Year Finalists Video

Carson-Newman pulled off the biggest comeback in school history against Tusculum. Trailing 9-2 after 4.5 innings, the Eagles scored seven times over the next two frames to force extras. Macey Hughes walloped a grand slam in the sixth to knock the game at nine. C-N fell behind again, 12-9 after the eighth inning, but walked it off in the bottom of the eighth after loading the bases and getting back-to-back sacrifice flies from Brooke Matyasovksy and Hayden Dye. The 13-12 final is one of the 10 highest scoring games in school history.

Other Finalists: Baseball v. UVA Wise, Softball v. Emmanuel, Volleyball at Tusculum

Past winners:

2014: Women's Basketball and Whitney Kyle at Newberry

2015: Women's Golf at the SAC Championships

2016: Men's Basketball at Newberry

2017: Women's Tennis v. Newberry

2018: Volleyball v. Anderson

2019: Women's Basketball at Newberry

2020: Softball at Tusculum

2021: Football at UVA Wise

2022: Women's Basketball at Anderson

2023: Softball v. Tusculum

Female Performance of the Year, Manon Compagner - Swimming

VIDEO: Female Performance of the Year Finalists Video

At the NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships, Manon Compagner won two national championships in three days and picked up five All-America honors over the four day event. The five All-America swims are the most of any Eagle in school history. Compagner turned in a gold medal performance in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.45 seconds. She followed that two days later in the 100 free with a time of 48.97 seconds. She tallied a fifth place finish in the 50 free. Her other two All-America swims came as members of relays. She grabbed a bronze medal in the 400 medley relay and a fifth-place finish with the 400 free relay.

Other finalists: Syerra Rogers (Softball), Juliia Wheeler (Volleyball), Braelyn Wykle (Basketball)

Past Winners:

2014: Tiana Mills (Track and field)

2015: Kristen Pickett (Volleyball)

2016: Alli Webster (Softball)

2017: Elizabeth England (Golf)

2018: Maggie Melhorn (Swimming)

2019: Haris Price (Basketball)

2020: Kayla Marosites (Basketball)

2021: CJ Jensen (Swimming)

2022: Kailee Morgan (Swimming)

2023: Manon Compagner (Swimming)

Upset of the Year - Football v. #9 Newberry

VIDEO: Upset of the Year Finalists Video

Football v. No. 9 Newberry: Carson-Newman turned in a defensive performance for the ages, limiting the Wolves to 17 yards of offense after halftime en route to collecting a win over a top-10 team and the 650^th victory in program history. The Eagles scored the final 24 points in the contest to take a 24-14 decision from the Wolves. The Eagles chalked up their first win over a top-10 team since 2009 and their 14^th since becoming a NCAA Division II school.

Other Finalists: Baseball v. #9 Newberry, Baseball v. #10 Lenoir-Rhyne, Men's Tennis v. #18 Anderson

Past Winners:

2014: Men's Basketball v. #7 LMU

2015: Men's Basketball v. #1 LMU

2016: Women's Basketball v. #6 Columbus State

2017: Baseball v. #15 Catawba

2018: Baseball v. #2 Belmont Abbey

2019: Baseball v. #9 Newberry

2020: Baseball v. #1 Tampa

2021: Women's Tennis v. #18 Queens

2022: Men's Soccer v. #11 Limestone

2023: Football v. #9 Newberry

Male Newcomer of the Year, Hayden Hunneke - Golf

VIDEO: Male Newcomer of the Year Finalists Video

A first-team All-SAC selection Hunneke finished in the top 20 in 7 of the teams 8 events. His low round of the season came in the opening round of the Tennessee River Rumble, a 6-under 66. 18 of his 24 rounds this season have been for par or better.

Other finalists: Mitchell Balint (Baseball), James Denten (Baseball), Major Williams (Football)

Past Winners:

2014: Ross Frame (men's soccer)

2015: Tanner Stepp (Track and Field)

2016: Kevin Snead (Track and Field)

2017: Shaun Jones (Basketball)

2018: Dillon Cate (Baseball)

2019: Mike Wroth (Baseball)

2020: Braxton Westfield (Football)

2021: Joseph Oreva (Track and Field)

2022: DeQuan Dudley (Football)

2023: Hayden Hunneke (Golf)

Male Performance of the Year, Braxton Westfield - Football

VIDEO: Male Performance of the Year Finalists

Westfield became the only player in Carson-Newman football history with three consecutive 100-yard receiving days when he snared five passes for 162 yards in the Eagles' 61-23 win at Catawba in the regular season finale. The senior tied the single-game C-N record with three receiving touchdowns in the contest. All three of his touchdown grabs came the third quarter. They covered 33, 61 and 37 yards.

Other Finalists: Caleb Bridgewater (Basketball), Jake Mynatt (Golf), Major Williams (Football)

Past Winners:

2014: De'Andre Thomas (Football)

2015: Charles Clark (Men's Basketball)

2016: Andrew Hall (Men's Golf)

2017: Charles Clark (Men's Basketball)

2018: Tom Forster (Men's Golf)

2019: Tom Forster (Men's Golf)

2020: Tom Forster (Men's Golf)

2021: Tripp Davis (Men's Basketball)

2022: Elliot Macgregor (Men's Golf)

2023: Braxton Westfield (Football)

Play of the Year - Maka Charamba - Track and Field & Manon Comapgner - Women's Swimming

VIDEO: Play of the Year Finalists

Maka Charamba and Manon Compagner' National Championships win.

Other Finalists: Braxton Westfield (Football)

Past Winners:

2014: Rachel Harper (volleyball)

2015: Rurik Pereira (Men's Soccer)

2016: Zack Pangallo (Men's Basketball)

2017: Jake Headrick (Men's Golf)

2018: Tanner Stepp (Track and Field)

2019: Devon Moore (Track and Field)

2020: Braxton Westfield (Football)

2021: Charlie Brown, Micah Genter and Matt Parkinson (Baseball)

2022: Ryan Potts, Micah Genter and Matt Parkinson (Baseball)

2023: Maka Charamba (Track & Field) and Manon Compagner (Swimming)

Female Newcomer of the Year, Sade De Sousa - Track & Field

VIDEO: Female Newcomer of the Year Finalists

Sade De Sousa finished fifth in the women's 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Nationals to earn All-American status. De Sousa's time of 7.37 seconds in the 60 meters reset the C-N program record. She is the first-ever female first-team All-American in Carson-Newman track and field history. De Sousa is a three-time SAC Track Athlete of the Week honoree.

Other Finalists: Truth Hafey (Beach Volleyball), Sanne Martinsen (Soccer), Brooke Matyasovsky (Softball)

Past Winners:

2014: Combined male and female newcomer of the year was presented to men's soccer's Ross Frame

2015: Elizabeth England (Women's Golf)

2016: Jules Herrity (Soccer)

2017: Lauren Wade (Soccer)

2018: Kayla Marosites (Basketball)

2019: Allison Rager (Softball)

2020: Kaina Roehrkasse (Volleyball)

2021: Lindsey Taylor (Basketball)

2022: Emily Harris (Softball)

2023: Sade De Sousa (Track and Field)

Coach of the Year, Ben Young - Women's Swimming

VIDEO: Coach of the Year Finalists

With his interim tag removed on February 27, Young helped the women's swim program to its highest ever finish at a league championship meet and its highest finish at nationals. The Eagles finished second at the SAC championship meet and seventh at the national championship meet. The Eagles had 10 All-America swims at the event, headlined by Manon Compagner's two national championships.

Other Finalists: Tom Griffin (Baseball), Cat Lind (Beach Volleyball), David Needs (Men's Track and Field)

Past Winnners:

2014: Richard Moodie (men's soccer)

2015: Vickee Kazee-Hollifield (Softball)

2016: Richard Moodie (women's soccer)

2017: Vickee Kazee-Hollifield (Softball)

2018: Simon Duffy (Women's Soccer) and Mike Mincey (Women's Basketball)

2019: Simon Duffy (Women's Soccer)

2020: Stephen Lyons (Men's Soccer)

2021: Chuck Benson (Men's Basketball)

2022: Randy Wylie (Men's Golf)

2023: Ben Young (Women's Swimming)

Male Freshman of the Year, Tyree Nelson - Football

VIDEO: Male Freshman of the Year Finalists

Carson-Newman's fourth-leading rusher in 2022, Nelson was nicked up in the middle of the year, but still recovered to rush for 41.1 yards per game and 411 yards on 76 carries. He earned second-team all-league laurels. He had a team-best 5.4 yards per rush. Nelson led Carson-Newman in all-purpose yardage for the year and found the end zone three times.

Other Finalists: Aiden Gibson (Baseball), Arthur Gluzman (Swimming), Colt Sinor (Football)

Past Winners:

2014: No award given

2015: No award given

2016: Carson Wise (Football)

2017: Tom Forster (Golf)

2018: Devon Moore (Track and Field)

2019: Matt George (Swimming)

2020: Christian Shouse (Track and Field)

2021: Ren Dyer (Basketball)

2022: Elliot Macgregor (Golf)

2023: Tyree Nelson (Football)

Female Freshman of the Year, Macauley Bailey - Softball

VIDEO: Female Freshman of the Year Finalists

Macauley Bailey has led the country in runs batted in for much of the 2023 season. She produced 58 runs in the regular season to go along with 12 home runs and 10 doubles. Her 12 dingers are the most in program history by a freshman. Bailey grooved into an 18-game hitting streak to start the month of March, tied for the fourth-longest in school history.

Other Finalists: Felicia Frick (Soccer), Ava Fountain (Beach Volleyball), Kadidja Sangare (Track and Field)

Past Winners:

2014: No award given

2015: No award given

2016: Varin Ness (Soccer)

2017: Lacie Rinus (Softball)

2018: CJ Jensen (Swimming)

2019: Maeve Cummins (Golf)

2020: Manon Compagner (Swimming) and Braelyn Wykle (Basketball)

2021: Macey Hughes (Softball)

2022: Hayden Dye (Softball)

2023: Macauley Bailey (Softball)

Team Performance of the Year, Women's Basketball v. North Georgia

VIDEO: Team Performance of the Year Finalists

Tallying its largest win over a nationally-ranked team in school history, Carson-Newman pounded North Georgia 92-61. The Lady Eagles had won by a total of 25 points over its last five victories against top 25 teams. Five players scored in double figures as the team shot 54 percent from the field for the game and piled up 56 points after halftime.