Fall Frosty Awards Nominees: Male Athlete of the Year
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.
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.
The 13th annual Frosty Awards will take place April 28 and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.
Categories:
- Team Performance of the Year
- Female Newcomer of the Year
- Male Newcomer of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Play of the Year
- Male Freshman of the Year
- Female Freshman of the Year
- Upset of the Year
- Comeback of the Year
- Male Performance of the Year
- Female Performance of the Year
- Female Athlete of the Year
- Male Athlete of the Year
Champ Baker (Football): Baker led C-N's secondary with 36 tackles, 21 solo, as well as 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He broke up six passes on the year. Baker was an instrumental part of Carson-Newman's pass defense. The Eagles ranked 12th nationally in passing yards allowed, giving up 168 a game – the top figure in the SAC. Carson-Newman ranked sixth in the country in scoring defense, giving up 14.5 points per game.
Cruz Temple (Football): Temple led Carson-Newman in tackles in 2025 with 66 stops, 31 of which were solo. He made 3.5 tackles for loss and had a sack. He hurried the QB seven times. He forced a fumble against Catawba while recovering one in the finale against Tusculum. Temple earned SAC and TSWA Player of the Week honors following C-N's 28-6 win at Anderson. He had nine tackles, a tackle for loss and three quarterback hurries.
Mekhi Brown (Football): Brown earned postseason honors from the league for a third time in his career. He had 34 tackles with four tackles for loss and four sacks. He moved into the top 10 all-time in school history for career sacks. Brown also logged a QB hurry. He produced a pair of seven-tackle days, both on the road, at Mars Hill and at Wingate.
Martavis Mason (Football): Mason finished third on the team in tackles with 41 on the year. He had a team-best 8.5 tackles for loss and a team-best five sacks. He also forced a fumble, picked up two QB hurries and batted down a pair of passes. He finished with a season-best eight tackles at Emory & Henry. He registered a half tack for loss or more in all but one week of the season.
Mitchell Honcoop (Soccer): C-N's top goal scorer was an all-conference player for the second straight season. Earning first team All-SAC honors, Honcoop was once again an exceptional midfielder for the Eagles, scoring a team-high six goals to go along with two assists. His three PK goals tied him with seven other Eagles for the most PK goals in a single season. The five for his career are one off the program's all-time record set by Thaylan Silva in 2021.
Antoine Torrent (Soccer): Torrent earned third team All-SAC honor after scoring three goals and adding one assist during his sophomore season. The forward had a breakout game against Lincoln Memorial on Oct 22, recording his first career brace in a 4-3 loss to the Railsplitters. He scored goals 18 minutes apart in the 52nd and 70th minutes. Both of his goals in the match helped give C-N the lead. The forward scored his final goal of the year in the aforementioned regular season finale win over Tusculum. Torrent started 12 games and was one of 11 Eagles to play over 1,000 minutes this season.
