Kristofer Potts-Howard

Kristofer Potts-Howard
Kristofer Potts-Howard
  • Hometown:
    Tullahoma, Tenn.
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Events:
    Jumper and Sprinter
Bio

2015-16: Competed in seven meets as a true freshman while competing in three five events throughout the year… Tallied six top-10 finishes on the year which includes fourth-place showing in the 4X400 meter relay at the South Atlantic Conference Championships with a 3:21.17 time… The four events Potts-Howard competed in at the SAC Championships were the men’s 4X400 meter relay, 200m. 400m and triple jump…

News mentions
Potts-Howard has a strong showing on day one of the 2017 Outdoor Championships
Potts-Howard has a strong showing on day one of the 2017 Outdoor Championships

In day one of the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Carson-Newman long jumper Kristofer Potts-Howard (Tullahoma, Tenn.) finished 13th with a jump of 6.99 meters.

Potts-Howard, Stepp prepare to soar at the 2017 Outdoor Championships
Potts-Howard, Stepp prepare to soar at the 2017 Outdoor Championships

The Carson-Newman track and field team will send a pair of Eagles to participate in the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships located in Bradenton, Fla. May 25-27.

Stepp named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
Stepp named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year

NEW ORLEANS – For the fourth time in his career, Carson-Newman assistant track and field coach Tyler Stepp has been lauded as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

C-N places six athletes on Southeast Region squad
C-N places six athletes on Southeast Region squad

NEW ORLEANS—Carson-Newman was well represented once again as six athletes were tabbed to the 2017 All-Southeast Region squad in six different events to cap off a successful outdoor campaign the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday afternoon.

Stepp, Potts-Howard to represent Eagles in Outdoor Championships
Stepp, Potts-Howard to represent Eagles in Outdoor Championships

INDIANAPOLIS— For the second-consecutive season, the Carson-Newman track and field program will send multiple representatives to the national stage as both Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kristofer Potts-Howard (Tullahoma, Tenn.) were selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla. on May 25-27, Tuesday evening.

Davis, Mills lead C-N in Last Chance Meet to cap 2017 regular season
Davis, Mills lead C-N in Last Chance Meet to cap 2017 regular season

GREENSBORO, N.C.—The Carson-Newman track and field team put a bow on the 2017 regular season as seven Eagles pitched their final cases for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with the North Carolina A&T Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon.

Seven Eagles hoping to claim national berths with Last Chance Meet
Seven Eagles hoping to claim national berths with Last Chance Meet

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Representatives from the Carson-Newman track and field team will have one final chance to solidify their cases for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as seven Eagles are set to compete in the North Carolina A&T Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.

Potts-Howard leads C-N into Tennessee Challenge
Potts-Howard leads C-N into Tennessee Challenge

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team will resume activates Saturday, May 6, at the Tennessee Challenge as coach David Needs again sends a select number of individuals to the nearby Division I powerhouse with hopes of improving national qualifying marks in preparation for the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships that is set to take place at the tail end of May in Bradenton, Fla.

Potts-Howard, Stepp impress as Eagles conclude Penn Relays
Potts-Howard, Stepp impress as Eagles conclude Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— A select few from the Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up competition at the historic 123rd annual running of the Penn Relays over the weekend that featured two top-10 marks for Kristofer Potts-Howard (Tullahoma, Tenn.) and a third-place finish from Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.).

Agee notches an individual title as the Eagles conclude the league championships
Agee notches an individual title as the Eagles conclude the league championships

HICKORY. N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up competition at the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships Saturday afternoon in Hickory, N.C. with another individual top-place finish as the Eagle men took home a fourth-place honors while the women placed sixth.

Trio of Eagles claim blue ribbons in day one of SAC Championships
Trio of Eagles claim blue ribbons in day one of SAC Championships

HICKORY, N.C.— Day one of the South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships was a successful showing for the Eagles Friday afternoon as the club sported three wins on the day with a number of other top-tier performances on the Irwin-Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

SAC Championships next on docket for surging Eagles
SAC Championships next on docket for surging Eagles

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Following three outdoor meets to begin the 2017 track and field season, the Carson-Newman track and field team is prepped and ready for the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships that is set to begin on Friday, April 14, on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, N.C.

Cumberlands Invite hands C-N four top-prizes as Eagles prep for conference meet
Cumberlands Invite hands C-N four top-prizes as Eagles prep for conference meet

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up competition at the Cumberlands Invitational Saturday afternoon after two days of events as the meet served as the final tune up before the South Atlantic Conference Championship Meet takes place next week on April 13.

Cumberlands serves final tune up for C-N prior to SAC Championships
Cumberlands serves final tune up for C-N prior to SAC Championships

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—With one week remaining before the start of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Championships, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs will send his squad to the Cumberlands Invitational for competition on both Friday and Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.

Potts-Howard tabbed SAC Field Athlete of the Week following stellar week
Potts-Howard tabbed SAC Field Athlete of the Week following stellar week

ROCK HILL, S.C.—Following a stellar week in the horizontal jumps, Carson-Newman track & field sophomore Kristofer Potts-Howard (Tullahoma, Tenn.) was named the South Atlantic Conference Field Athlete of the Week the league announced Wednesday afternoon.

Tennessee Rust Buster up next for Stumpf and Eagles
Tennessee Rust Buster up next for Stumpf and Eagles

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—After debuting the 2017 outdoor campaign at the Lenoir-Ryne Southside Power & Fitness Invitational, the Carson-Newman track and field team will be at it again a week later to compete in the Tennessee Rust Buster on Saturday in nearby Knoxville, Tenn.

Mills picks up two wins as Eagles open season at L-R Southside Power & Fitness Invitational
Mills picks up two wins as Eagles open season at L-R Southside Power & Fitness Invitational

HICKORY, N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team kicked off the outdoor season in style with five first-place finishes at the Lenoir-Rhyne Southside Power & Fitness Invitational Saturday afternoon as the meet in Hickory, N.C. served as the lid-lifter to the new campaign.

Three-peat for coach Stepp as the instructor has been named the Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year
Three-peat for coach Stepp as the instructor has been named the Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year

NEW ORLEANS—Tyler Stepp was named the Southeast Region’s Indoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the awards Tuesday afternoon.

Southeast Regional team sports eight Eagles following successful indoor campaigns
Southeast Regional team sports eight Eagles following successful indoor campaigns

NEW ORLEANS—The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team bolstered eight athletes who appeared on the 2017 Southeast Regional Indoor team when the United Stated Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the sections Monday morning.

All six Eagles bring home top-10 finishes from the George Mason Last Chance Meet
All six Eagles bring home top-10 finishes from the George Mason Last Chance Meet

FAIRFAX, Va.— With the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships approaching in the coming weeks, Carson-Newman sent six athletes to the George Mason Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon with the hope that they could improve their national rankings.

Six Eagles enter George Mason Last Chance Meet hoping to qualify for indoor championships
Six Eagles enter George Mason Last Chance Meet hoping to qualify for indoor championships

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Carson-Newman will send six athletes to the George Mason Last Chance Meet Sunday afternoon in the nation’s capital with the hopes of improving their national rankings in the last week of competition before the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships kickoff on the weekend of March 2-5 in Birmingham, Ala.

Mills leads a pack of three Eagles who claimed first-place finishes as C-N concludes the Finn Pincus Invitational
Mills leads a pack of three Eagles who claimed first-place finishes as C-N concludes the Finn Pincus Invitational

SALEM, Va.— The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team wrapped up competition at the Roanoke College Finn Pincus Invitational Saturday afternoon claiming four first-place finishes and 11 top-10 tallies across a large of competition at one of the nation’s better track and field facilities.

Stepp leads a Saturday of four Eagle top-10 finishers in split action
Stepp leads a Saturday of four Eagle top-10 finishers in split action

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up a busy week of competition Saturday afternoon as five Eagles competed in the 200 meter dash at the Camel City Invitational in Winston Salem, N.C. while the rest took part in events at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic in the Tri-Cities.

Trio of Eagles provisionally qualify as C-N wraps up ETSU Invitational
Trio of Eagles provisionally qualify as C-N wraps up ETSU Invitational

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— Three more Carson-Newman track and field athletes provisionally qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships as the Eagles exit the East Tennessee State University Invitational following a successful day two of competition.

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