January 1, 2015

Fall Frosty Awards Nominees: Eagle Club Female Athlete of the Year

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - From now until Jan. 2, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. Here are the fall nominees for the Eagle Club Female Athlete of the Year. Friday, the nominees for the final category - Team of the Year will be released.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - From now until Jan. 2, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. Here are the fall nominees for the Eagle Club Female Athlete of the Year. Friday, the nominees for the final category - Team of the Year will be released.

The second annual Frosty Awards will take place in April and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.

Rachel Harper

Senior outside hitter Rachel Harper capped a highly successful career with a huge year that netter AVCA and Daktronics All-Southeast Region selections. Harper led the conference with 4.5 points per set, a number that ranked 24th nationally, and 3.62 kills per set led the league this year while her 51 service aces rank fourth and are the 37th-best tally nationally. Her 3.66 kills per set is the fifth-highest total for a single season in program history. The outside hitter has crossed the 1,000 kills and 1,000 dig plateaus this season while she has brought her career service ace total to 136, fourth-most in program history. Harper has racked up 14 double-doubles this season including 18 kills and a career-high 29 digs in a match against Anderson (S.C.) in the SAC semifinals. The outside hitter was a first team All-SAC selection, a member of the All-Southeast Region Tournament team, a three-time SAC Player of the Week honoree and Women Play Ball Division II Athlete of the Week on September 9.

Jenna Wilson

Wilson became the first All-American in Carson-Newman volleyball history by AVCA and Daktronics after transferring from UC-Santa Barbara. Wilson's 3.9 points per set were fourth in the SAC while her 3.20 kills per set were fifth-best. Blocking was her forte as her 134 total blocks led the SAC and rank 13th nationally and her 1.17 blocks per set are good for 23rd in the country. The middle blocker was highly efficient as her .388 attack percentage ranks 11th among Division II players. It's a mark that shattered the previous high from a Carson-Newman player set by Katie Troyer's .317 in 2008. Wilson has accumulated double-digit kills on 23 occasions while posting 20 or more a team-high four times. She was a first team All-SAC selection and a member of the All-SAC Tournament team. Wilson won the conference's Player of the Week honor twice while earning the Tennessee Sportswriters Association Volleyball Player of the Week on October 21.

Elizabeth England

England's first half of her freshman season with three finishes in the team's top-two places including two tournaments where the Oakland, Tenn.-native finished at the top of the team. She picked up the team's first individual win since 2009 at the Etowah Intercollegiate in late September. The next tournament, the Guy Harvey Invitational in West Palm Beach, Fla., England once again was the highest-finishing Eagle.

Kristen Pickett

Senior setter Kristen Pickett was an honorable mention All-Southeast Region performer by the AVCA after a huge season. Pickett was a three-time winner of the SAC Specialist of the Week honor as she led the conference in total assists with 1,269 and was second in assists per set with 10.40. Her total assist tally ranked 19th nationally while her assists per set was good for 46th in the nation. The setter ranked second in the league with 58 service aces, a mark that put her 18th among Division II players. She notched 13 double-doubles this year to go along with 30 games with at least 25 assists and 12 matches with at least 40. The second team All-SAC selection was the Women Play Ball D2 Athlete of the Week on October 14. Pickett concluded her career second on the program's all-time list for service aces with 150 and total assists with 3,948.