PANTHER POINTS

CROSS COUNTRY The Panthers fielded a large team at six events this season. Freshman Kennedy Young consistently finished at the top of the women’s squad. A competitive men’s team saw sophomore Isaiah Oden earn top honors most often, closely followed by sophomore Luke Jarvis and freshman Steven Petty.

FOOTBALL The Panthers (1-8, 0-7 USA South) placed two members on USA South Athletic Conference All-Conference teams. Senior De’Queze Fryer was named Second Team Tight End/H-Back/Fullback. He had 35 receptions for 433 yards, scoring eight of the Panthers’ touchdowns. Senior Aaron Belt was named to the All-Sportsmanship team. He had 30 tackles for the year, 20 of them solo.

MEN’S SOCCER LC (11-5-2, 4-0-2 Collegiate Conference of the South) won the regular-season conference championship, a first for the program, and tied the record for wins in a season. Senior forward Enrique Hernandez was named conference Player of the Year, finishing the season with 21 goals—tying him for fifth in all of NCAA Division III. In his fifth season leading the Panthers, Head Coach Ryan Dickson was named Coach of the Year.

WOMEN’S SOCCER The Panthers (8-6-2, 4-3-1 CCS) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Conference of the South Championship Tournament before falling to Covenant 2-1. The team was led in scoring by freshman Kaia King with 7 goals and 20 points, closely followed by senior Sydney Dailey with 6 goals and 15 points. King was conference Rookie of the Week twice during the season.

VOLLEYBALL LC (4-23, 4-13 CCS) advanced to the first round of the Collegiate Conference of the South tournament before the season ended with a loss to Maryville. The team was led by senior Jharia Harris with 184 kills (214 points), senior Bailey Moss with 215 digs and freshman Morgan Martin with 203 assists.