Joanna Russell, a graduate of Dade Christian HS in Miami Lakes, Fla, is a late signing for the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team. A left back, she decided to attend Carson-Newman after attending one of the program’s summer ID camps…..Martin Methodist and Cumberland are ranked #12 and #13, respectively in the 2013 NAIA women’s preseason national rankings…Martin Methodist men’s head coach Gerry Cleary added Nashville’s Chris Hill to his 2013 recruiting class this summer. A forward at East Nashville Magnet HS, Hill played club soccer at Harpeth SSA Chelsea…..Carson-Newman men’s head coach Richard Moodie has announced a list of nine Eagles newcomers for the fall season, including Maryville striker Robert Bishop from Maryville Christian School. He scored 52 goals and had 32 assists over his last two seasons of prep soccer…..East Tennessee State senior David Geno (Kingsport, TN) has named Atlantic Sun Conference preseason Player of the Year. He was the 2013 A-Sun POY, and is coming off a record junior season where he set program single-season records for goals (11) assists (8) and points (30). Teammate Blaike Woodruff was named preseason Defensive POY….The Belmont women’s soccer team will officially open its 2013 campaign on the road this weekend at the Gopher Tournament, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Coach Heather Henson’s Bruins split exhibition action in their preseason games. BU shut out in-state rival Middle Tennessee State, 1-0, before falling by the same score to visiting Samford two days later…..Coming off the most successful campaign in University of Tennessee Martin soccer history, the Skyhawks are primed to contend for their second consecutive championship and third NCAA Tournament appearance. The Ohio Valley Conference coaches and sports information directors have tabbed the Skyhawks as the preseason favorites for the second straight year, as UT Martin garnered 18 of 22 first-places votes in the poll.