Newberry Quarterback Reed Charpia has been named 2025 South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He is a Graduate Student at Newberry,

Charpia is Brookland-Cayce High School graduate. He was also one of 36 players nominated for the prestigious Harlon Hill Trophy annually awarded to the top player in NCAA Division 2.

Charpia is the first Wolves quarterback to receive first earn All-SAC honors since 2022 and the first SAC Offensive Player of the Year award-winner since 2022.

On Saturday, Newberry defeated #2 regional seed and #9 nationally ranked West Florida, 24-17, in the second round of the NCAA Division 2 playoffs in Pensacola, Fla. In that game Charpia completed 27 of 44 passes for 416 yards and two touchdowns including an 83-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage. It was the Wolves’ ninth consecutive win. Newberry advances to the NCAA Division 2 regional final with the win. The Wolves broke Kentucky State’s eight-game winning streak with a 45-24 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division 2 playoffs at Setzler Field in Newberry.

From the Newberry Sports Information Department:
This season Charpia has thrown for 2,970 yards with 26 touchdowns and just two interceptions this season while completing 70.4% of his passes.

His 2,970 passing yards rank second in Newberry single season history, just 117 yards behind record holder and recently inducted Newberry College Hall of Famer Raleigh Yeldell who compiled 3,087 yards in 2016.

His 252 completions rank second to Yeldell’s 260 in 2016, his 26 touchdown passes rank third behind Yeldell’s 27 in 2016 and Josh Stepp’s 28 in 2006.

Charpia’s six touchdown passes against Wingate are tied for the second most in school history and his 413 yards passing in that same game are the sixth most.

In his two seasons with the Wolves, last year he played in only six games due to injury, he has 3,947 yards passing with 29 touchdowns. He is looking to become just the seventh player in Newberry history to amass 4,000 yards passing. His 29 touchdown passes rank eighth.

In the Wolves SAC championship clinching game against Carson-Newman, Charpia was 21 of 29 passing for 267 yards, 3 touchdowns, no interceptions with 31 yards rushing and caught one pass for 15 yards.

At Brookland-Cayce Charpia was named 4A Offensive player of the Year, Midlands Player of the Year, Set Single Game Passing Record With 445 Yards and Single Season Passing Record With 3,342 Yards, North/South All-Star.