WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Brevard College indoor track & field teams competed in the 2026 USA South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at the JDL Fast Track.
Brevard's men's squad earned its highest-ever finish in a conference meet (indoor or outdoor) of the entire NCAA era, securing second place with 91 points as a team. Senior thrower Antonio King secured Field Athlete of the Meet accolades, while freshman jumper Tyrell Bailey was selected as the Field Rookie of the Meet. BC has now secured three major awards in the two indoor conference championships it has competed in.
On the women's side, BC secured fifth place and earned medals in three different events, highlighted by freshman Makynna McDonald's Women's Long Jump conference championship. BC placed top-three in seven different men's events, garnering 10 different medals and two conference championships with Bailey winning the Men's Triple Jump, and Donningtun Walters securing the Men's Weight Throw in a BC podium sweep alongside King and Hank Tarte.
BC's men's 400-meter distance medley team of Shay Granger, Zyrell Abercrombie, Colbin Hill, and Ethan Carlan placed second to earn all-conference honors. Senior jumper/hurdler Jaxsen Wilkerson earned second place in both the men's 60-meter hurdles and the men's triple jump, while Cameron Eubanks and King went 2-3 in the men's shot put. Abercrombie, Bailey, Ty Breeze, and Jeffrey McDougald finished third in the men's 4x400-meter relay, rounding out the podium finishers on the men's side.
In addition to McDonald's conference championship, freshman Akeelah Hurley placed second in the women's 60-meter dash, while Elizabeth Foster secured third in the women's 60-meter hurdles.
Tarte and Anne Herring represented the Tornados on the All-Sportsmanship squad for the indoor season.
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