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Brevard Splits Salem DH with Dominant Game One; Game Two Features Near Seventh-Inning Comeback
The Brevard College softball team (9-13, 1-3 USA South) made its first appearance at the BC Softball Field in 18 games, competing in a USA South Conference doubleheader against Salem…
Carnes and McKnight Represent Men’s Basketball on CSC Academic All-District Team
Two Brevard College men’s basketball student-athletes, Jadon Carnes and Brock McKnight, were selected to represent the Tornados on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Carnes, a senior from Concord, N.C., and McKnight, a…
Baseball: Ten-Run Fifth Leads to Massive Run-Rule Win over Piedmont
The Brevard College baseball team (13-6) scored a whopping 10 runs in the fifth inning and 12 total unanswered runs to surge past (RV) Piedmont (12-7), 15-4, in seven innings…
Brevard College and Comporium Partner to Deliver Transformative High-Speed Internet Upgrade for Students and Campus Community
Brevard College students will soon benefit from faster, more reliable high-speed internet in their residence halls and throughout campus through a new partnership with Comporium Inc. to significantly upgrade internet…
Women’s Basketball Team Score 100 points in Semifinal Win over Pacers
The Brevard College women’s basketball team (23-4) reached 100 points for the first time in 2025-26, sinking its most single-game free throws in more than 10 years while hitting 12…
Big First Half for Tornados in 13-8 Conference-Opening Win
The Brevard College women’s lacrosse team (1-1, 1-0 USA South) secured a well-deserved victory in its USA South Conference opener, defeating N.C. Wesleyan (0-3, 0-1 USAS), 13-8 on Tuesday afternoon…
CHAMPS!!! Brevard Clinches First USA South Regular Season Title with Senior Day Triumph
Brevard College Earns Top Seed in 2026 USA South Conference Tournament The Brevard College women’s basketball team (21-4, 16-2 USA South) captured the program’s first USA South Conference Regular Season…
Tornados Win NCAA-Era Record 19th Regular Season Game
The Brevard College women’s basketball team (19-4, 14-2 USA South) cruised past Greensboro (9-14, 6-10 USAS) 85-61 on Tuesday evening at Haynes Gymnasium to complete the season sweep of the…
Historic Night for Men’s Basketball
Senior forward Jadon Carnes dropped a career-high 33 points, while senior guard KK Horton became the seventh member of Brevard College men’s basketball’s NCAA-era 1,000-point club as the Tornados (9-14, 3-10 USA…
Banff Mountain Film Festival Returns to Brevard College
The internationally acclaimed Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Brevard College this spring, bringing a curated selection of the world’s most inspiring mountain and adventure films to…
Brevard College Receives National Award for Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being
Brevard College has been named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award by Insight into Academia. Brevard will be featured, along with the other award…
Dr. Mel Bringle Wins National Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. Mary Louise “Mel” Bringle, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Chief Faculty Marshal at Brevard College, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Jerry G. Gaff Faculty…
Men’s Soccer Earns Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches
The 2024-25 edition of the Brevard College men’s soccer team was honored by United Soccer Coaches, as the Tornados have secured the Team Academic Award. A total of 697 soccer teams…
Women’s Soccer Honored by United Soccer Coaches with Team Academic Award
Brevard College’s record-breaking 2024-25 women’s soccer team earned yet another accolade: the Tornados garnered the Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches A total of 697 soccer teams (283 men, 414…
Brevard College Baseball Secures Third-Straight ABCA Team Academic Excellence
The 2024-25 edition of the Brevard College Baseball team has earned the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the third-straight academic year. The American Baseball Coaches…
Brevard College Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award, Secures Team Academic Honor Roll
The Brevard College volleyball program has secured the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award after stellar work in the classroom during the 2024-25 academic calendar year. Additionally, the…
Seven Tornados Named ITA Scholar Athletes, Women’s Tennis Secures All-Academic Team Selection
A grand total of seven Brevard College women’s tennis student-athletes have been selected as Scholar Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). This count brings BC’s all-time Scholar-Athlete honoree list…
Six Tornados Selected as ITA Scholar Athletes, Brevard College Named All-Academic Team for Second-Straight Season
Brevard College men’s tennis matched a program record set last season as six Tornados were selected as Scholar Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The Tornados also secured All-Academic…
Three Tornados Named to NABC Honors Court
A trio of Brevard College Tornados – Jadon Carnes, Zane Caudle, and Charlie Hester – have become BC’s first National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court honorees of Brevard’s DIII era. Carnes, a rising…
Inaugural BC Day To Celebrate Community on Saturday, July 19
The public is invited to the inaugural BC Day, a celebration of community at Brevard College, on Saturday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free to…
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