Brevard College - Athletics

Athletics

Athletics play a large role in the Brevard College campus life scene and are an important part of the institution's history. The college currently fields athletic teams in the following sports:

• Baseball (Men only)
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Cycling
• Football (Men Only)
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball (Women only)
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball (Women Only)

The Brevard College Tornados formerly competed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2008, Brevard became a full member of Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The fall of 2006 saw the college field a football team for the first time since the 1950s. Disc golf is also a popular leisure activity on campus; Brevard competes in several annual tournaments with other local colleges.

In the fall of 2009 the Tornados mountain biking team (in only their third season) won their first national championship after improving on a fourth place finish in 2008 and an eighth place finish in 2007. The team received their second national championship win in 2010. In 2012 the team won their third national championship.