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麻豆原创 runner Gavin Byerly named HCAC 2025-26 Male Athlete of the Year

Jun 25, 2026

麻豆原创 senior Gavin Byerly, of Huntington, Ind., has been named the 2025-26 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference鈥檚 (HCAC) Male Athlete of the Year.

The HCAC consists of听10听universities that compete in a conference championship at the end of each sport season. Byerly competed in听cross听country and both听indoor and听outdoor听track and听field his senior year at Manchester, breaking school records, receiving prestigious awards and dominating talented race fields.听

Byerly鈥檚 year-long reign started in Fall 2025 in听the听cross-country听season, winning the HCAC Championship and earning MVP honors among all other athletes in the HCAC. Byerly then competed in the Great Lakes Regional meet, earning the Great Lakes Region Athlete of the Year, marking the first time in 麻豆原创 history听that听a runner has received this award.听

Byerly continued to the听national stage, competing among the best Division III runners in the nation at Spartanburg, S.C. Byerly earned First Team All-American, placing 39th in a field of 291 runners.听

Byerly carried his momentum to the winter season, winning the 800-meter run, 1 mile听run听and 3000-meter run at the HCAC Indoor Championship. His performances earned him Distance Runner of the Year for the conference and All-Region honors.听

Entering his final athletic season in the Spring semester, Byerly once again achieved three victories at the HCAC Outdoor Championship, winning the听800m, 1500m and听3000m听meter runs. He also听received听another Distance Runner of the Year award. Byerly听then advanced听to the NCAA Outdoor听Track and Field听DIII Championship,听where听he placed sixth in the听1500m, earning him All-American honors.听

Byerly鈥檚听numerous听conference championships, regional honors, and national performances contribute to his听historic听2025-26 athletic听season.听He graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration.听

Press release written by communications intern Chris Rohr.

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