BREVARD, N.C. – Brevard College Football has earned its first two USA South Football Decade Athlete of the Week awards, as current junior student-athlete Dalton Cole and former student-athlete Trevon Charles earned the honors for their performance in a 41-36 victory over Methodist University on October 6, 2018 at Brevard Memorial Stadium.
In the absence of competition for the Fall semester and its postponement to the Spring, the USA South Conference has decided to honor decade athletes of the week. Selections are based on student-athletes who were named Athlete of the Week within the current week over the past decade.
Cole, a native of Hendersonville, North Carolina, passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 41-36 victory over USA South foe Methodist. Through the air, Cole was 21-of-33 for 292 yards while his one-yard score on the ground gave the Tornados a lead they would not relinquish.
Cole would go on to claim USA South Football Offensive Rookie of the Year honors during his 2018 campaign, leading the conference with 20 touchdown passes while his 163 completions on 270 attempts were also league-highs. Cole threw for 1,847 yards with a 60.4 completion percentage, both of which were good to rank second in the USA South. In league-only games, Cole threw for the second-most yards (1,449) and accumulated 13 touchdowns which tied for the conference lead.
Cole broke several Brevard College single-season records en route to his major award in 2018. He set the BC single-season passing records for completions (163), attempts (270), and touchdowns (20) over the course of his freshman season. Cole went on to help the Tornados to an 8-2 record the following season and BC's first-ever postseason victory in the 2019 ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl.
Charles, a sophomore defensive back in 2018 from Miami, Florida, averaged 53.5 yards per kickoff return in a 41-36 victory over USA South foe Methodist. Charles' long return of 84 yards setup the Tornados on the Monarch one-yard line and led to an easy touchdown. Additionally, he blocked a Methodist punt which was recovered by Brevard in the endzone for a touchdown.
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