The Highland Scoreboard: Sports Roundup for Oct. 20, 2026
From Staff Reports | Oct. 20, 2026
FOOTBALL
(X-X overall, X conference)
- SEPT 5: 14-40 L vs. Heidelberg, away
- SEPT. 12: 23-46 L vs. Hanover, home
- SEPT. 19: 14-42 L vs. Randolph-Macon, away
- SEPT. 26: 38-3 W vs. Rhodes, away
- OCT. 3: 27-21 W vs. Centre, away
- OCT. 10: 51-13 W, home
- OCT. 17: X-X, X, away
- SEASON STATS: 2,258 yards of offense (1,225 passing, 1,033 rushing)
- NEXT: Homecoming! 1 p.m. Oct. 24 vs. Berry
VOLLEYBALL
(X-X overall, X-X conference)
- SEPT. 4: 3-0 W vs. Spalding in Berea, Kentucky
- SEPT. 5: 3-1 W vs. Berea in Berea
- SEPT. 5: 3-0 W vs. Brevard in Berea
- SEPT. 11: 3-0 W vs. Meredith in Raleigh, North Carolina
- SEPT. 12: 1-3 L vs. LaGrange in Raleigh
- SEPT. 12: 3-0 W vs. Johnson & Wales in Raleigh
- SEPT. 22: 3-0 W vs. Berea, at home (Cooper Athletic Center)
- SEPT. 26: 2-3 L vs. Rhodes, in Sewanee, Tennessee
- SEPT. 27: 0-3 L vs. Millsaps in Sewanee
- SEPT. 30: 2-3 L vs. Sewanee, home
- OCT. 2: 3-0 W vs. Oglethorpe in Mount Berry, Georgia
- OCT. 3: 0-3 L vs. Centre in Mount Berry
- OCT. 3: 0-3 L vs. Berry in Mount Berry
- OCT. 6: 0-3 L vs. Covenant, home
- OCT. 10: 0-3 L vs. Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas
- OCT. 11: 0-3 L vs. Trinity in Georgetown
- OCT. 17: X-X X vs. Millsaps in Memphis, Tennessee
- OCT. 18: X-X X vs. Rhodes in Memphis
- NEXT: Two matches on Oct. 24, vs. Berry at 2 p.m. CST and Oglethorpe at 8 p.m. CST, both in Sewanee
CROSS COUNTRY
- SEPT. 4: Tennessee Wesleyan University Kilbride Nature Sanctuary Meet; first-place finish for women, second-place for men (two teams competing)
- Top men’s finisher: Erick Trejo (’30), 18:09 in the 5K (fifth place).
- Top women’s finisher: Megan Shinn (’28), 21:17 in the 5K (first place).
- SEPT.19: Mike and Mary Kay John Classic in Berea, Kentucky, with women finishing third and men fourth (seven teams competing)
- Top men’s finisher: James LeNeve (’28), 29:31 in the 8K (22nd place)
- Top women’s finisher: Megan Shinn (’28), 20:22 in the 5K (fourth place, second fastest time in MC history)
- SEPT. 26: Maryville College Invitational, home course, second place (of two teams)
- Top men’s finisher: Tyler Tangel (’28), 28:05 in the 8K (first place)
- Top women’s finisher: Megan Shinn (’28), 24:53 in the 6K (second place)
- OCT. 10: Sand Shark Invitational in Bluffton, South Carolina, fifth place (of nine teams)
- Top men’s finisher: James LeNeve (’28), 29:22 in the 8K (22nd place)
- Top women’s finisher: Megan Shinn (’28), 20:14 in the 6K (seventh place)
- OCT. 16: Fighting Scots XC Invitational, Sequoyah Hills Park in Knoxville, X place (of X teams)
- Top men’s finisher: XX XX (’XX), XX:XX in the 8K (X place)
- Top women’s finisher: XX XX (’XX), XX:XX in the 6K (X place)
- NEXT: Oct. 31 Southern Athletic Association Championship in Sewanee, Tennessee
MEN’S GOLF
- SEPT. 5-6: Transylvania Wildbat Invite in Lexington, Kentucky; fifth-place finish w/three-round total of 894 (+42).
- Top finisher: Justin Sweeney (’29), fifth-place individually w/213 (E)
- SEPT. 12-13: Stateline Shootout in Crosby Township, Ohio; second-place finish (out of 12 teams) w/888 (+24).
- Top finisher: Will Beyer (’29), fifth-place individually w/219 (+3)
- OCT. 5-6: West Pines Collegiate in Douglasville, Georgia; tied for 23rd place (out of 24 teams) w/three-round total of 933 (+81)
- Top finisher: Justin Sweeney (’29), 81st individually w/227 (+14)
- NEXT: Oct. 26-27 at the Chick-fil-A Invitational in Rome, Georgia
WOMEN’S GOLF
(Fall season complete)
- SEPT. 12-13: SAA Fall Classic in Dickson, Tennessee; sixth place out of six teams w/two-round total of 650 (+74)
- Top finisher: Mallory Higgins (’29), tied for 16th place individually w/156 (+12)
- SEPT. 26-27: Lee and Joe Duncan Rhodes Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee; fifth place out of nine teams w/two-round total of 627 (+59)
- Top finisher: Emma Clonan (’27), fourth place individually w/75 (+4) (lowest 36-hole score in program history)
- OCT. 5-6: Chimney Oaks Women’s Invitational in Homer, Georgia; fourth place out of six teams w/three-round total of 978 (+114)
- Top finisher: Charlsie McElhaney (’29), tied for eighth place individually w/83 (+11)
MEN’S SOCCER
(X-X-X overall, X-X conference)
- SEPT. 5: 0-0 T vs. Marietta at home
- SEPT. 6: 0-0 T vs. Wilmington at home
- SEPT. 9: 3-3 Tv vs. Berea at Berea
- SEPT. 11: 0-4 L vs. Lynchburg in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
- SEPT. 12: 2-3 L vs. Washington & Lee in Lookout Mountain
- SEPT. 23: 2-1 W vs. Piedmont in Demorest, Georgia
- SEPT. 25: 3-1 W vs. Warren Wilson in Swannanoa, North Carolina
- OCT. 2: 6-1 W vs. Millsaps at home
- OCT. 4: 0-2 L vs. Rhodes at home
- OCT. 7: 2-2 T vs. Covenant at home
- OCT. 10: (Cancelled due to weather)
- OCT. 13: 0-1 L vs. Sewanee at home
- OCT. 16: X-X X vs. Centre in Danville, Kentucky
- NEXT: Alumni Day, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 vs. Southwestern at home
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(X-X-X overall, X-X conference)
- SEPT. 2: 6-1 W vs. King at home
- SEPT. 4: 1-1 T vs. Roanoke in Salem, Virginia
- SEPT. 5: 0-4 L vs. Lynchburg in Salem
- SEPT. 12: 2-2 T vs. Trine at home
- SEPT. 13: 4-0 W vs. LaGrange at home
- SEPT. 16: 2-2 T vs. Covenant in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
- SEPT. 23: 2-0 W vs. Spalding in Louisville, Kentucky
- SEPT. 27: 1-1 T vs. Piedmont in Demorest, Georgia
- OCT. 2: 6-0 W vs. Millsaps at home
- OCT. 4: 1-5 L vs. Rhodes at home
- OCT. 14: 1-3 L vs. Sewanee at home
- OCT. 16: X-X X vs. Centre in Danville, Kentucky
- NEXT: 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, vs. Southwestern at home (MC Soccer Complex)