Eliza Brand

Position:
Mid Distance
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Mount Tabor HS
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.

2025-26 Track: Competed five times during the indoor season and six times in the outdoor campaign… Began the indoor season with a runner-up result in the 1,000m at the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker, posting a career-best of 2:56.04… Part of a second-place distance medley relay squad at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a time of 11:44.49… Added a second-place finish in the 800m at the LSU Twilight with a time of 2:15.40… Began the outdoor season with a pair of top-10 results in the Louisiana Classic, finishing second in the 1,500m (4:40.66) and sixth n the 800m (2:19.26) … Finished sixth in the 44 Farms Invitational in the 1,500m (4:41.97) … At the Bryan Clay Invitational, placed fifth in the 800m with a personal best of 2:11.22, and added a personal record of 4:35.49 in the 1,500m… Was ninth in the 800m (2:21.02) at the LSU Invitational.

Prior to Tulane: Transferred to Tulane after a year at the University of South Carolina... Named 2025 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in three indoor meets during her first indoor season with the Gamecocks, running the 800m twice and one mile event … Opened her collegiate career with a sixth place finish in the 800m at the Gamecock Challenge, clocking 2:13.30 … Turned in a personal best in the mile at the USC Invite three weeks later, running 4:55.39 to place sixth overall... Competed in three outdoor meets during her freshman season, running the 800m, 1500m and was a pacer in her lone 5K race of the year … Ran 2:16.17 in the 800m at the Raleigh Relays for a new PR … Won the Gamecock Invite 1500m race, running a personal best time of 4:35.50... Competed in five meets during the cross country season … Made her collegiate debut at the Covered Bridge Open 5K, running a personal best time of 18:28.84 to finish 15^th overall … First 6K event was the Furman Invitational, finishing 23^rd overall with a time of 22:32.1 … Clocked a personal best 6K time of 22:10.2 at the SEC Championship.