Bristol, Tenn. –King University is excited to announce the Winter 2026-27 incoming athletes to our Tornado family. The teams of Cheerleading, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Men's Wrestling, and Women's Wrestling all have many new faces joining the team.
 

Name	Team	Position	Hometown	High School/Previous School
Aden Bugg	Cheerleading		Topeka, Kan.	Topeka West HS
Addison Gragg	Cheerleading		Bluff City, Tenn.	Sullivan East HS
Justin McKee	Cheerleading		Kingsport, Tenn.	West Ridge HS
Avery Pope	Cheerleading		Jonesborough, Tenn.	David Crockett HS
Maggie Rush	Cheerleading		Church Hill, Tenn.	Volunteer HS
Leighlynd Teets	Cheerleading		Bristol, Va.	John S. Battle HS
Brooklyn West	Cheerleading		Lebanon, Va.	Lebanon HS
Colin Brown	Men's Basketball	Guard	Bristol, Tenn.	Tennessee HS/Carson-Newman University
Hunter Chamberlain	Men's Basketball	Guard	Maryville, Tenn.	Eagleton College and Career Academy
Alijah Chilton	Men's Basketball	Guard	Crestview, Fla.	Laurel Hill School
Darian Cotton	Men's Basketball	Guard	Murfreesboro, Tenn.	Middle Tennessee Christian School
Caleb Eaves	Men's Basketball	Guard	Johnson City, Tenn.	David Crockett HS
Gabriel Erbeck	Men's Basketball	Guard	Fairview, N.C.	Asheville Christian Academy/Mars Hill University
Antrell Gilmore	Men's Basketball	Guard	Fayetteville, N.C.	Flight 22 Prep
Connor Goulet	Men's Basketball	Guard	Needles, Calif.	Needles HS
Makhi Hammond	Men's Basketball	Guard	Madison, Ala.	Sparkman HS
Braden Howard	Men's Basketball	Guard	Bristol, Tenn.	Tennessee HS
Jamal Jacobs	Men's Basketball	Guard	Ruskin, Fla.	Lennard HS/Mercy University
Dawson Knox	Men's Basketball	Forward	Abita Springs, La.	Northshore HS/Southwest Mississippi CC
Asante Martin	Men's Basketball	Guard	Swannanoa, N.C.	Charles D. Owen HS
Brody McGuire	Men's Basketball	Guard	Telford, Tenn.	Science Hill HS
Reed Miller	Men's Basketball	Forward	Bristol, Tenn.	Tennessee HS
Vynce Overshown	Men's Basketball	Guard	Merrillville, Ind.	Hammond HS/Mid Michigan College
Caleb Shaffer	Men's Basketball	Guard	Knoxville, Tenn.	Halls HS/Emory and Henry University
Kimari Sutton	Men's Basketball	Guard	Prince George, Va.	Fork Union Military Academy
Charles Wood	Men's Basketball	Center	Swanton, Ohio	Swanton HS/Lourdes University
Lillian 'Abi' Alexander	Women's Basketball	Guard	Woodbury, Tenn.	Cannon County HS
Sophie Fritz	Women's Basketball	Guard	Charlotte, N.C.	Marvin Ridge HS
Destiny Harman	Women's Basketball	Guard	Floyd, Va.	Floyd County HS
Lydia Phillips	Women's Basketball	Guard	Monterey, Tenn.	Clarkrange HS
Alycia Secchiaroli	Women's Basketball	Forward	Sorgues, France	Lycée Marie Curie/University of Bridgeport
Michelle Shields	Women's Basketball	Guard	Elizabethton, Tenn.	Unaka HS
Elisabeth Suttle	Women's Basketball	Guard	Waxhaw, N.C.	Union Academy/Florida Southwestern
Courtland Pellegrino	Men's Swimming and Diving		Columbus, Ga.	St.anne Pacelli catholic school
Rogelio Vega Cuevas	Men's Swimming and Diving		Rosarito, Mexico	Santillana del Mar Highschool
Andrey Villarreal	Men's Swimming and Diving		Panama City, Panama	Centro Cultural Chino Panameño
Simeon Wesner	Men's Swimming and Diving		Bremen, Germany	Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium
Emma Bendall	Women's Swimming and Diving		Pahiatua, New Zealand	Tararua College
Sylvana Luna Casillas	Women's Swimming and Diving		Los Mochis, México	Colegio Mochis
Eden Alsbrook	Women's Swimming and Diving		Bristol, Tenn.	Tennessee High
Mariandree Valdes	Women's Swimming and Diving		San Lorenzo El Cubo, Guatemala	Colegio Boston bilingüe
Annalee Price	Women's Swimming and Diving		Johnson City, Tenn.	Science Hill High School
Magdalena Stanek	Women's Swimming and Diving		Kraków, Poland	V Liceum Ogólnoksztalcace im. Augusta Witkowskiego w Krakowie
Antwaan Underwood	Men's Track and Field		Loudon, Tenn.	Loudon High School
Tayshawn Rice	Men's Track and Field		Maryville, Tenn.	Maryville High School
Jonah Adams	Men's Track and Field		Ruckersville, Va	Madison County High School
Josiah Tucker	Men's Track and Field		Alcoa, Tenn.	Alcoa High School
Quinton Dodds	Men's Track and Field		Monrovia, Md.	Linganore High
Morgan oconnor	Women's Track and Field		Chicago, Ill.	Hammond Central
Addison Miller	Women's Track and Field		Corryton, Tenn.	Gibbs High School
Alexus Ward	Women's Track and Field		Cleveland, Tenn.	Walker Valley High School
Naomi Crowell	Women's Track and Field		Murfreesboro, Tenn.	Rockvale High School
Kasiah Goen	Women's Track and Field		Maryville, Tenn.	Maryville High School track team
Lewis Allen	Men's Wrestling		Chehalis, Wash.	WF West HS
Nicholas Anderson	Men's Wrestling		Hagerstown, Md.	Williamsport HS/Garrett College
Phoenix Ayers	Men's Wrestling		Phenix City, Ala.	Central HS
Jake Bacon	Men's Wrestling		Naples, Fla.	Aubrey Rogers HS
Mason Butler	Men's Wrestling		Memphis, Tenn.	Christian Brothers HS/University of Mary
David Clark	Men's Wrestling		Dryden, Va.	Union HS
Haiden Cox	Men's Wrestling		Johnson City, Tenn.	Science Hill HS
Hayden Harrell	Men's Wrestling		Andersonville, Tenn.	Anderson County HS
Ryan Haynes	Men's Wrestling		Kingston, Pa.	Wyoming Seminary Prep HS
Josian Hernandez	Men's Wrestling		Dalton, Ga.	Dalton HS
Joshua Hodges	Men's Wrestling		Clarksville, Tenn.	Montgomery Central HS
William Holloway	Men's Wrestling		Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.	Soddy Daisy HS
Ayden Hood	Men's Wrestling		Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	Pigeon Forge HS
Nolan Linstad	Men's Wrestling		Contoocook, N.H.	Hopkinton HS
Yamil Rashid	Men's Wrestling		Smyrna, Tenn.	Stewarts Creek HS
Wyatt Rogers	Men's Wrestling		Kingsport, Tenn.	Dobyns-Bennett HS
Race Scalici	Men's Wrestling		Chehalis, Wash.	WF West HS
Dawson Trentham	Men's Wrestling		Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	Pigeon Forge HS
Darian Vera	Men's Wrestling		Spring Hill, Tenn.	Spring Hill HS
Kaelena Ahrens	Women's Wrestling		Vacaville, Calif.	Vacaville HS
Esperanza Calvillo	Women's Wrestling		Apple Valley, Minn.	Apple Valley HS
Victoria Espinoza	Women's Wrestling		Cathedral City, Calif.	Palm Desert HS
Vivienne Gitke	Women's Wrestling		Strasburg, Colo.	Strasburg HS
Senna Grassman	Women's Wrestling		Cleveland, Tenn.	Cleveland HS
Kathryn Hingano	Women's Wrestling		Rio Linda, Calif.	Rio Linda HS/Southern Oregon University
Bailey Hoard	Women's Wrestling		Porterville, Calif.	Monache High School
Madelynn King	Women's Wrestling		Arab, Ala.	Arab HS
Jamie Laswell	Women's Wrestling		Phoenix, Ariz.	Cesar Chavez HS/Fort Hayes State University
Audrey Levendusky	Women's Wrestling		Clarksville, Tenn.	Montgomery Central HS
Zoey Lints	Women's Wrestling		Central Bridge, N.Y.	Schoharie High School
Lexie Lopez	Women's Wrestling		Greeley, Co.	Mt. Carmel High School
Lindsey Lopez	Women's Wrestling		Greeley, Co.	Mt. Carmel High School
Isabella Lorenzana	Women's Wrestling		Huntington Beach, Calif.	Marina High School Huntington Beach
Samantha O'Leary	Women's Wrestling		Thompsons Station, Tenn.	Summit HS
Mia Pedersen	Women's Wrestling		Redmond, Ore.	Redmond HS
Audreyona Perkins	Women's Wrestling		Cleveland, Tenn.	Cleveland HS
Zahra Stewart	Women's Wrestling		Yucaipa, Calif.	Orange Vista HS
Athea Valenzuela	Women's Wrestling		Gilbert, Ariz.	Desert Ridge HS
Malia Welch	Women's Wrestling		Ferndale, Wash.	Ferndale HS
Aden Bugg	Cheerleading		Topeka, Kan.	Topeka West HS
Addison Gragg	Cheerleading		Bluff City, Tenn.	Sullivan East HS