October 26, 2026
This is the Grace Story Podcast! Today’s guests are Brian Dewey & Ellis Gallion.
Brian Dewey joined the Lancers in January 2024 and immediately made an impact. In his first spring with Grace’s track and field team, the women’s squad claimed the 2024 NCCAA outdoor national championship. At the NAIA national meet, he helped four events reach All-American status, leading the women to a program-best 19th-place finish at the outdoor meet.
In 2024-25, Dewey’s cross country program made waves at the national level. The women finished as the national runner-up at NCCAA Nationals. The team had three individual NAIA All-American honors. During the track season, the team went on to collect eight NAIA All-American finishes, including an NAIA national champion in the indoor mile. The Lancers won six individual national titles at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships as well.
Ellis Gallion is ready for his second season leading Grace’s track and field program in 2026-27.
In his first full season with Grace, the Lancers quickly began an assault on the record books. Grace set five indoor records across a variety of events (60m, 600m, high jump, triple jump, pentathlon), demonstrating Gallion’s breadth of coaching expertise. The Lancers set four more school records in the outdoor season as well in 2026.
At the 2026 NCCAA National Championships, Grace produced a pair of fourth-place finishes for the men and women. Gallion guided the Lancers to four individual national titles and seven national runner-up finishes.
Overall in 2026, the Lancers achieved 15 All-American finishes across NAIA and NCCAA championships and hit seven NAIA national qualifying marks.
