University of South Alabama Athletics

2025: Outdoor — Took second place and recorded a PR in the 1500 meters at the Jaguar Invitational (4:02.03)... Posted a personal best in the 5000 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational (15:11.10)... Finished third in the 1500 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (4:10.33)...Indoor — Snagged back-to-back PRs in the Mile (4:25.94) and the 3000 meters (8:50.76) at the Samford Bulldog Invite...

2024 Cross Country — Ran a personal best in the 10k at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships (33:42.5)... Placed 44th in the 8k at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships (27:07.2)... Clocked a personal best in the 8k at the Southern Showcase (26:09.8)... Claimed a PR and finished fourth in the 5k at the Azalea City Classic (15:28.7)...

2024: Outdoor —  First career event win at the Golden Eagle Invitational in the 3000m (9:13.93)...Second in the 5000m at the Troy Doc Anderson Invitatonal (15:57.31)... Second in the 3000m at the South Alabama Invitational (8:58.50)... Indoor — Personal record time of 4:31.63 at the USA Jaguar Invitational...2023 Cross Country—  Finished ninth at the Azalea City Classic in the 5k with a time of 16:33.3... PR in the 10k at the NCAA South Regional with a (36:01.0)... Personal best time of 28:21.7 in the 8k to take 42nd place at the Sun Belt Conference Championship... 

High School: Lettered four seasons in cross country, track & field and swimming at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, La. … Captured the LHSAA 3A cross country title as a senior, while leading University Lab to a runner up title at the meet … During the indoor season of his senior year, he placed third in the 3200m at the 3A LHSAA state meet, and second and third, respectively in the 3200m and 1600m at the outdoor championships … Was a member of the 4X800 state championship relay team at the 2021 meet … Left holding program record in the 1600m (4:28) and in the 3200m (9:35).

Personal: Full name is Blayton Paul Bernard ... Born in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of Jeremy and Suzanne Bernard … Only child … Majoring in marine science.