2019 USC Women's Cross Country Roster
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Brewer, Alyssa
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Alyssa Brewer
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- California High
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
Bio
At USC:
Senior Alyssa Brewer is USC's top returning cross country runner. 2019: Led USC in two of the four races she competed. She was 25th at the Highlander Invitational on Sept. 28 with a team-leading time of 21:59.8. That was her 6K PR until running 21:58.8 and finishing 95th to lead the Trojans at the Pac-12 XC Championships on Nov. 1. 2018: She had a strong first campaign with the cross country team. She opened in the UC Riverside Invitational 5K on Sept. 13 and placed 51st with a time of 19:12.8. Brewer then had a time of 18:55.7 to place 33rd at the Master’s XC Invitational on Sept. 29, second among Trojans to help lead the team to a fifth-place finish. She ran her first 6K at the Pre-Nationals Meet in Wisconsin on Oct. 13 and had a time of 24:05.5. She posted a 6K PR of 22:27.23 to finish second among the Trojans at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26.   Â
High School:
Brewer is a 2018 graduate from California High in San Ramon, Calif. She was named California High’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year as she won 12 of 13 800m races during the season, placing second in the other one. She was a two-time California state champion in the 800m run, winning in 2016 with a PR of 2:06.86 and winning in 2017 with a time of 2:07.07. Her time of 2:06.86 was the fastest run in the Northern Section since 1981. She was the USAFT Junior Olympic Champion in the 800m in 2016, the 800m record-holder at the NCS Meet of Champions and Tri-Valley Meets, the California High 400m and 800m record holder and Dan Gabor 400m and 800m meet record holder. She was the Arcadia 800m champion in 2017 and 2018. She also has bests of 55.05 in the 400m and 4:56.06 in the 1600m. Brewer earned a Max Preps Athlete of the Month Award in 2017, was a Mile Split All-American in 2017 and California High team MVP from 2016-18. She was also All-League in cross country in 2017 and won the NCS Division I cross country meet. She had a 5K personal best of 18:51.9 to finish 43rd at the California state meet on November 25.  Brewer also played on the soccer team while in high school.
Personal:
Alyssa was born on February 19, 2000 in Walnut Creek, Calif…Her parents are Dale and Melissa Brewer and she has one brother, Andy….Her hobbies include reading, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, playing ping-pong and hanging out with friends…Her favorite foods include pancakes, tuna casserole and pizza…Her favorite movie is Lord of the Rings and favorite musical group is Queen…Says her sports hero is Stephen Curry because he somehow seems to find a way to win, getting off a last second buzzer beater shot and outworking everybody, all despite his less than ideal stature…also for simply having fun on the court and letting success come…She is majoring in Health and Human Sciences and would like to become a nurse.
Senior Alyssa Brewer is USC's top returning cross country runner. 2019: Led USC in two of the four races she competed. She was 25th at the Highlander Invitational on Sept. 28 with a team-leading time of 21:59.8. That was her 6K PR until running 21:58.8 and finishing 95th to lead the Trojans at the Pac-12 XC Championships on Nov. 1. 2018: She had a strong first campaign with the cross country team. She opened in the UC Riverside Invitational 5K on Sept. 13 and placed 51st with a time of 19:12.8. Brewer then had a time of 18:55.7 to place 33rd at the Master’s XC Invitational on Sept. 29, second among Trojans to help lead the team to a fifth-place finish. She ran her first 6K at the Pre-Nationals Meet in Wisconsin on Oct. 13 and had a time of 24:05.5. She posted a 6K PR of 22:27.23 to finish second among the Trojans at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26.   Â
High School:
Brewer is a 2018 graduate from California High in San Ramon, Calif. She was named California High’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year as she won 12 of 13 800m races during the season, placing second in the other one. She was a two-time California state champion in the 800m run, winning in 2016 with a PR of 2:06.86 and winning in 2017 with a time of 2:07.07. Her time of 2:06.86 was the fastest run in the Northern Section since 1981. She was the USAFT Junior Olympic Champion in the 800m in 2016, the 800m record-holder at the NCS Meet of Champions and Tri-Valley Meets, the California High 400m and 800m record holder and Dan Gabor 400m and 800m meet record holder. She was the Arcadia 800m champion in 2017 and 2018. She also has bests of 55.05 in the 400m and 4:56.06 in the 1600m. Brewer earned a Max Preps Athlete of the Month Award in 2017, was a Mile Split All-American in 2017 and California High team MVP from 2016-18. She was also All-League in cross country in 2017 and won the NCS Division I cross country meet. She had a 5K personal best of 18:51.9 to finish 43rd at the California state meet on November 25.  Brewer also played on the soccer team while in high school.
Personal:
Alyssa was born on February 19, 2000 in Walnut Creek, Calif…Her parents are Dale and Melissa Brewer and she has one brother, Andy….Her hobbies include reading, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, playing ping-pong and hanging out with friends…Her favorite foods include pancakes, tuna casserole and pizza…Her favorite movie is Lord of the Rings and favorite musical group is Queen…Says her sports hero is Stephen Curry because he somehow seems to find a way to win, getting off a last second buzzer beater shot and outworking everybody, all despite his less than ideal stature…also for simply having fun on the court and letting success come…She is majoring in Health and Human Sciences and would like to become a nurse.
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