2019 USC Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Sauer, Brynn

Brynn Sauer
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Rocori Senior High
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Minn.
Bio
At USC:
Brynn Sauer is in her second season of running cross country for USC. 2018: Sauer was second among the Trojans at the UC Riverside Invitational 5K race on Sept. 15 with a time of 20:20.1.  She was one of the Trojans selected to compete at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26 and had a time of 25.22.83 in her first career 6K race.. Â
High School:
Sauer is a 2018 graduate of Rocori High in Cold Spring, Minn. where she had a personal bests of 2:12.38 in the 800m. As a senior she placed sixth in the 800m, fourth in the 4x800, and sixth in the 4x400m in the Minnesota State high School Championships.  She was a 10-time state finalist and a 12-time section champion and helped lead the Spartans to a state Class 2A true-team championship. She set the conference 800m record and was All-State all four seasons. She was named the USATF 15-16 Minnesota Athlete of the Year in 2016. She was the 2016 AAU national champion in the 800m. Sauer also played tennis in high school. She served as class president, secretary of the National Honor Society and was valedictorian of her class..
Personal:
Sauer was born on April 7, 2000 in St. Cloud, Minn…Her parents are Shari and Craig Sauer and she has two sisters, Grace and Jacqueline…Her father played in the NFL for Minnesota and Atlanta, she has three uncles that played in the NHL ( Kurt, Kent and Michael Sauer) and her grandfather Curt played professional baseball in the Twins system…Her favorite pastimes away from running are going to church, reading and learning new things…Lists her sports hero as marathon runner Amanda Cruise because she likes her positive attitude, resilience and belief that hard work pays off…Chose to attend USC because she wanted a challenge academically and athletically and USC offers a perfect combination where she can be pushed in both areas…also she wanted to go to college in a more diverse and populated area…plus the weather!...Says she could live off of potatoes and oatmeal with peanut butter…Someday would like to visit New Zealand, Singapore and Brazil…Lists her favorite musical groups as Imagine Dragons and Casting Crowns…Sauer is majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Performance Science at USC…After graduation would like to travel more and do research in fields like Positive Psychology and/or Performance Science…and write a book.
Brynn Sauer is in her second season of running cross country for USC. 2018: Sauer was second among the Trojans at the UC Riverside Invitational 5K race on Sept. 15 with a time of 20:20.1.  She was one of the Trojans selected to compete at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26 and had a time of 25.22.83 in her first career 6K race.. Â
High School:
Sauer is a 2018 graduate of Rocori High in Cold Spring, Minn. where she had a personal bests of 2:12.38 in the 800m. As a senior she placed sixth in the 800m, fourth in the 4x800, and sixth in the 4x400m in the Minnesota State high School Championships.  She was a 10-time state finalist and a 12-time section champion and helped lead the Spartans to a state Class 2A true-team championship. She set the conference 800m record and was All-State all four seasons. She was named the USATF 15-16 Minnesota Athlete of the Year in 2016. She was the 2016 AAU national champion in the 800m. Sauer also played tennis in high school. She served as class president, secretary of the National Honor Society and was valedictorian of her class..
Personal:
Sauer was born on April 7, 2000 in St. Cloud, Minn…Her parents are Shari and Craig Sauer and she has two sisters, Grace and Jacqueline…Her father played in the NFL for Minnesota and Atlanta, she has three uncles that played in the NHL ( Kurt, Kent and Michael Sauer) and her grandfather Curt played professional baseball in the Twins system…Her favorite pastimes away from running are going to church, reading and learning new things…Lists her sports hero as marathon runner Amanda Cruise because she likes her positive attitude, resilience and belief that hard work pays off…Chose to attend USC because she wanted a challenge academically and athletically and USC offers a perfect combination where she can be pushed in both areas…also she wanted to go to college in a more diverse and populated area…plus the weather!...Says she could live off of potatoes and oatmeal with peanut butter…Someday would like to visit New Zealand, Singapore and Brazil…Lists her favorite musical groups as Imagine Dragons and Casting Crowns…Sauer is majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Performance Science at USC…After graduation would like to travel more and do research in fields like Positive Psychology and/or Performance Science…and write a book.
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