2021 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Brewer, Alyssa

Alyssa Brewer
- Position:
- Distances
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- California High
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Â Senior Alyssa Brewer is in her fourth season as a distance runner on the USC track and field team. Â She also competes on the cross country team. She is USC's all-time record-holder in the women's indoor 800m and ranks eighth on the Trojans' outdoor 800m list.
2021: She won the 800m with a season-best time of 2:06.53 at the Trojan Invitational. Brewer also posted a season-best of 56.48 in the 400m at the Aztec Invitational and set an indoor one-mile PR of 5:00.27 at the Texas Tech Shootout. Â Brewer placed 11th in the 800m with a time of 2:07.89 at the Pac-12 Championships and finished 30th in the event at the NCAA West Prelims.
2020:Â Set the USC indoor 800m record with a time of 2:05.68 at the Husky Classic on Feb. 20. Finished 6th in the 800 at the MPSF Championships on Feb. 29. The outdoor season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: She opened her season by setting her 1500m PR of 4:29.24 to place second at the Trojan Invitational. She set her outdoor PR of 2:04.93 to win the 800m at the Power 5 Challenge and move into eighth on USC's all-time 800m list. She finished 14th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships and at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, narrowly missing qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the event. During the summer, she placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:09.43 at the USATF U20s. Indoors, she had a PR of 2:06.48 to win the 800m at the Texas Tech Classic and moved to fourth on USC's all-time indoor 800m list.
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 USATF 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.
CAREER BESTS:   800m – 2:04.93        400m – 55.05       1500m – 4:29.24
2021: She won the 800m with a season-best time of 2:06.53 at the Trojan Invitational. Brewer also posted a season-best of 56.48 in the 400m at the Aztec Invitational and set an indoor one-mile PR of 5:00.27 at the Texas Tech Shootout. Â Brewer placed 11th in the 800m with a time of 2:07.89 at the Pac-12 Championships and finished 30th in the event at the NCAA West Prelims.
2020:Â Set the USC indoor 800m record with a time of 2:05.68 at the Husky Classic on Feb. 20. Finished 6th in the 800 at the MPSF Championships on Feb. 29. The outdoor season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: She opened her season by setting her 1500m PR of 4:29.24 to place second at the Trojan Invitational. She set her outdoor PR of 2:04.93 to win the 800m at the Power 5 Challenge and move into eighth on USC's all-time 800m list. She finished 14th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships and at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, narrowly missing qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the event. During the summer, she placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:09.43 at the USATF U20s. Indoors, she had a PR of 2:06.48 to win the 800m at the Texas Tech Classic and moved to fourth on USC's all-time indoor 800m list.
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 USATF 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.
CAREER BESTS:   800m – 2:04.93        400m – 55.05       1500m – 4:29.24
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