Brianne Brewster

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Distance
High School:
Lakeville South HS
Hometown:
Burnsville, Minn.

Brianne Brewster's TFRRS Bio
Brianne Brewster's IAAF Bio

2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Ran in three meets in final outdoor collegaite season... Was 17th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships 10000m in a time of 35:08.16... Was 24th overall at the Bryan Clay Invitational 5000m in a time of 17:03.59... Opened the outdoor season up at the Raleigh Relays in the 10000m.

2025 Indoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Competed in five meets for the Maroon and Gold during the indoor season... Ran a 5000m lifetime best at the Meyo Invitational, 16:32.48 to finish sixth overall... Clocked a 9:38.11 lifetime best time in the 3000m at the Windy City Invite... Ran a 5:01.85 mile at the Graduate Classic... Opened the indoor season at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in the 3000m, finishing sixth with a time of 9:39.78.

2024 Cross Country • Graduate Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Ran to a lifetime best 6000m time of 20:24.1 at the Big Ten Championships to finish 56th overall, the second-best finish of college career... Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional and the NCAA Cross Country Championships and helped Minnesota finish 18th overall as a team... Helped Minnesota win the team title at the Roy Griak Invitational for the third time in her career by finishing 11th overall in a time of 21:58.3... Also ran at the Oz Memorial, Loyola Lakefront Invite and the NCAA Pre-Nationals.

2024 Outdoor Track & Field - Senior Season: In five meets during the outdoor season was able to post three different outdoor personal best times... Opened the season in Miami at the Hurricane Invitational where she posted a 2:16.77 finish in the 800m to finish 11th and was 17th in the 1500m in a lifetime best time of 4:43.06... Ran a pair of 10000m races during the outdoor season, starting with a 35:02.03 at the Raleigh Relays to finish 37th and then posted a lifetime best time of 34:54.79 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships to finish 14th overall... Ran the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invite, finishing 26th... Was a part of Minnesota's 4th-place 4x1600m relay team at the Drake Relays in a time of 19:51.54... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.

2024 Indoor Track & Field - Senior Season: Ran in five indoor meets, opening at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite in Houston, Texas... Posted lifetime indoor bests in both the 3000m and the 5000m during the indoor season... Ran to a runner-up finish at the 2024 Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame in the 5000m, in a personal best time of 16:34.14... Followed her runner-up finish with a 17th place finish in the 3000m at the Badger's Windy Cite Invite 3000m, clocking a 9:41.48... Finished 14th overall at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and also was 33rd in the 3000m... Earned the B1G Sportsmanship Award from the conference office.

2023 Cross Country • Senior Season: Completed seven races for the Maroon and Gold during her fourth season in Dinkytown... Finished as Minnesota's top runner twice during the season... Opened the season at the Oz Memorial, where she finished fifth overall... Ran to a 5K personal best time of 17:39.7 at the Joe Piane Invitational, finishing 56th... Was 38th at the Griak Invitational in September in a 6K time of 22:04.1... Finished inside the top 30 at both the Big Ten Cross Country Championships (28th, 22:01.6) and at the Wisconsin Badger Classic (23rd, 18:48.4)... Ended the cross country season at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 45th place finish in a 6K time of 21:37.8... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field - Junior Season: Competed in the 10,000m race during the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with nineteenth-place finish at 37:15.12… Finished 23rd timed at 4:46.71 in the 1500m race at the 2023 Kip Janvrin Open… Placed twelfth in the 5000m race with a time of 17:26.59 at the Virginia Challenge… Finished fourth with a time of 10:00.77 during the 3000m race at the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi… Began the season competing in the 10,000m run with a 44th-place time of 36:28.69

2023 Indoor Track & Field - Junior Season: Participated in the 5000m race with a time of 17:17.01 for 27th place and in the 3000m race timed at 10:06.49 for 40th place during the Big Ten Indoor Championships… Placed eleventh in the 3000m race at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite II with a time of 9:49.17… Finished seventh in the 5000m race with a time of 17:14.09 at the 2023 Meyo Invitational (ND IND TF)... Competed in the 3000m race at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational for a sixth-place finish timed at 10:11.51.

2022 Cross Country - Junior Season: Raced in several 6k runs throughout the seasons… Placed 61st with times of 21:18.7 at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships and 21:33.9… Competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational… Finished 23rd with a time of 21:00.6 at the Gans Creek Classic… Placed 64th during the Gans Creek Classic timed at 22:07.5… Took home an eleventh-place finish at the Michigan Big 10 Preview with a time of 21:28.7… Competed in the 5k run at the Oz Memorial and finished second with a time of 18:57.5.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Represented the Gophers at five different events during the outdoor season • Was 22nd in the 3000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Minneapolis, clocking a personal best 11:04.51 • Finished 2nd in the steeplechase at the Tommie Twilight in a time of 11:07.76 • Was third at the Tennessee Relays in the steeplechase in a time of 11:07.78 • Raced in the 5000m twice, finishing 3rd at the Drake Relays in a lifetime best time of 16:54.96.

2022 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Competed in four events for the Maroon and Gold, including in two different events at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • Had her best indoor race at the Meyo Invite where she finished 4th in the 5000m in a personal best time of 16:59.15 • Finished 28th (5000m) and 35th (3000m) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • Posted a personal best in the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic in 9:51.42, finishing 19th • Placed 10th at the Cyclone Open, her first race of the indoor season.

2021 Cross Country • Sophomore Season: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • opened her season with a 63rd place finish in the women’s gold 6k race at the Roy Griak Invitational, crossing in 22:35.1 • posted a personal best 5k time of 18:01.5 in the women’s blue race at the Joe Piane Invitational, finishing 157th overall • competed in the women’s “B” race at the Nuttycombe Invite, finishing 25th overall in a personal best time of 21:56.0 • placed 69th at the Big Ten Championships in a time of 22:14.2.

2020 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Made Big Ten Championships debut in first collegiate race, clocking a career-best 6K time of 22:14.7 to place ninth on the team and 66th overall • named an alternate at the NCAA Championships.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at two meets • ran a season-best 10:27.57 in the 3,000m at the Hawkeye Border Battle • ran a season-best 17:53.45 in the 5,000m at the Husker Triangular.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

High School: A 2020 high school graduate who was home schooled and competed in cross country, track & field, and Nordic skiing for Lakeville South High School under coaches Jessica Just, Trish Kennedy, and Andrew Hilliard • three-sport letterwinner who earned six letters each in cross country, track & field, and Nordic skiing • six-time all-conference and five-time all-state honoree in cross country • six-time Minnesota Class AA Cross Country State Championships qualifier, placing 13th as a senior in 2019, fifth as a junior in 2018, fifth as a sophomore in 2017, 24th as a freshman in 2016, 12th as an eighth grader in 2015, and 96th as a seventh grader • led Lakeville South to five top-15 team finishes at the state meet, placing ninth as a team as a seventh grader, freshman, sophomore, and junior before team took 15th as a senior • six-time Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional participant with a pair of top-10 finishes, placing 10th as a sophomore and ninth as a junior • two-time Foot Locker Midwest Regional participant, placing 24th as a senior and 11th as a junior • three-time South Suburban Conference individual runner-up in cross country • named Most valuable Runner and Most Improved Runner during her career while also serving as a team captain in cross country • three-time all-conference honoree in track & field • two-time Minnesota Class AA Track & Field State Championships qualifier in the 4x800m relay, placing 13th as a sophomore and 12th as a junior • conference champion in the 4x800m relay as a junior in 2019 • won the 1500m and the 3000m at the 2017 USATF Minnesota Junior Olympic Championships • holds Lakeville South school record for 3200m • owns high school personal bests of 2:25 for 800m, 5:03 for 1500m, 5:06 for 1600m, 10:48 for 3000m, 11:02 for 3200m, and 17:39 for cross country 5K • academic all-state honoree in cross country, Nordic skiing, and track & field • all-state honoree in Nordic skiing as a senior and served as a three-year captain.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Brenda Brewster • has two siblings, Bailey and Brycelyn • intends to major in business • mom Brenda played basketball at Northern State University • dad Brad participated in cross country and track & field at Augsburg University and Golden Valley Lutheran College • named to the Dean’s List at Normandale Community College.