2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Brianna Simmons

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beverly Hills, CA
  • High School Beverly Hill HS

Biography

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2015 Established a new career best 6k time with a 22:02 performance at the UC Riverside Invitational ... Improved time in two of six races this year versus last year's results ...

2014 Ran in six races for the Highlanders ... Picked up the first top-10 of her career at the Highlander Invitational on October 17th ...

2013 Ran a season-best 6k time of 22:17.0 at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 14 ...

2012 Established a two-mile time of 12:44 at the Nevada Chase Race on August 31; a 6k time of 21:36.0 at the Big West Championship on October 27; a 5k time of 17:53 at the Dellinger Invitational on September 29; and a 4k time of 14:11.0 at the Highlander Invitational on October 13 ...
 
High School Four-year letter winner in track & field and three-year letter winner in cross country for Coach Jeffrey Fisher at Beverly Hills High School ... The cross country team finished third in league in 2012 and second at state ... Guided the track team to an Ocean League Championship in 2012 ... 2008 Cross Country Rookie of the Year ... Named All-State and All-CIF in cross country and track as a senior ... Four-time athlete of the year ... 2010 Division 2 Mt. SAC champion ... Two-time Ocean League Cross Country champion ... School record holder in the 1600m and 3200m ... Member of the principal's honor roll for four years ... Volunteered at Cedars-Sinai Hospital ...

Personal Brianna Simmons is the daugther of Dexter and Evelyna Simmons ... Majoring in sociology with the career goal of becomming a pediatrician ... Considers current UCR teammate Raquel Hefflin to be her biggest athletics influence and one of her favorite athletes ... Roots for the USA Gymnastics Team and cites Gabby Douglas among her favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the works of Paulo Friere and Jodi Picoult and lists "The Count of Monte Cristo" as her favorite book ... Hobbies include reading and knitting ... Favorite foods are strawberries, mangos, and anything her dad cooks ... Listens to Coldplay, Maroon 5, and The System ... Watches "Hogan's Heros" and "Sister Sister" ... "The Illusionist" and "Count of Monte Cristo" are her favorite movies ... Her most memorable sporting achievement was winning Mt. SAC her junior year of high school ...
 

Career Collegiate Performances
Meet Date Overall Scoring Team Time Dist
Nevada Twilight Classic Sept. 4, 2015 15 13 3 15:41 4k
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 12, 2015 34 33 4 22:02 6k
Stanford Invitational Sept. 26, 2015 87 46 4 22:45 6k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 17, 2015 26 25 4 18:37 5k
Big West Championship Oct. 31, 2015 44 41 4 22:25 6k
NCAA West Regional Nov. 13, 2015 169 165 4 23:38 6k
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Nevada Twilight Classic Aug. 29, 2014 18 17 3 15:41 4k
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 13, 2014 45 44 4 22:21.5 6k
Stanford Invitational Sept. 27, 2014 61 44 4 22:31 6k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 18, 2014 8 8 3 17:58.8 5k
Big West Championship Nov. 1, 2014 32 31 4 22:01.3 6k
NCAA West Regional Nov. 14, 2014 172 166 3 23:08.5 6k
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UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 14, 2013 32 32 6 22:17.0 6k
Sac State Inter-Regional Jamboree Oct. 4, 2013 88 79 5 18:23 5k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 19, 2013 32 29 5 18:35.8 5k
Big West Championship Nov. 2, 2013 41 37 4 24:20.8 6k
NCAA West Regional Nov. 15, 2013 173 169 5 22:23 6k
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Nevada Chase Race Aug. 31, 2012 14 14 6 12:44 2 mile
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 15, 2012 30 30 6 21:41.6 6k
Dellinger Invitational Sept. 29, 2012 32 26 5 17:53 5k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 13, 2012 12 12 6 14:11.0 4k
Big West Championship Oct. 27, 2012 31 31 6 21:36.0 6k
NCAA West Regional Nov. 9, 2012 140 138 5 22:14 6k




Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    5'1"

  • 2013Sophomore

    5'1"

  • 2014Junior

    5'1"

  • 2015Senior

    5'1"