2013 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2013 Set a new career-best 6k time of 21:47 at the NCAA West Regional on November 15, and new PR 5k time of 17:58 at the Sac State Inter-Regional Jamboree on October 4 ... San Francisco (2011-12) Ran cross country and track at the University of San Francisco ... College bests included a time of 4:44.12 in the 1500m, 10:09.60 in the 3000m, and 17:34.54 in the 5000m ...High School Three-year letter winner at Vista Murrieta High School ... Was athlete of the month in 2010 ... Also earned the C.L.A.S.S. Award that year ... Her high school bests included a 5:17 in the 1600m and an 18:10 on the 5k cross country course ... Finished 40th at state in 2010 with a time of 18:37 ... 2011 Student of the year ... Junior honor guard in 2010 ... All-Scholastic Team award in 2009 and 2010 ... ASB sophomore president ... Volunteered at Buchanon Elementary School ...
Personal Brooke Danielle McCandless is the daughter of Anna McCandless, whom she cites as her biggest athletics influence ... Majoring in psychology with the career goal of earning a Ph.D. in psychology and working as a school psychologist ... Roots for the San Francisco Giants and lists Allyson Felix, Steve Prefontaine, and Kara Goucher as her favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the works of C.S. Lewis and George R.R. Martin ... "The Great Gatsby" is her favorite book ... Hobbies include playing the piano and biking ... Enjoys eating sushi and strawberries ... Listens to Taylor Swift, Bright Eyes, and Iron & Wine ... Watches "Mad Men," "Downtown Abbey" and "The Office" on television and lists "Get Smart," "The Three Amigos," and "Tangled" among her favorite movies ... Â
Career Collegiate Performances| Meet | Date | Overall | Scoring | Team | Time | Dist |
| UC Riverside Invitational | Sept. 14, 2013 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 22:03.5 | 6k |
| Sac State Inter-Regional Jamboree | Oct. 4, 2013 | 63 | 60 | 4 | 17:58 | 5k |
| Highlander Invitational | Oct. 19, 2013 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 18:44.0 | 5k |
| Big West Championship | Nov. 2, 2013 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 23:38.8 | 6k |
| NCAA West Regional | Nov. 15, 2013 | 132 | 130 | 4 | 21:47 | 6k |
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| San Francisco Invitational | Sept. 1, 2012 | 46 | 44 | 6 | 19:17.80 | 5k |
| San Francisco State Invitational | Sept. 13, 2012 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 22:53 | 6k |
| Stanford Invitational | Sept. 29, 2012 | 174 | 150 | 6 | 23:31 | 6k |
| Bronco Invitational | Oct. 13, 2012 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 18:44.5 | 5k |
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| San Francisco Invitational | Sept. 14, 2011 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 19:24 | 5k |
| San Francisco State Invitational | Oct. 7, 2011 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 22:54 | 6k |
| Bronco Invitational | Oct. 15, 2011 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18:48.3 | 5k |
