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Brianna Bentley |
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At USC:
Brianna Bentley begins her second season as a cross country runner for USC. 2007: She had a solid first season, competing in all five regular season meets for USC...She was very consistent running 20:02-20:08 in all three 5K races, with a season best of 20:02 at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif. on Sept. 15. ..She had her best 6K time of 22:41.97 at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22...Bentley was one of USC's top seven finishers and figured in the scoring in three of the five races.
High School:
Bentley is a 2007 graduate of Los Osos (Calif.) High...Los Osos placed third out of 23 teams at Morro Bay, led by Bentley who placed eighth with a time of 19:08...Set a school record in September at the Woodbridge Invitational with a time of 18:11 (12 seconds faster than her school-record time of 18:23 set as a junior) to finish fourth...Won at the Hi-Desert Classic amidst 20-mile-per-hour winds and temperatures in the mid-80s...She then took 32nd at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 19:00 in a race that featured nine nationally ranked teams and over 160 runners...Finished sixth at the Inland Empire Challenge with a time of 18:18...Selected to the 2007 All-San Bernardino County Team and as the San Bernardino County No. 1 ranked senior...Ran a 19:08 time at Mt. Sac Invite...She finished second at the Baseline League Championships with a time of 18:39 and Los Osos tied for first with Upland, but by tiebreaker they finished second...Her high school won Baseline League titles in 2004 and 2005...Was selected All-League from 2003-06...Los Osos was eliminated in the 2006 CIF prelims where Bentley placed 10th with a time of 19:09.
Personal:
Lists her favorite television show at Grey's Anatomy...Her favorite type of food to eat is Mexican, specifically tacos...Is a Communications major at USC and would like to become a lawyer.
Briana Bentley Cross Country Results
Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time
2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 42nd 20:03.00
Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 75th 20:02
Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 51st 22:41.97
Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 78th 26:17.0
Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 27th 20:08
Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ----- -----
Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ----- -----
* indicates Trojans' top finisher