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2018 Cross Country Roster

Brianna Bartello

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Laguna Hills, Calif.
  • Highschool Laguna Hills

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
USTFCCCA All-West Region selection...Ran in five races, including the NCAA West Regional...Placed 54th at the regional with a time of 22:26.5...Best season finish came at the Biola Invitational (13th)...Also posted top 20 finishes at the UCSD Triton Classic (16th) and the Sundodger Invitational (19th)...Season-best time in a 6k came at the Sundodger Invitational (22:20.5)...Best time in a 5k came at the Charles Bowles Invitational (18:39.1).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
USTFCCCA All-American…Placed 37th at the NCAA National Championships…USTFCCCA All-West Region...First team All-PacWest…Named the team's Most Inspirational Runner…Ran in seven races…Placed sixth at the PacWest Championships…Finished 10th at the NCAA West Regional…Helped PLNU win the Triton Classic by finishing a season-best fifth with a time of 22:24.9…Best time in a 5k was at the Biola Invitational (17:18.0)…Best time in a 6k race came at the NCAA Championships (21:27.2)…Finished in the top 10 in four of the seven races…Helped PLNU reach the first NCAA Championship in school history.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
USTFCCCA All-West Region...Second team All-PacWest…Two-time PacWest Freshman of the Week (Sept. 22 & Oct. 20)…Named the team's Most Outstanding Runner…Earned PLNU's McNeilly Award for Cross Country…Led the Sea Lions in four of the six races she ran, including the NCAA West Regional…Placed 25th at the regional…Finished ninth at the Sundodger Invitational with a time of 21:45.64…Ran in all six races…Finished in the top 10 in four races, and in the top 11 in five…Best finish came at the Charles Bowles Invitational where she placed seventh with a season-best time of 17:57.2….Best time on a 6k course came at the NCAA West Regional (21:55.9)…Helped PLNU make its first-ever NCAA West Regional appearance.

PRIOR TO PLNU
2015 graduate of Laguna Hills High School…Lettered in both cross country and track all four years… 4th in state, D3…All-league selection for three years…1st in South Coast league…1st in CIF (Cross Country, D3)…2nd in CIF (Track, D3, 1600)…All-CIF selection for two years (Cross Country)…Placed fourth in state.

PERSONAL
Born in Anaheim, Calif…Communications major…Parents' names are Cynthia and Alfred…Has two sisters named Marissa and Danielle.

OTHER STUFF
Nickname: Bri
Pregame Rituals: Read devotional, pray
Favorite Sports Teams: New York Yankees
One thing most people don’t know about me: I’m an identical twin
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 40:31
Person I admire most: My dad
Favorite non-athletic thing to do: Puzzles
Three foods you wish were calorie free: Mac-n-cheese, popcorn, and cake
Favorite sport other than what you play at PLNU: Soccer

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2016Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2017Junior

    5'7"
  • 2018Senior

    5'7"