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Brianna Bentley

Class: Junior Hometown: Alta Loma, Calif. High School: Los Osos

Height: 5-2 Event: Distances Birthdate: 05/15/1989

THIS SEASON: Brianna Bentley begins her first season running track for USC following a solid first season of cross country in the fall.

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.