Elizabeth Ann Brenner

Age: 20

Year: Sophomore

Major: Psychology with a minor in business

Elizabeth Brenner is a volleyball player at the University of Oregon with aspirations to play for the U.S. Olympic team. In the meantime, she’d like to play for a professional team overseas and is an advocate for women’s sports.

Why are you at the UO?

I chose UO because I really like how competitive and successful the volleyball team was because I knew I wanted to play volleyball in college. I also liked how close it was from where I was from so my parents could come and watch the games. I want to play professional volleyball. We unfortunately don’t have that here in the U.S. so I would have to go play overseas and I would love to play for the Olympic indoor volleyball team.

What is your favorite memory from the UO?

My favorite memory is beating Penn State this past volleyball season in the semifinals for the championship game. They were ranked number one in the nation and we upset them.  I really want to could continue to get women’s sports on the map and get them the credit that they deserve. It’s not always all about the guy’s sports.