2019 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Brissett, Chanel

Chanel Brissett
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cheltenham
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Junior All-American Chanel Brissett is in her third season as a hurdler and sprinter on the USC track and field team. She ranks second on USC's all-time 100m hurdles list and ran leadoff on USC's school record-setting 4x100m relay.
2019: Brissett had an outstanding sophomore season winning the NCAA indoor 60m hurdles title, placing second in the 100m hurdles final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and winning her second consecutive Pac-12 100m hurdles title. He had a PR of 12.52 (+0.6) to finish as runner-up at the NCAA Championships and move into second on USC's all-time list in the event. She won the Pac-12 100m hurdles title with a time of 12.70 (+0.7), finished eighth in the 100m with a PR of 11.65 (+0.5) and ran on the winning 4x100m relay (42.45). USC set the school 4x100m record in winning the NCAA title with a time of 42.21. During the summer, she placed second in the hurdles at the NACAC U23s with a time of 12.73 (+1.7) and finished ninth in the 100m hurdles at the USATF Championships with a time of 12.96 (-0.9). She also won silver in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.99 at the Pan AM Games and ran leadoff for USA's 4x100m which took the bronze medal. Indoors, she won the NCAA 60m hurdles title with a time of 7.90, which ranks second on USC's all-time list, and won the MPSF title with a time of 8.04.
2018: She won her first collegiate race, capturing the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.10 (+3.1w) at the Trojan Invitational. Her next 100m hurdles victory would come at the Pac-12 Championships where she ran a then-PR of 12.75 (+1.7) to win the title as a freshman. She also placed eighth in the 100m with a time of 11.62 (+2.6w) at Pac-12s to help USC to the team title. She finished second with a time of 12.86 (+1.2) in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to the NCAA semifinals. Her time of 13.02 (+1.4) at the NCAAs was good for 12th. She went on to place third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.95 (-0.5) at the USATF Junior Championships. Indoors she had a then-PR of 8.09 in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational. She finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.24 at the MPSF Championships and ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 8.12.
HIGH SCHOOL: Brissett graduated from Cheltenham High School in 2017. She just started competing in hurdles during her junior season. She has a best of 12.95 in the 100m HH, which she ran at the 2016 Olympic Trials after her junior season. Her time of 12.95 tied the Pennsylvania high school girls record and ranks third on the all-time high school hurdler list. She won the 100m hurdles title at the 2016 New Balance Nationals with a time of 13.01. Brissett was named to the USA Today All-USA Girls Track & Field second team.
PERSONAL: Chanel was born on August 10, 1999 to Delroy and Sheryl Brissett…She has one brother, Christian…She is currently majoring in Communications at USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism…She lists soul food as her favorite food.
CAREER BESTS: 100m HH – 12.52 100m – 11.65 200m – 23.84
2019: Brissett had an outstanding sophomore season winning the NCAA indoor 60m hurdles title, placing second in the 100m hurdles final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and winning her second consecutive Pac-12 100m hurdles title. He had a PR of 12.52 (+0.6) to finish as runner-up at the NCAA Championships and move into second on USC's all-time list in the event. She won the Pac-12 100m hurdles title with a time of 12.70 (+0.7), finished eighth in the 100m with a PR of 11.65 (+0.5) and ran on the winning 4x100m relay (42.45). USC set the school 4x100m record in winning the NCAA title with a time of 42.21. During the summer, she placed second in the hurdles at the NACAC U23s with a time of 12.73 (+1.7) and finished ninth in the 100m hurdles at the USATF Championships with a time of 12.96 (-0.9). She also won silver in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.99 at the Pan AM Games and ran leadoff for USA's 4x100m which took the bronze medal. Indoors, she won the NCAA 60m hurdles title with a time of 7.90, which ranks second on USC's all-time list, and won the MPSF title with a time of 8.04.
2018: She won her first collegiate race, capturing the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.10 (+3.1w) at the Trojan Invitational. Her next 100m hurdles victory would come at the Pac-12 Championships where she ran a then-PR of 12.75 (+1.7) to win the title as a freshman. She also placed eighth in the 100m with a time of 11.62 (+2.6w) at Pac-12s to help USC to the team title. She finished second with a time of 12.86 (+1.2) in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to the NCAA semifinals. Her time of 13.02 (+1.4) at the NCAAs was good for 12th. She went on to place third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.95 (-0.5) at the USATF Junior Championships. Indoors she had a then-PR of 8.09 in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational. She finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.24 at the MPSF Championships and ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 8.12.
HIGH SCHOOL: Brissett graduated from Cheltenham High School in 2017. She just started competing in hurdles during her junior season. She has a best of 12.95 in the 100m HH, which she ran at the 2016 Olympic Trials after her junior season. Her time of 12.95 tied the Pennsylvania high school girls record and ranks third on the all-time high school hurdler list. She won the 100m hurdles title at the 2016 New Balance Nationals with a time of 13.01. Brissett was named to the USA Today All-USA Girls Track & Field second team.
PERSONAL: Chanel was born on August 10, 1999 to Delroy and Sheryl Brissett…She has one brother, Christian…She is currently majoring in Communications at USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism…She lists soul food as her favorite food.
CAREER BESTS: 100m HH – 12.52 100m – 11.65 200m – 23.84
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