2013-14 Women's Track and Field Roster
Tinney, Brea

Brea Tinney
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Osceola
- Hometown:
- Osceola, Wisc.
Bio
2013-14: (Cross Country) Did not run during the season. (Indoor) Ran the mile during the season … Posted a time of 5:24.77 at the Akron Invitational in her only competitive race of the year. (Outdoor) Did not compete.
2012-13: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (Indoor) Ran the mile and the 3000, qualifying for the MAC Championships in the 3000 … Set a personal best with a time of 5:15.70 in the mile at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed third at the Tom Wright Classic in the 3000 with a time of 10:12.29 … Improved to 10:10.74 at the GVSU Big Meet and placed 18th at the MAC Championships with a time of 10:18.33. (Outdoor) Ran the 5000 at the Gina Relays, posting a time of 18:17.38.
At Illinois State: Spent three seasons as a member of the cross country and track and field team ... Ran to a sixth-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational in 2011, posting a 4K time of 14:57.01 ... Finished fifth at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships with a personal-best 5K time of 17:46 ... Ran a personal-best 6K at the Bradley Classic, finishing with a time of 22:44.46 ... Ran a 19:02.4 5K at the 2011 State Farm MVC Championships.
High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Osceola High School ... Four-time all-state in cross country and three-time all-state in track and field ... Finished fourth at the 2008 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association (WIAA) Division 2 Cross Country Championships in a personal-best time of 14:57.8 ... Finished in the top-ten at the cross country championships all four years including a second-place finish as a sophomore ... Qualified for the 2008 WIAA Division 2 Track and Field Championships in three events ... Took eighth place in the 800 (2:21.35), fourth in the 1600 (5:09.40) and anchored the 3200 relay to a second-place finish (9:39.55) at the WIAA state meet.
Personal: Full name is Breanna Marie Tinney ... Born July 28, 1990 ... Daughter of Mike and Diane Tinney ... Two brothers, Joe and Cory ... Majoring in speech pathology.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
Mile: 5:15.70, Simmons-Harvey Invitational (1/19/13)
3000: 10:10.74, GVSU Big Meet (2/8/13)
Outdoor Track and Field
5000: 18:17.38, Gina Relays (4/25/13)
2012-13: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (Indoor) Ran the mile and the 3000, qualifying for the MAC Championships in the 3000 … Set a personal best with a time of 5:15.70 in the mile at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed third at the Tom Wright Classic in the 3000 with a time of 10:12.29 … Improved to 10:10.74 at the GVSU Big Meet and placed 18th at the MAC Championships with a time of 10:18.33. (Outdoor) Ran the 5000 at the Gina Relays, posting a time of 18:17.38.
At Illinois State: Spent three seasons as a member of the cross country and track and field team ... Ran to a sixth-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational in 2011, posting a 4K time of 14:57.01 ... Finished fifth at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships with a personal-best 5K time of 17:46 ... Ran a personal-best 6K at the Bradley Classic, finishing with a time of 22:44.46 ... Ran a 19:02.4 5K at the 2011 State Farm MVC Championships.
High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Osceola High School ... Four-time all-state in cross country and three-time all-state in track and field ... Finished fourth at the 2008 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association (WIAA) Division 2 Cross Country Championships in a personal-best time of 14:57.8 ... Finished in the top-ten at the cross country championships all four years including a second-place finish as a sophomore ... Qualified for the 2008 WIAA Division 2 Track and Field Championships in three events ... Took eighth place in the 800 (2:21.35), fourth in the 1600 (5:09.40) and anchored the 3200 relay to a second-place finish (9:39.55) at the WIAA state meet.
Personal: Full name is Breanna Marie Tinney ... Born July 28, 1990 ... Daughter of Mike and Diane Tinney ... Two brothers, Joe and Cory ... Majoring in speech pathology.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
Mile: 5:15.70, Simmons-Harvey Invitational (1/19/13)
3000: 10:10.74, GVSU Big Meet (2/8/13)
Outdoor Track and Field
5000: 18:17.38, Gina Relays (4/25/13)
BGSU In the Nest : Track and Field
Tuesday, June 10
Lou Snelling Post-MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Interview (May 17, 2025)
Wednesday, May 21
Lou Snelling Post-Meet Interview (December 7, 2024)
Wednesday, December 11
BG TF : Coach Snelling Postmen
Saturday, January 13