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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Alivia Bryars

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Murphy HS
  • Hometown Theodore, Ala.

Biography

2014-15: Outdoor — Recorded career-best times in both the 800- (2:14.71) and 1,500-meter (4:40.16) runs ... Scored a pair of points in the 1,500-meter run at the Sun Belt Conference Championship with a seventh-place finish ... Placed fifth in the 1,500 and was seventh in the 800 meters at the War Eagle Invitational hosted by Auburn ... Was also seventh in the 800-meter run on the same track two weeks prior at the Tiger Track Classic ... Won the 1,500 meters at the Jaguar Opener in a time of 4:51.56 ... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Battle of I-65 ... Placed in the top 10 in both races at the Jaguar Challenge ... Indoor — Won her heat in the mile run while helping the distance medley relay finish sixth at the SBC Championship ... Placed seventh in the 800-meter run in a career-best 2:19.31 at the Commodore Invitational ... Was top 10 in the mile at the BSC Panther Indoor Invitational ... XC — Finished among the top 15 at both the South Alabama Opener and Azalea City Classic ... Ran at the Crimson Classic and SBC Championship as well.

2013-14: Outdoor — Competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Sun Belt Championship, placing 11th in both ... Ended up sixth in the 800-meter run and eighth in the 1,500 meters at Troy's Coach "O" Invitational ... Was seventh in the 1,500-meter run at the War Eagle Invitational ... Also competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Tiger Classic hosted by Auburn ... Came in fifth in the mile at the Battle of I-65 and in the 800 meters at the South Alabama Invitational ... Indoor — Anchored the distance medley relay and ran in the mile at the league championship ... Ended up sixth in the mile run at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker ... XC — Competed in three meets including the NCAA South Region Championship.

2012-13: Outdoor — Took third place in the mile run (5:32.03) at the Jaguar Opener ... Placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:54.97) at the Jaguar Invitational ... Claimed second place in the 800-meter run (2:20.91) at the USA Invitational ... At the Coach "O" Invitational, finished third in the 800-meter run (2:26.24) and fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:55.34) ... XC — Earned an eighth-place finish at the Troy Invitational in her first collegiate race (5k) ... Finished 26th at the Azalea City Classic (6k) ... Placed 10th at the Choctaw Open (5k) ... Finished 48th at the conference championships (5k).

High School:  Lettered in cross country, track & field, and soccer ... Holds the school record in the 800 meters ... Finished sixth at state meet in the 1,600 meters.

Personal:  Born in Mobile, Ala. ... Daughter of Kevin and Pam Bryars ... Second of three siblings ... Favorite book is Pride and Prejudice ... Favorite sports team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite musical artist is Need to Breathe ... Hobby is piano.

Major:  Exercise Science

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Distance
    5'8"