University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

2021: Brainerd played all over the field as a junior for the Golden Eagles...She played 1,360 minutes for Minnesota Crookston...Brainerd made 11 starts and appeared in 18 games...She took 11 shots, and had five shots on goal for the Golden Eagles.

Prior to UMN Crookston: Played two years at Rochester Community and Technical College in 2013 and 2014 before joining the U.S. Navy...Brainerd played in 15 games as a sophomore for the Yellowjackets...She posted a 0.46 goals against average with seven goals against...Brainerd notched 53 saves and put up a saves percentage of .883...She won 11 games in goal as a sophomore for the Yellowjackets...Brainerd had shutout wins against Century College, Saint Mary's University junior varsity, Morton College, Harper College, Crown College, and Bismarck State College...She holds the school record at Rochester Community and Technical College for shutouts in a season...Brainerd earned NJCAA DIII Goalie of the Week at RCTC...As a freshman, she posted a 1.23 goals against average in 13 starts with 84 saves. Brainerd had five shutouts as a freshman for the Yellowjackets...As a prep, she competed for Buffalo High School where she received All-Mississippi 8 Conference recognition...Brainerd was selected to the RCTC Dean's List as a freshman.

Personal: Brainerd is the daughter of Wendell and Dana Brainerd....She was born Feb. 1, 1995...Brainerd plans to major in natural resources at UMN Crookston...She was in the U.S. Navy for five years...She did a deployment to the South China Sea and did a swim qualification at the Mariana Trench...In addition, she played against a New Zealand team for the RIMPAC 2016 Soccer Tournament.