Career Highlights

2019 NCAA team & floor exercise champion (Oklahoma)
2018 NCAA vault champion and team silver medalist (Oklahoma)
2017 NCAA team champion (Oklahoma)
2016 Pac Rim team champion and floor exercise silver medalist
2015 World team champion
2015 NCAA team bronze medalist and floor exercise silver medalist (Oklahoma)
Alternate for the 2014 World Championships team

Personal Information

Nickname: Bren
Birthplace: Kansas City, MO
Hometown: Odessa, MO
Twitter: @brennadowell
Instagram: Instagram.com/brenna_dowell
Name of High School: Odessa High School
High School Graduation Year: 2014
Name of College: Oklahoma
Year you began gymnastics: 1997
Favorite Event: Bars - it has all my favorite skills
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My older sisters wanted to learn a back handspring so my mom put them in flip flop class and enrolled me too.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: The feeling of accomplishment when you learn a new skill or do well at a meet or just learn to do something better.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Win a medal at Worlds
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Michael and Carole
Names of sibling(s): Sisters Carey, Jacey and Lauren
Family members in sports: Carey and Jacey were cheerleaders. Lauren is a gymnast.

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Math
Hobbies or favorite activities: Swimming, reading, hanging out with my friends
Favorite music: Air 1
Favorite book(s): Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter series
Favorite movie(s): The Proposal with Ryan Reynolds & Sandra Bullock, and The Blind Side
Favorite TV show(s): Castle and Numbers
Favorite Food: Fruit, cherub tomatoes, chicken
Charity Involvement: At Christmas our gym sponsors several families from a women's shelter.

National Competition Results

2019 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-Team, FX(T); 8th-VT(T)
2018 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-VT(T); 2nd-Team
2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-Team
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 4th-UB(T); 8th-VT, FX; 10th-AA
2016 P&G Championships, St. Louis, Mo. -
2016 Secret U.S. Classic, Hartford, Conn. -
2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 7th-FX
2015 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 8th-UB
2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 2nd-FX(T); 3rd-Team
2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 5th-UB
2014 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. -
2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 3rd-AA, UB; 5th-FX
2013 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 3rd-AA; 4th-FX; 6th-UB
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 8th-UB(T); 9th-AA
2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 9th-AA
2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 5th-VT(T); 6th-AA, UB; 8th-FX (Jr. Div.)
2011 CoverGirl Classic, Chicago, Ill. - 3rd-VT(T); 5th-AA, UB (Jr. Div.)
2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 4th-UB (Jr. Div.)
2009 Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships, Puyallup, Wash. - 1st-VT(T); 2nd-AA, FX(T) (Jr. A)

International Competition Results

2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team; 2nd-FX; 5th-UB
2015 World Championships, Glasgow, Great Britain - 1st-Team
2014 AT&T American Cup, Greensboro, N.C. - 2nd-AA
2013 USA, Germany, Romania Tri-Meet, Chemnitz, Germany - 5th-AA
2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA, UB
2012 Mexican Open, Acapulco, Mexico - 1st-AA
2012 City of Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy - 2nd-UB; 7th-AA; 8th-VT
2010 Pan American Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico - 1st-Team