2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Yolanda Brooks

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Hillgrove
  • Prev School Georgia Southern
  • Hometown Marietta, Ga.

Biography

2024 (AT GA SOUTHERN): Ran in three meets in her freshman season at Georgia Southern... Clocked a personal best 24:17.3 in the 6k race at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Oct. 4)... Set a career-best 19:20.2 time to finish third overall at the season opener GMC Brickyard Invitational (Sept. 6)... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country at Hillgrove high school... 2023 XC MVP of the year... 2024 track and field mid-distance runner... clinched a regional championship in the 800-meter at the 2022-milesplit Georgia meet... Also had a top 10 finish in the 2024 state championship meet... Finished third in the 2022 county championships in the 800-meter event... Top 10 county finisher in cross country during the 2023 season... Finished third overall in the 2022 state championship meet... Holds the school record for the 4x800m record... National Beat Honors awardee... Participated on DECA, FBLA, Fellowship Christian Athletes (plus a group leader) and Athletics Honors Association. 

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 6, 2006 to parents Jose and Onthatile Brooks... Also ran for the Marietta Track Club... Intends to major in marketing.