Liz Brenner (2026) - Hall of Fame - University of Oregon Athletics

Liz Brenner

Induction:
2026
Class:
2016

There has never been another student-athlete at the University of Oregon like Liz Brenner. She competed in five different sports and was an All-American in two of them. Best known for her accomplished career in volleyball, Brenner also competed in beach volleyball, women’s basketball, softball and track and field, where she earned All-America honors in the javelin. Brenner was a cornerstone for the Duck volleyball teams that advanced to four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2011-14. The outside hitter helped lead Oregon to the 2012 NCAA national championship match against Texas with a 30-5 record and was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team. Brenner holds Oregon career records for kills (1,617) and points (1,775.5) during the rally scoring era. She is also third in kills per set (3.52) and finished her career with 1,140 digs. Brenner was an AVCA second-team All-American and an AVCA all-region selection in both 2012 and 2013. She led the Pac-12 in kills as a junior and was named to the All-Pac-12 team three times – 2012, 2013 and 2014 – after being named to the league’s all-freshman team in 2011. She still holds many top-10 single-match offensive marks in program history, including 28 kills against Arizona in 2013 (fourth) and 26 kills against California in 2012 (eighth). She also competed on the Ducks’ first beach volleyball teams in 2014-15 and won three matches each season. In the winter, Brenner’s focus turned to the hardwood, where she played in 81 games between 2012-16 and scored 423 points with 348 rebounds for the basketball team. As a senior, she played in 32 games and averaged 3.8 points per game off the bench for an Oregon team that went 24-11 overall and advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT. Brenner’s brief stint with the softball team came during the 2012 season, when injuries left the Ducks depleted at catcher. She played in five games, starting two, for a team that advanced to the Women’s College World Series. Brenner’s fifth sport for the Ducks was track and field, where she finished eighth in the javelin at the 2013 NCAA Championships to become the first student-athlete in program history to earn All-America honors in both volleyball and track & field. Her mark of 168-9 from the NCAA Championships ranks seventh in program history. She finished third in the javelin at both the 2013 and 2014 Pac-12 meets, helping the Ducks win team championships in both seasons. Brenner was one of three finalists for the 2013 Sullivan Award, which honors the nation’s top amateur athlete. She was also a finalist for Sports Illustrated’s 2013 Female College Athlete of the Year. She was a two-time women’s winner of the Bill Hayward Award honoring the best amateur athlete in the state of Oregon (2013, 2014). In 2014, Brenner was one of 10 volleyball student-athletes to be a finalist for the NCAA Senior CLASS Award.