Athletics At-A-Glance

School colors: blue, white, and red
School mascot: Eagles

Statement of Philosophy for Athletics:

Brentwood School believes that physical education and athletics complement and enrich the academic experience and are integral to every student’s education and personal growth. To that end, we offer a comprehensive Kindergarten through 12th grade physical education curriculum and a wide array of interscholastic athletics in order to foster a love of sport and a life-long commitment to health and fitness. We view coaches as teachers and the fields and courts as extensions of the classroom. We encourage our students to participate and to strive for excellence. The school seeks to produce highly competitive teams and prizes character, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

The three pillars of Brentwood Athletics are: Character • Sportsmanship • Teamwork

Preseason:

Brentwood School competes in the Olympic, Delta, and Alpha leagues in Division IV of the CIF-Southern Section’s Gold Coast Athletic Conference. We have 22 acres of dedicated athletic facilities including five playing fields; one indoor and one open-air gymnasium; a dedicated wrestling tent; six outdoor tennis courts; one track; two dance rooms; a weight room and a fitness room. And, the Caruso-Watt Aquatics Center opened in April of 2008.

2007-08 In Review:

23 Varsity sports and 2 Club sports
38 Teams
82 Coaches
548 Student roster spots
386 students participated in at least one interscholastic sport (83% of our 464 Upper Division students)
143 two-sport athletes and 32 three-sport athletes
In-season team GPAs ranged from 3.13 to 3.68 and at least 14 in-season athletes carried perfect 4.0 GPAs

In-Season:

Nine of 21 Varsity teams won or shared league championships in 2007–2008 (Football, Boys Cross-Country, Girls Volleyball, Girls Tennis, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Baseball, Boys Golf, and Boys Tennis). Ninety-seven individual athletes earned All-League honors or were league champions in 2007–2008, and seven students were recognized as the league MVP or Player of the Year. Nine coaches earned Championship Coach or Coach of the Year awards in 2007–2008.

Post-Season:

Fourteen of 21 Varsity teams advanced into the CIF-Southern Section playoffs in 2007–2008, including three Runners-Up and one Championship finish. One student claimed the CIF-Southern Section Individual Championship.
In 2008, Brentwood School was honored with the Olympic League Sportsmanship Award by the Gold Coast Athletic Conference for the third straight year, and was recognized by the CIF-Southern Section for outstanding sportsmanship.
Every year since 1986, Brentwood School has hung at least one new banner, which are awarded annually to CIF-SS champions and runners-up in our gymnasium.

Beyond Brentwood School Athletics:

At least 24 members of the Class of 2008 are currently participating in college sports at the Division I, II, and III levels.

History of Athletics Program:

The athletics program at Brentwood School has grown by tremendously since its humble beginnings with the school's inception in 1972. From an initial menu of only eight sports, the athletics department has developed into a top-notch high school program that is staffed by six full-time employees who help to recruit, train, and support an impressive coaching staff. With this explosion of new teams, a need for new facilities became clear. In the past 20 years, Brentwood has built state-of-the art facilities that allow students to compete at the highest levels.