Outlook
Alana Brewster (A-lana - rhymes with banana) is a workhorse of an athlete … A three-sport athlete as a prep competing in volleyball, basketball and softball … Brings a powerful presence, efficient offensive production and excellent defensive versatility at the net … Possesses excellent shot selection and accuracy, minimizing unforced errors … Reliably puts the ball away … Primarily plays as a middle hitter, but easily flexed into the right-side slot.

Freshman Year 2025
Helped Johnson County to a 25-9 record, a Region 6/District title and berth to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament … Played in 29 matches and 86 sets … Finished with 128 kills, a 1.49 kills-per-set average and a .249 kill percentage, which was fourth-best on the team … Reached double-digits in kills four times … Also recorded 55 blocks and 14 digs … Recorded seven kills, a .500 kill percentage, three blocks and two digs in a sweep over Waubonsee in JCCC’s season opener (8-22-25) … Followed with a season-high 11 kills and three blocks in a five-set victory over No. 12 Grand Rapids (8-22-25) … The next day picks up eight kills in a 3-1 loss to No. 6 Gulf Coast State (8-23-25) … Helped JCCC to a sweep over Southeastern with 10 kills, a .600 kill percentage and five blocks (8-24-25) … Accounted for eight kills in a sweep over No. 15 Des Moines Area (8-29-25) … Accounted for seven kills and four blocks in a 3-1 conference opening win at Neosho County (9-3-25) … Had six blocks in a loss to No. 1 Cowley (9-17-25) … Hit .588 with 11 kills in a sweep at Independence (10-7-25) … Followed with 10 kills and three blocks in a 3-1 win over McHenry County at the Heartland Tournament (10-10-25) … Had five kills and season-high eight blocks to help JCCC rally for a thrilling five-set victory over No. 4 Cowley to win the District Championship and advance to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-5-25) … Her eight blocks tie for 21^st on JCCC all-time match chart … Had six kills and hit .455 with four digs and two blocks in a sweep over No. 13 Grand Rapids in the second match at the National Tournament (11-20-25) … Had four kills and two digs in a five-set loss to No. 1 Parkland in the final match (11-21-25).

High School
Was a two-year starter and three-time letter winner for coach Sarah Johnson at Silver Lake High School, Silver Lake, Kan. … Graduated 2025 … Tallied 480 career kills with a kill percentage of 37.4 percent … Touted by the Topeka Capital Journal as a player to watch entering her senior year … Was a two-time All-Shawnee County selection … Named honorable mention as a junior and second-team her senior year … Produced career highs with 238 kills, 41 blocks, 53 digs and 14 aces as a junior while helping the Eagles to a Regional championship and third-place finish at the Kansas 3A State Tournament … Finished with 207 kills, 35 blocks, 37 digs and 10 aces as a senior … Played club volleyball for the Topeka Saints for seven seasons … In 2021 helped the Saints win the MEQ Championship in St. Louis and place ninth at Nationals in Las Vegas … In 2022 the team placed second at Regionals and 10^th at Nationals … In 2023 the won a second MEQ championship in Indianapolis and in 2025 won a MLK championship which earned the team a bid to compete a Nationals …   … Also earned four varsity letters in basketball and three in softball … Helped the basketball team win four consecutive Region championship, place third at State her sophomore year, fourth her junior and runner-up her senior season … Her junior season on the softball team helped the Eagles to a Region title and a runner-up finish at the State Tournament … Earned an academic letter all four years. 

Personal
Born Alana Rose Brewster on September 21, 2006, in Topeka, Kan. … Daughter of Jason and Julie Brewster … Has a brother, Ethan … Her great grandmother, Winfred McCoyd/Brewster also attended JCCC … Majoring in finance … Career ambition is to be an orthopedic surgeon/physician’s assistant … Favorite foods are potatoes and pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is McAlister’s Deli … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is It … Favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence … Favorite book is If We Were Villains … Favorite music entertainer is Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Beast Boy … Favorite athlete is Larry Bird .. Favorite sports teams are the Savannah Bananas and the University of Texas volleyball team … Her greatest sports moment was winning the championship at the MEQ in Indianapolis without dropping a single set … Best player she has played against is former Heritage Christian Academy and current Iowa State Cyclones libero/outside hitter Rachel Van Gorp … A notable alumnus from her school is former college and NBA basketball coach Lon Kruger.