Ashley Brewer

Brewer was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She went to Chaparral High School (Arizona) in Phoenix, Arizona where she was a 12-time prep All-American as a swimmer and the 2009 Arizona 4A state champion in the 100m backstroke. She helped Chaparral to a pair of state titles and was named her school's 2010 Female Athlete of the Year.[2]

She spent her first two years swimming for University of Texas before transferring to University of Southern California where she graduated in 2014. During her time in Texas, she competed in the 2012 US Olympics trials for the 100m Backstroke. She finished tied at 83rd.[2]

After graduating from USC, Brewer became a college football sideline reporter for Cox 7 Arizona. She then became the weekend sports anchor at KGUN-TV, in Tucson, Arizona.[3] She was the weekend sports anchor and reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she started as an intern in college. [4] She was hired by ESPN in 2020. She made her Sportscenter debut on September 28th, 2020.[5] She also has worked on pre- and post-game shows and co-hosted ESPN Radio shows.[6] Before joining ESPN, she was a part of the broadcast team on The Bachelor Winter Games show on the American Broadcasting Company.[7]

Her oldest brother, Charles Brewer was a right-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Her brother Chase played baseball at UCLA, and her younger brother Connor is a quarterback at the University of Virginia. Her younger sister, Abby, played sand volleyball at USC. Ashley's mother, Deborah Pyburn Brewer, was a news anchor for the CBS station in Phoenix for almost 10 years.[3]

• Ashley Brewer profile at ESPN
• Ashley Brewer on Twitter