BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Auburn soccer junior Brooke Berdan has been named to the 2021 Southeastern Conference Women's Soccer Community Service Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
Despite going down with an injury in the preseason and not being able to contribute on the field, Berdan has continued to represent Auburn soccer off the field by working on a number of service projects during her time on the Plains. Most notably, Berdan has been involved with the United Against Hunger Food Drive and the Food Bank of East Alabama to help support local and national food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, Berdan has assisted Auburn University's Campus Food Pantry, which aims to provide non-perishable food items to aid Auburn students struggling with food insecurity.
Previously, Berdan was a member of the Colorado Rush Thunder, which is a part of the Total Outreach Program for Soccer and was established to promote and teach the game of soccer to players with special needs.
Along with her service efforts, Berdan has been involved with Auburn athletics, serving as one of soccer's representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She not only works with other student-athletes to enhance the total student-athlete experience, but is also in the process of heading up a mental health sub-committee within Auburn's SAAC.
Berdan has also excelled in the classroom, where she is a 4.0 student majoring in psychology. She is a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and has been named to Auburn's President's List in each of her four fall and spring semesters on campus, as well as a pair of summer semesters.
Brooke Berdan named to SEC Community Service Team
