2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Deuso, Alyssa

Alyssa Deuso
- Position:
- Diving
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Linn-Mar
- Hometown:
- Marion, Iowa
Bio
2018-19: Captain this season….Top 1-meter dive was at Iowa State (248.10)…Earned 5 Top 3 finishes on 1-meter boards….Top 3-meter dive was against Iowa/Western Illinois (262.95)…Four top 3 finishes on 3-meter boards….MVC Scholar-Athlete
2017-18: MVC Scholar Athlete….Top 1M dive this season was 228.25 against Omaha….Top 1M finish was against ICCC and Loras (first place)....Top 3M dive this season was against Illinois State (243.97).....Top 3M finish was against Omaha and South Dakota State (second place at both)
2016-17: Took fifth in the 1-Meter competition at MVC Championships, scoring a 221.70 (2/15-2/18).....Dove into fourth place in the 3-Meter diving, with a score of 227.45….Named to the Honorable Mention team…..Named to the Scholar-Athlete team....Dived a new personal best on the 1-meter against Illinois State (1/20), diving a 244.79…..season best 3-meter dive was a dive score of 237.38 against Nebraska (10/28)....Competed in all diving meets this season
2015-16: Named to the Honorable Mentions Team...Took seventh place in the 3-meter diving finals (2/20).....Competed in the 1-meter dive consolation round (2/18)....Season best dives 1-meter of 216.52 and 3-meter of 226.87 both on 1/15…Scored a dive of 197.25 in the 3-meter and a 190.85 in the 1-meter dive (12/4-6)
High School: 4 varsity letters at Linn-Mar...7th place at the Iowa State Swimming meet...Set the 11-dive school record for Linn-Mar in 2014...Mississippi Valley Conference All-Academic 2014...First Team All-Metro 2014….Second Team Mississippi Valley Conference 2014
Personal: Born May 5, 1997, in Danbury, Connecticut ... daughter of Jay and Michelle Deuso ... has a sister (Maya) ... majoring in biology and biomedical with a pre-PA emphasis and a minor in chemistry... hobbies include: traveling, reading and outdoor activities.
Getting to Know Alyssa:
Favorite Movie: The Blind Side
Favorite Song: My Wish by Rascal Flatts
Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars
Favorite Historical Figure: Anne Frank
Favorite Memory from Sports: Getting to spend time with my friends/competitors that I have met through diving the last four years
Best Lesson You've Learned in Life: “A dream doesn't become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hardwork.” -Colin Powell
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