2023 Indoor Track

Alyssa French-Graham

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Waterbury, Conn.
  • High School Holy Cross
  • Position/Events Throws

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS (INDOOR)

EventDistanceDateMeet
Shotput10.26m (33' 8")Feb. 13, 2022GNAC Championship
Weight Throw11.38m (37' 4")Jan. 20, 2024Branwen Smith-King Invitational

 

PERSONAL BESTS (OUTDOOR)

EventDistanceDateMeet
Shotput10.22m (33' 6.5")April 8, 2022Regis Spring Classic
Hammer Throw26.53m (87' 0")April 8, 2022Regis Spring Classic
Discus30.35m (99' 7")May 1, 2022GNAC Championship

 

AS A FIRST-YEAR...

  • Competed in 11 total events for the Saints, five during the indoor season and six during the outdoor season.
  • Set PRs during the indoor season in the shotput and weight throw.
  • Set PRs during the outdoor season in the shotput, hammer throw, and discus.
  • Named the program's Most Improved Athlete by the coaching staff following the 2022 outdoor season.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Earned a total of eight varsity letters playing basketball (3), cross country (2), lacrosse (2) and track & field (1) for Holy Cross HS
  • Helped lead the Crusaders to the Naugatuck Valley League (NVL) Basketball Championship as a junior and senior
  • Received the Most Dedicated Player Award for Girls Basketball as well as the Most Dedicated Athlete Award for Girls Track & Field 
  • Honored with the Best Effective/Creative Writer Award

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Writing, Editing, and Publishing
  • Career Aspirations: College Writing and Rhetoric professor
  • Favorite Movie: Mr.Right
  • Favorite Book or Podcast: Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Shrimp and Pasta
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Chocolate chip Cliff Bars
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: St. Joes gym
  • Favorite Class at EC: Critical Theory and The Academy taught by Dr. McGuire
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Winning the GNAC Championship in Outdoor T&F in 2022
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Ryan Crouser

Historical Player Information

  • 2021First Year

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2022Sophomore

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2023Senior

    Throws
    5'8"