University of Miami Athletics

Alyssa Bacchus

position

Rower

Class

Fourth-Year Junior

Hometown

Jacksonville, Fla.

High School

Ponte Vedra

Instagram

@lyssabacc

Alyssa Bacchus - Rowing - University of Miami Athletics

2022-23: All-ACC Second Team honoree…Member of All-ACC Academic Team…Competed in the 1v8 for the entirety of the season…Rowed the V8 – A Boat to a first-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:36.54…Competed in the B Pair boat at the Head of the Black Warrior River, finishing 10th in a time of 19:57.70…Helped the 1v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:34.2…Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – A Boat…Placed first in the 1v8 in a quad-race with Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 6:52.70…Propelled the 1v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:31.15…Competed in the 1v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:36.10 time in heat two…Rowed the 1v8 to its fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:27.971 in heat two of the first round…Placed fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:34.211.

2021-22: Named to the All-ACC First Team…Became the first All-ACC First Team member in Miami program history…Rowed in the 1v8 for the entire season…Helped Miami to a first-place finish (7:09.100) against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/25)…Placed second in the petite finals of the Sunshine State Invite (6:40.77)…Finished second in a dual with UCF, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:50.80…Rowed the 1v8 to a second-place showing (6:42.638) and two third-place finishes at the Lake Wheeler Invite…Propelled the 1v8 to a third-place finish (6:53.694) in the heat race at the ACC Championship to earn a spot in the grand final…Finished fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 grand final in a time of 6:32.179.

2020-21: Rowed Miami to a third-place finish (7:11.97) against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/26) as a member of the 1v8…Competed in the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite (4/2) and the UCF duel (4/16), posting a fourth-place finish (7:55.44) and a second-place finish (6:44.75), respectively…Crossed the finish line in fifth place (7:16.370) with the 2v8 in the Grand Final of the Lake Wheeler Invite (4/24)…Recorded a sixth-place showing (6:56.770) in the 2v8 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/15)…Helped Miami to its best team finish (sixth) at the ACC Championship since 2014.

High School: Graduated from Ponte Vedra High School…Rowed for First Coast Rowing Club…Mainly rowed the four and the eight…Placed second in the junior four at State Championships…Member of the junior varsity weight lifting team as a freshman and a sophomore…Member of multiple honor societies and graduated cum laude.

Personal: Parents are April and Garvin…One sibling, Chris…Majoring in marketing…Chose Miami for the location, academics and student morale…Enjoys nature trails, painting and shopping.