Alyssa Bacchus Season 2020-21

PositionRower

Height5-10

ClassFreshman

HometownJacksonville, Fla.

Career Honors

ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete Team honoree
2023 All-ACC Second Team
2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 All-ACC First Team

Earned a spot on the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete Team
Competed with the 1v8 boat for the entirety of the season
Turned in a time of 6:35.5 at the Lake Dexter Invite against No. 20 Oregon State and Washington State March 23
Helped the Canes to a first place time in the second heat of the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite with a mark of 7:06.34
Brought Miami to a first place time and big points at the finals of the Sunshine State Invite with a time of 6:3369, defeating Iowa, Tulsa, UCF, Boston College, Michigan State, UNC and Drexel
Crossed the line first at the Lake Natoma Invite in the morning session (6:43.1), defeating Sacramento State (6:46.8) and LMU (6:50.3)
Defeated UCLA in the afternoon session at the Lake Natoma Invite in Sacramento, posting a mark of 6:52.7
Posted a top-three time on the first day of the Lake Wheeler Invite, finishing in 6:51.613 to defeat Boston College, Tulsa and Kansas
Closed Lake Wheeler with a top-three mark of 6:42.570, defeating Alabama, Iowa and Boston
Set a program record with a mark of 6:34.427 in the first varsity eight grand final at the ACC Championships

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 10^th 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

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

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

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