Alyssa Cyrus

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Norwell High School
Hometown:
Ossian, Ind.

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard backstroke: 27.28
100-yard backstroke: 58.61
200-yard backstroke: 2:05.44
100-yard butterfly: 57.87
50-yard freestyle: 25.48
100-yard freestyle: 54.58
200-yard freestyle: 1:59.81

2023-2024 (SENIOR)

- Competed in eight meets
- Set new personal records in the 50 back (27.28) and 100 free (54.58) at the MVC Championship
- Set a new personal record in the 50 free (25.48) at the A3 Performance Invitational

2022-2023 (JUNIOR)

- MVC Scholar-Athlete
- Competed in five events
- Five top-five finishes across the season.

2021-2022 (SOPHOMORE)

- MVC Scholar-Athlete
- Set new personal record in 200-back (2:05.44)
- Swam in 200-free for first time in Saluki career
- Finished sixth in 200-back "C" final at 2022 MVC's
- Best finishes were fourth place in 200-back in tri-meet with Henderson State/Little Rock (2:11.33), fourth place in 100-back in duals against EIU and McKendree
- 10 top-eight marks.

2020-2021 (FRESHMAN)

Competed in four events... best finish was third place in 100-fly (58.60) in tri-meet against Valparaiso and Eastern Illinois on 3/27/21... two top-five marks.

PRIOR TO SIU

Alyssa Cyrus comes to Carbondale by way of Ossian, Ind. The Norwell High School product was an 11-time state qualifier and reached the state meet in each of her four seasons. As a senior, Cyrus racked up three first place finishes and a runner-up performance at the Jay County Sectional meet to advance to the state meet in three events. Two years earlier, Cyrus swam a personal-best 2:10.77 in the 200 IM to place 25^th at the state meet.

PERSONAL

Born October 12, 2001 to Johnny and Suzy Cyrus...majoring in psychology.