Alyssa Vandegriff

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XC Class:
Freshman
ITF Class:
Freshman
OTF Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Johns, Mich.
High School:
Fowler

PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
Heptathlon: 4161
200: 28.00
800: 2:37.86
100 hurdles: 15.14
High jump: 1.61 meters
Long jump: 5.33 meters
Shot put: 9.64 meters
Javelin: 18.32 meters

Indoor
Pentathlon: 3305
200: 28.71
800: 2:30.33
60 hurdles: 9.08
High jump: 1.67 meters
Long jump: 5.17 meters
Shot put: 8.69 meters

2021 (Outdoor): Posted career-high 4161 total in the heptathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/7-8) … set career bests in the 200 (28.00) and in the long jump (5.33 meters; 17-6) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Inv. (4/10).

2021 (Indoor): Posted career-high 3305 total in the pentathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/26-27) … won the high jump and placed third in both the 60 hurdles and the 4x400 relay in the CMU Jack Skoog Inv. (2/6) … ran a career-best 28.71 in the 200 in placing fifth, placed first in the high jump, and was second in the 60 hurdles in a dual with Western Michigan (1/16).

2020 (Outdoor): Redshirted.

2020 (Indoor): Placed second in the high jump in a personal best 1.67 meters, placed sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:00.27) and was 10th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.21) at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6) … placed third in the 60 hurdles (9.31) and eighth in the shot put (6.93 meters) in a dual meet at Akron (1/17) … posted a personal best 3086 in placing fifth in the pentathlon at the SVSU Jet’s Pizza Invitational (2/24-25) … finished fifth (1.63 meters) in the high jump at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational (2/14-15).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... team co-captain ... owns the Fowler HS record in the 100-meter hurdles (15.07) and high jump (5'5") ... five-time Division 4 individual state champion -- high jump (2017, 2018, 2019), 100-meter hurdles (2018, 2019) ... three-time Division 4 team state champion; runner up one year ... named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team (2018, 2019) ... Lansing State Journal Division 4 First Team All-Area (2017, 2018, 2019) ... recognized All-Central Michigan Athletic Conference (2017, 2018, & 2019) ... Playmaker's Field Athlete of the Week (2018, 2019) ... Fowler HS Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete (2017, 2018, 2019) ... competed at the Meet of Champions (2019) ... also earned four letters in cross country and basketball ... cross country team co-captain.