2016-17 Track Roster
Dunn, Alyssa
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09
Alyssa Dunn
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- William G. Enloe HS
- Weight:
- null
Bio
2017 NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier (Shot Put)
2016 Outdoor Second Team All-ACC (Shot Put)
Collegiate Bests
Indoor
WT: 53' 9.25"
SP: 47' 4.25"
Outdoor
SP: 49' 9.25"
HT: 169' 3"
Discus: 152' 7"
2017 Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed 37th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round with a mark of 48' 7.25" in the women's shot put
- At the ACC Championships, threw a personal-best 49' 9.25" in the shot put to qualify for her first-career NCAA East Regional
- Set a PR of 152' 7" in the discus throw to place third overall at the 2017 Liberty Twilight meet
- Finished second in the shot put at the Gamecock Invitational with a throw of 47' 7"
- Began outdoor season with second and fifth-place finishes in the shot put and discus, respectively, at the Dennis Craddock Relays
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 10th in the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships with a throw of 46' 8.75"
- Set an indoor shot put PR with a distance of 47' 4.25" to place first overall at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Opened the season with a 45' 9.25" performance in the shot put at the Dick Taylor UNC Challenge, good for fifth place
2016 Outdoor Track & Field
- Set a PR in the shot put (49’0.25) at the ACC Championships
- Scored for the team in the shotput and earned her first career All-ACC honor with a sixth-place finish
- Finished the season with eight top-10 finishes
- Earned her discus PR of 145’3” at the Virginia Challenge
- Set a season best hammer throw mark of 163’9” at the Bill Carson Invite
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 12th in the shotput at the ACC Championships
- Set her weight throw season best of 53’8.25” at the Kent Taylor Invite
- Earned four top-10 finishes during the season with a season high finish of second in the Kent Taylor shot put.
2015 Outdoor Track and Field
- Set PRs in the shot put and discus during the outdoor season
- Recorded 10 top-10 finishes during the season
- Won the shot put at the Virginia Challenge with a throw of 45’7.00”
- Finished ninth at the ACC Championships in the shot put
2014-15 Indoor Track and Field
- Threw 12 times during the season and recorded nine top-10 finishes
- Set her PR in the weight throw two times during the season. Her first came with her very first throw of 53’9.25” at the UNCG 6-Way. She hit the mark again later in the season at the SPIRE Invitational
- Set her shot put PR of 44’6.75 in her final throw of the indoor season, she finished ninth at the ACC Championships
2014 Outdoor Track and Field
- Competed in a team-high 15 events on the year for the Wolfpack, taking part in the shot put, discus and hammer throw.
- Garnered a personal-best throw of 42'09.75" in the shot put at the Wolfpack last Chance to finish in fourth place, a season-bet finish in the event
2013-14 Indoor Track and Field
- Participated in 10 events for the Wolfpack, including seven in the shot put and three in the weight throw.
- Earned a total of six top-five finishes on the year, including a personal-best throw of 42'06.75" in the shot put to finish in fourth place in the Dennis Craddock Invitational.
- Garnered fourth place (shot put) and fifth place (weight throw) showings in the Gene Anderson Invitational, one of three meets in which she competed in both the weight throw and shot put (JDL Kick-Off, Hokie Invitational).
Prep/Personal
- Attended William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C.
- Placed second in NCHSAA State Championship for discus
- Placed fourth in NCHSAA State Championship for shot put
Personal Bests
Shot put: 39'6"