2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

Alysia Terry

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • High School Ursuline Academy
  • Hometown Terrytown, La.
  • Major Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy

Biography

Honors
•  XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2017

Briefly
•  First year at XULA

Club
•  Competed unattached for two years and qualified for 2016 Junior Olympics in hurdles

High School
•  LHSAA Class 4A state champion in the 100 hurdles in 2017 (15.16 seconds) and 2016 (15.10)
•  State runner-up in the triple jump in 2017 (11.69 meters/38 feet, 4 1/2 inches) and 2016 (11.43 meters/37 feet, 6 inches) and sixth in the long jump in 2016 (5.03 meters/16 feet, 6 1/4 inches)
•  District champion in the 100 hurdles and triple jump as a senior and junior
•  Team captain as a senior
•  Competed five varsity seasons
•  Made the honor roll multiple times
•  Worked 100 community service hours at Ursuline, mostly with the homeless and Second Harvest Food Bank

In Her Own Words
•  How I became interested in my sport:  My friends were joining the high school team, so I decided to join as well because I had potential to be a good sprinter
•  Three words that describe me:  Shy, hardworking, competitive
•  My goals for the 2017-18 academic year — academic, athletic, personal:  Place at nationals and maintain a 3.5 GPA
•  The most creative thing I do, or something creative I'd like to be able to do:  I'd like to learn how to play the piano
•  The tastiest thing I can cook:  Pasta
•  Favorite ice cream flavor:  Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie
•  Special routine or superstition before I compete:  Listening to music
•  My definition of success:  Reaching a goal
•  A movie title that would describe my life:  Clueless
•  The best advice I was ever given: Never give up

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Hurdles, Triple Jump
    5'3"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Hurdles, Triple Jump
    5'3"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'3"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Jumps
    5'3"