Alyssa Messenger

Position:
Backstroke, Freestyle
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Penn
Hometown:
Osceola, Ind.

Career Honors
- Academic All-MAC Team (2024 & 2025)
Two Appearances in Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History
- No. 6 in program history in the 200 backstroke (2:01.93)
- No. 5 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:42.94)

2024-25: Junior
- Named to Academic All-MAC Team.
- Captured individual event wins in the 100 (57.65) and 200 (2:04.16) backstroke at IU Indy (Nov. 8).
- Earned relay wins in the 200 medley relay at IU Indy (Nov. 8) and Bellarmine (Nov. 23).
- Swam her personal-best time in the 100 backstroke (56.18) during prelims at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 6).
- Captured her season-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:01.19) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 7).

2023-24: Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Captured one individual event win and one relay win.
- Swam her personal-best time in the 50 freestyle (24.90) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 16).
- Recorded her season-best time in the 200 freestyle (1:54.02) at the MAC Championships (March 1).
- Swam her personal-best time in the 100 backstroke (56.33) at the MAC Championships (March 1).
- Recorded her season-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:02.69) at the MAC Championships (March 2).

2022-23: Freshman
- Qualified for the B final at the MAC Championships in the 200 backstroke (2:02.28) and finished 15th overall.
- Finished first in the 200 backstroke (2:05.69) at Bowling Green (Oct. 29).
- Placed first in the 100 freestyle (54.13) and swam leadoff for the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:48.08) versus EIU Oct. (28).