Alissa Carreno '21 Recruiting Profile

I did gymnastics for as long as I've been able to walk. I thought gymnastics was it for me and I worked really hard to make myself proud. After being forced to quit from an injury I thought my athletic career was over, in my head I thought I was going to be a couch potato the rest of my life. It was until my doctor suggested that I should try dive that there seemed to be a little light. I was still a very grumpy girl going into a new field of sport, but after the first day I regretted all the years I've put into gymnastics and wished I had put them into dive. Last year was my first year competing for my school and having such a supportive team really made me feel confident in my choice and made me feel like I belonged. I couldn't have made the changes in my life to get back who I was before my injuries if it was for my coach. She's not only my coach but I really considered that team family. I met my bestfriend through dive as well and wouldn't have wanted it any other way.