Athlete Profiles
Alyssa Golden
Sophomore Diving Portage, Mich. • Portage Northern HS 2010-11 (Freshman): Finished second in the three-meter dive with her 256.95 score in the meet versus Iowa State... Finished third in the one-meter dive and posted season high 243.25 score at dual meet against South Dakota and Northern Iowa... Had a successful meet against Nebraska where she compiled a 220.73 mark in one meter and a 239.85 score in three meter... Tallied another seasonbest dive against Arkansas with a 257.02 score. High School (Portage Northern): Lettered four times in diving and two years in water polo… Holds the school record in the six dive (274.3) and the school, pool and conference record in the 11 dive (488.6)… Diving conference champion 2007-09… The school’s diving MVP all four years… A two-year academic all-state selection. Personal: Born in Columbia, Mo… Parents are Kelley and Kyle Blecha and Mike Golden… Majoring in Latin American Studies… Plans to attend PA school after graduation.
Getting to Know Alyssa Reason you chose KU:
Awesome campus and a great environment
Favorite sport to watch other than diving:
Favorite diving memory at KU thus far: Miami training trip Songs on my i-Pod:
Racks on Racks (Young Chris), Look at Me Now (Chris Brown)
Websites you visit the most:
Facebook, Twitter
Favorite TV show:
“Criminal Minds”
Favorite food:
macaroni & cheese, watermelom
Favorite Lawrence restaurant:
Career Best Dives
Football, basketball
Pizza Shuttle
Farthest you have ever traveled:
One-Meter................... 243.25 (2011 vs. SD/UNI)
Teammate most likely to make me laugh:
Three-Meter.............. 257.02 (2011 vs. Arkansas)
Teammate most likely to motivate me:
Spain Abi Anderson Alison Lusk
Time your alarm clock is set for during the season:
29
6 a.m.