2018 Women's Gymnastics

Alyssa Firth

  • Class First Year
  • Highschool Bethpage High School
  • Hometown Bethpage, NY

Biography

Personal Bests:

Vault: 9.775 (3/11/2008)

Bars: 9.475 (2018)

Beam: 9.550 (2018)

Floor: 9.825 (3/11/2018) 

All-Around: 37.575 (2/11/2018) 

2018: First year competing for the Bulldogs ... Competed in the all-around ... Career high on vault at New Hampshire (9.775) ... Placed fifth in all-around at Don Tonry (37.575) ... Earned floor career-high at Ivy Classic (9.825) ... Tied floor career-high at Bridgeport (9.825) earning third-place ... Placed third on vault at Bridgeport (9.725) ... ECAC Vault top 5 ... ECAC Floor top 10 ... USAG Collegiate Nationals Bars and Floor top 25

High School: Level 10 gymnast from Mid Island Gymnastics on Long Island...Won state championship in the All-Around this year... Placed first or second on vault at every meet she competed in this season including state and regional championships... 

Why Yale? "I chose Yale because it was the perfect mix of everything that I wanted and was looking for in a college. It gave me the opportunity to continue my gymnastics career as a D1 athlete like I wanted to while also providing me with an excellent education and degree that would allow me to succeed in what after I choose to do after I graduate."