Alyssa Pirinelli-Deslauriers ’10 grew up in North Tonawanda, New York, is a two-time National Champion for the St. Lawrence University women’s track and field team. She won her first at the 2010 Indoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put and defended her title at the outdoor meet. She was an 11-time All-American in shot put, hammer throw, and weight throw. She still holds the school record in all those events, as well as the Liberty League record in the weight throw and the shot put, both indoors and outdoors. She was named the Liberty League Field Performer of the Year seven times between the indoor and outdoor seasons. Undefeated at ECAC’s, states and Liberty League’s during her four-year career, she was also a two-time Mid-Atlantic Regional Athlete of the Year and was named the Martha Finch Outstanding Female Student-Athlete as a senior. After graduating from St. Lawrence, Alyssa went on to pursue her Ph. D in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University. She now works as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota Morris and married her husband Stephen in October of 2022.