CARINA ALONSO

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Former Columbus Lady Cardinal Carina Alonso has been representing her hometown well after earning a spot on the Honor Roll at the university of Dallas.

Alonso had a GPA of 3.0-3.49 to earn her spot and has been nothing but a model student athlete since arriving at the University of Dallas.

As a defensive specialist, Alonso played 92 sets for the University of Dallas last season and racked up 168 digs. Even though she is a defensive specialist Alonso was able to contribute some offense to the team by getting three kills last season.

Daughter of Christy and Welo Alonso, Carina was a great player for the Lady Cards in her time being a 3A State Finalist twice, made the Academic All-District team twice, was named District Libero of the Year in 2021 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

She will be making her return to the court for the University of Dallas where she will continue to excel on the court when their season starts on Friday, Aug. 30, when they take on Nebraska Wesleyan University on home court. But Alonso will continue to achieve great heights in the classroom as she peruses her degree in Biology.