As an all-conference performer on the UNLV women’s diving team, Alyssa Arnett is used to taking a plunge.
But the one she agreed to take at the Mountain West championships was not your ordinary dive into the deep end.
With cameras rolling at the Texas A&M Natatorium and Arnett watching from the pool deck, a young man wearing what appeared to be a military uniform ascended the high dive platform. He was carrying placards.
“Alyssa Arnett I Love You,” said the first one.
“Will You Marry Me,” said the second.
It did not include a question mark, but who cares about punctuation at a time like this?