Kirsten Allen

Class:
Senior
Position:
Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
Major:
Psychology
High School:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.

Young on Allen: “Having Kirsten for a full year gives this team a great chance to add another high-level sprinter to our competitive mix. Her technique and feel are among the best on the team, and if she dedicates herself to her preperation, she’ll finish her season with best times.”

Wildcat Career: Holds school record as a member of 200 freestyle relay (1:37.67/2005), 400 freestyle relay (3:32.23/2006) and 800 freestyle relay (7:41.73/2006) … Wildcat Top-10 performer in 50 free (24.85/5th), 100 free (53.52/6th) and 200 free (1:54.98/4th) … All-CAA honoree for contribution to 800 freestyle relay at 2006 CAAs … 2005 CAA championship finalist (200 free/7th) … 2005 CAA consolation finalist (100 free/14th) … conference championship relay team member (2005, 2006, 2007) … SoCon academic honor roll (2005, 2006) … relay event winner at Davidson Invitational (2005-06) and versus Clemson (2004-05, 2005-06), Duke (20-0506), VMI (2005-06) and Radford (2004-05) … Davidson Bryan Scholarship finalist.

Prep/Personal: Academic All-American … top-16 time in 50 free … all-region and all-county multiple times … county record holder … member of All-American 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays … team won three state championships … all-region and all-county in cross country.