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TFRRS Performance Profile

* 2017 U.S. World Championships Team *
* Six-Time All-America *
* Two-Time Pac-12 Discus Champion *
* School-Record Holder, 20-Pound Weight Throw *

Personal bests (thru 2018):

  • Discus: 212-3 (64.69m)
  • Hammer: 208-10 (63.65m)
  • 20-pound weight throw: 70-3 1/2 (21.42m)

As a fifth-year senior (2018):
Outdoors

  • U.S. discus champion.
  • The longest discus throw by an American in 2018 (208-6, 63.55m).
  • First-team All-America (discus), placing third at the NCAA Championships.
  • First-team All-America (hammer), placing eighth at NCAA's.
  • Broke school discus record held by Carol Cady from 1983.
  • Four-time NCAA discus qualifier.
  • Highest hammer finish by a Stanford woman in NCAA meet history.
  • Pac-12 runner-up in the discus.
  • Fourth in Pac-12 in the hammer at 208-10 (63.65m), her third lifetime best in consecutive meets.
  • Placed second in the discus and 11th in the hammer at the NCAA West Prelims.
  • Four-time Big Meet discus winner.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • U.S. national team for Athletics World Cup.
  • Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the hammer.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

Indoors

  • Became Stanford's first NCAA finalist in the 20-pound weight throw, placing eighth to earn her fifth All-America honor.
  • In danger of not making the final, had her best throw of the competition on her third attempt (69-5 ½, 21.17m) to advance and earn first-team honors.
  • Broke Stanford weight throw record for the seventh time with a toss of 70-3 1/2 (21.42m) to win the Husky Classic.
  • Twice broke the meet weight throw record at the UW Indoor Preview.
  • MPSF All-Academic team.
  • First-team All-America (weight throw).
  • Eighth in NCAA weight throw.
  • First Stanford NCAA qualifier in weight throw.
  • Broke UW Indoor meet record in weight throw.

As a senior (2017):
Outdoors

  • Third in discus at U.S. Championships, at 190-0 (57.93m).
  • Represented U.S. national team at IAAF World Championships.
  • First Stanford athlete in 12 years to make a U.S. Olympic or World Championships team and have eligibility left since Erica McLain in 2005.
  • Moved to No. 12 on U.S. all-time performers' list in the discus (212-3, 64.69m), at Cardinal Classic.
  • Broke Angell Field and Cobb Track record, at Cardinal Classic.
  • Captured silver medal at the World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan (191-5, 58.34m).
  • Exceeded 60 meters in four of nine meets in discus.
  • Won hammer at Stanford Invitational with season best of 199-6 (60.82m).
  • Stanford's Arthur F. Dauer Memorial Sports Performance Award.
  • Redshirted during the collegiate season.

Indoors

  • Broke own school record in the 20-pound weight throw five times during the season, and six times altogether.
  • Broke school record by 3 1/2 feet to place third at the MPSF Championships with a throw of 68-5 3/4.
  • Broke record twice at the NAU Tune-Up on Feb. 17 with throws of 64-3 1/4 and 64-10 (19.76m) to place third.
  • Missed NCAA qualifying by five spots, and 9 1/2 inches (0.24m).
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
  • MPSF All-Academic selection.

As a junior (2016):
Outdoors

  • Set three personal records in the NCAA discus finals, finally placing third at 201-6 (61.42m).
  • Threw 195-6 and 201-1 on her first two throws.
  • It was Stanford's highest NCAA women's discus finish since 1986.
  • Earned two All-America honors: first-team discus and second-team hammer.
  • Won her second consecutive Pac-12 discus title with a throw of 188-11.
  • Placed 11th in NCAA hammer, with a personal record 200-11 (61.25m).
  • Second in the Pac-12 in the hammer (194-7)
  • Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week four times.
  • Sixth at U.S. Olympic Trials in the discus (193-8).
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • Big Meet discus and hammer winner.
  • Completed season No. 2 on Stanford's all-time lists in the discus and hammer.
  • No. 6 in the discus in Track & Field News' annual U.S. rankings.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Set a school record in the 20-pound weight throw of 62-8 1/2 at the MPSF Championships, placing fifth.
  • First season of indoor track.
  • Improved in each of her three meets.

As a sophomore (2015):
Outdoors

  • Captured the Pac-12 discus title with a throw of 187-3 on her third attempt.
  • It was the first time a Stanford woman had won a conference discus crown.
  • Fifth at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 184-11.
  • It was Stanford's highest finish in the event since 1986.
  • Placed 10th at the U.S. Championships at 184-1.
  • Opened season by winning the discus at the Outdoor Opener in Berkeley, throwing 183-4.
  • Set personal best in the hammer, with a throw of 172-10, a nine foot improvement.
  • Fourth at the Texas Relays, with a discus throw of 177-10.
  • Named Stanford Athletic Board Block ‘S’ Outstanding Female Sophomore.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

As a freshman (2014):
Outdoors

  • Captured the 2014 U.S. junior national discus title with a personal best and Stanford freshman record 188-6 in Sacramento.
  • Named Pac-12 women's track and field Newcomer/Freshman of the Year.
  • Placed 12th in the USATF Championships at 170-1.
  • Broke the Stanford freshman discus record of 177-7 (set by Patty Purpur in 1986) on her first collegiate legal throw and improved to a personal best 187-7 at the California Outdoor Opener on March 8.
  • The throw vaulted her to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list and set a school freshman record ... also threw the hammer for the first time, throwing 155-11 for fifth.
  • In second meet, at the Hornet Invitational (180-4) beat 2008 Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown-Trafton.
  • Placed second at the Pac-12 Championships (181-5) and was second at the NCAA West Prelims (184-4) in the discus.
  • Placed 21st at the NCAA Championships, at 158-9.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

National/International:

  • Placed third at 2017 U.S. Championships (190-0, 57.93m), earning a berth on the U.S. team for the IAAF World Championships in London.
  • Placed 28th at the 2017 World Championships in London, but did not get out of the qualification round (176-8, 53.85m).
  • Won silver medal at the World University Games, throwing 191-5 (58.34m).
  • Placed sixth at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials at 193-8, only 3-7 away from third place and an Olympic berth.
  • Has competed in five U.S. Championships, finishing higher each year: 15th, 12th, 10th, sixth, and third.
  • Placed fifth at the 2015 World University Games in the discus at 182-8, in Gwangju, South Korea.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, throwing the discus 186-2.

High School:

  • The 2013 national high school leader in the discus with a best of 184-2, at the Texas Relays.
  • It broke the meet record by more than 34 feet and exceeded the winning college mark.
  • The throw was the 16th-longest in the U.S. in 2013, including collegians and professionals.
  • It also ranked as the sixth-best in high school history and broke the Colorado state record by 19-3.
  • Named as a high school All-America.
  • Two-time state 4A champion.
  • Set 29 meet records and 11 stadium records.
  • Qualified for U.S. senior nationals, where she placed 15th at 154-11.
  • Fifth at 2013 U.S. junior nationals at 165-2.
  • Won back-to-back Colorado Class 4A championships, breaking her own meet record as a senior with a throw of 167-3.
  • In 2012, broke an 18-year-old state record with 164-0 on her final throw.
  • Named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year and finished the 2012 season ranked No. 4 among all high school throwers.
  • 2013 Arcadia Invitational champion with the third-best throw in meet history.
  • Denver area Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
  • Co-valedictorian at Silver Creek High in Longmont.

Personal:

  • The daughter of David and Lisa Allman.
  • Has an older brother, Kevin.
  • Born in Newark, Del.
  • An accomplished dancer, Allman took up track as a freshman as a jumper and sprinter.
  • Began throwing the discus so she could go to the annual spaghetti dinner that the throwers had every year.
  • Raised mostly in Hershey, Pa.
  • Involved in Soles 4 Souls, which distributes used shoes to those in undeveloped countries.
  • Carried a weighted high school GPA of 4.4.
  • Majoring in product design.

Career results:

YearSeason (Meets)EventSeason BestConf.RegionalNCAA
2018Outdoors (8)Discus206-1 1/2 (62.83)2 (195-3)2 (195-9)3 (194-3)
HT208-10 (63.65)4 (208-10)11 (201-68 (208-5)
Indoors (6)WT70-3 1/2 (21.42)2 (21.26)--8 (69-5 1/2)
2017Outdoors (0)----------
Indoors (6)WT68-5 3/4 (20.87)3 (68-5 3/4)----
2016Outdoors (9)Discus201-6 (61.42)1 (188-11)5 (182-9)3 (201-6)
HT200-11 (61.25)2 (194-7)11 (200-6)11 (200-11)
Indoors (3)WT62-8 1/2 (19.11)5 (62-8 1/2)----
2015Outdoors (12)Discus188-7 (57.58)1 (187-3)8 (177-10)5 (184-11)
HT180-5 (54.99)9 (180-5)----
Indoors (0)----------
2014Outdoors (12)Discus188-6 (57.45)2 (181-5)2 (184-4)21 (158-9)
HT163-8 (49.88)------
Indoors (0)----------