Alyssa Allison
    Alyssa Allison

    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Herculaneum, Mo.

    High School:
    Festus

    Last College:
    Arizona State

    Birthdate:
    09/05/1990


    10/27/2012

    Saluki men's cross country wins MVC Championship, women place third

    This is the first MVC title for the men since 2008; third is the highest finish for the women since 2006.

    10/12/2012

    Cross Country men claim victory, women take third at Bradley Classic

    Zach Dahleen notched his highest finish of the season.

    09/29/2012

    Men's Cross Country finishes second, Women sixth at Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational

    Brian Dixon paced the Saluki men with a sixth-place finish time of 24:49 in the men's 8K race.

    09/22/2012

    Cross Country men and women sweep Saluki Invitational team titles

    Sadie Darnell took home the women's individual win, her second of the year.

    Last updated January 8, 2013

    2012: Ran in six meets for the Salukis...Highest finish of seventh place came at the Saluki Invitational on Sep. 22.

    2011: Competed in three meets, all unattached...Won two meets (Walt Crawford Open and the Saluki Invitational), and finished second in the SIU Early Bird.

    Previous colleges: Arkansas: placed 15th overall at SEC championships...Named SEC Freshman of the Year...NCAA Championships qualifier...Arizona State: member of Track & Field team... Ranked seventh all-time in program history in the indoor mile after running 4:51.35.

    High school: Nine time Missouri state champion...Represented the United States in Trinidad at the 2009 Junior Pan Am Games in the steeplechase, finishing fifth overall.

    Personal: Full name is Alyssa Nichole Allison...Born September 5, 1990 on Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois...Daughter of Jeffrey and Tracy Allison...Has two brothers, Eli and Cole...Cole also a member of SIU cross country team...Majoring in art education.

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