Top Achievements
• 2018-19 silver medalist in 400 medley relay
Honors & Awards
• MVC Conference Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2017, Fall 2017)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
• All-MVC Honorable Mention (2019, 2020)
2019-20 Season (Senior)
Completed MSU career with All-MVC honorable mention distinction…Produced one of her best swims with a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly at MVC Championships…Made another championship podium appearance for MSU in the 100 fly…Finished season with fifth-best Valley time in 200 fly…Collected first career win in 200 fly versus SIU on senior day (November 9)…Rounded out top-three finishers in 200 fly at Indiana State Invitational (October 19-20)…Touched the wall second in 100 fly and fourth in 200 IM in Bears’ home opener versus Missouri (November 2)…Led MSU scorers with second in 100 fly at Drury in regular-season finale (January 20).
2018-19 Season (Junior)
All-MVC honorable mention selection…MVC Scholar-Athlete team selection…Earned silver medal at 2019 MVC Championships in 400 medley relay…Tied for fifth in 100 butterfly at championship meet…Two more championship podium finishes in 200 IM and 200 butterfly…Pair of third-place finishes in conference action at Evansville and SIU in the 100 (57.97) and 200 butterfly (2:08.70)…Second-place in 100 butterfly at Drury (57.54).
2017-18 Season (Sophomore)
Finished fourth in the 200 IM and eighth overall in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the 2018 MVC Championships ... Earned a top-15 finish in the 100 fly at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) and finished sixth overall in the 200 IM in the Bears' home meet against Southern Illinois (Oct. 7) ... Took fourth in the 200 fly and fifth in the 200 IM against Kansas at South Dakota (Oct. 21) ... Touched the wall third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 fly against Drury (Oct. 28) ... Finished fourth in the 100 breast, 100 fly and 100 IM against Evansville (Dec. 1).
2016-17 Season (Freshman)
Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team and MVC honor roll … Set a personal best in the 200 Fly at the MVC championships with a time of 2:05.07 … Came up with two top five finishes at the Missouri dual (Jan. 21) … Finished in the top five in the 100 and 200 Fly and set a career best in the 200 IM (2:10.58) at SIU on Dec. 3 … Had three career bests at the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational in the 100 Back (57.44), 100 Fly (56.10), and 400 IM (4:31.75) on Nov. 18... Started the season with six top 10 finishes in the Kansas Double Dual (Oct. 22).
Background
Joined the Bears from Raleigh, North Carolina, where she had been a four-time state qualifier … Best finishes at the North Carolina High School State meet came in her last appearance when she finished runner-up in both the 200 IM and the 100 fly … Also earned a state title in the 200 medley relay … Placed third in the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 back as a junior … A three-year letterwinner and all-conference selection for Cardinal Gibbons High School, she served as a team captain as a senior … Competed at the NCSA Junior Nationals three times and was named a Scholastic All-American twice.
Personal
Daughter of Dan and Donna Lynn Allen … Has a younger sister, Olivia … Father wrestled at Iowa State and grandfather, Richard Sopko, played football at Ohio … Born Sept. 24, 1997 … Majoring in marketing management.
| Career Bests at Missouri State |
| Event |
Time |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
| 100 Back |
57.44 |
IUPUI House of Champions Invitational |
11/18/16 |
| 100 Breast |
1:10.04 |
vs. Evansville |
12/1/17 |
| 100 Fly |
56.10 |
IUPUI House of Champions Invitational |
11/18/16 |
| 200 Fly |
2:05.07 |
2017 MVC Championships |
2/18/17 |
| 200 IM |
2:04.34 |
2018 MVC Championships |
2/15/18 |
| 400 IM |
4:31.75 |
IUPUI House of Champions Invitational - Prelims |
11/18/16 |
