Stephanie Allen enters her second season in charge of Presbyterian College men and women’s Cross Country programs.  Allen also serves as the school’s head coach for the women’s lacrosse program. 

Allen, a native or Columbus, Ohio, brings a wealth of experience in the field of distance running to the Blue Hose programs having competed in several competitive races including marathons.  She began her distance running career in high school, running Cross Country before focusing solely on the sport of lacrosse entering the college level.  She continues to be an active distance runner and is continuing to train for several upcoming races.

Allen was a four-year letter-winner in lacrosse at nearby Limestone College in Gaffney, SC.  During her collegiate career, she served as team captain and was selected to play in the NCAA Division II Women’s All-Star North-South Lacrosse Game following her senior season.  In addition, she was selected to play for the Southeast Women’s National Team in 2000 and served as a player and a coach for the Eltham Senior Women’s Lacrosse team in Australia in 2001.  Allen graduated from Limestone College with a bachelors of Arts degree in Graphic Design and Studio Art with a minor in Computer Science in 2003. 

Following graduation in 2003, Allen served as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach at Limestone during the fall of 2003 and continues to play at the Adult Club level.  She was recently selected to travel to Prague in the Czech Republic with an international team to compete against their Senior Women’s National Team. 

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