COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: HJ – 6-11.5 (2.12m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES:
AWARDS
1x USTFCCCA Academic Team ('25)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '26, Spring '25)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in five outdoor meets…qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the high jump…set a personal-best 2.12m (6-11.5) to finish runner-up at the UCF Knights Invite…placed ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships...
UCF Knights Invite (3/27-28): Cleared a personal-best 2.12m (6-11.5) to finish second...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Placed eighth with a clearance of 2.01m (6-7)...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Cleared 2.01m (6-7)... Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/15-17): Finished ninth after clearing 2.04m (6-8.25)...NCAA East First Round (5/27-30): Cleared 2.06m (6-9) in his first NCAA postseason appearance, finishing 34th...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in five indoor meets…Won the high jump at the Penn State National Open…Recorded four clearances of 2.06m or higher…Finished ninth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Bison Opener (12/5-6): Opened the season with a first-place finish after clearing 2.05m (6-8.75)...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Cleared 2.06m (6-9) to place second...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Won the high jump with a clearance of 2.06m (6-9)... Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Cleared 2.08m (6-9.75) to finish second...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Placed ninth with a clearance of 2.09m (6-10.25)...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in seven outdoor meets…Recorded three clearances of 2.05m or better…Placed fourth at the Virginia Challenge and 10th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Penn Challenge (3/22): Opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish after clearing 2.00m (6-6.75)...LSU Battle on the Bayou (3/28-29): Cleared 2.05m (6-8.75) to place seventh...Duke Invitational (4/10-12): Finished fifth with a clearance of 2.01m (6-7)...Virginia Challenge (4/18-19): Cleared 2.06m (6-9) to place fourth...Penn Relays (4/24-26): Cleared 2.00m (6-6.75)...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished runner-up after clearing 2.05m (6-8.75)...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/16-18): Placed 10th with a clearance of 2.01m (6-7)...
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in five indoor meets…Won the high jump at the Penn State National Open…Opened the season with a personal-best indoor clearance of 2.09m (6-10.25) at the Bison Opener…Recorded four top-three finishes.
Bison Opener (12/6-7): Opened the season with a runner-up finish after clearing 2.09m (6-10.25)...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Cleared 2.05m (6-8.75) to place third...Penn 10 Elite (1/25): Finished third with a clearance of 2.05m (6-8.75)...Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Won the high jump after clearing 2.06m (6-9)...Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14-15): Cleared 2.01m (6-7)...Penn State Tune-Up (2/21): Finished third with a clearance of 2.00m (6-6.75)...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1): Cleared 2.05m (6-8.75) to finish 12th...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Jumped in six meets in his first collegiate season…Cleared a season-best 2.07m in the very first meet of the outdoor campaign.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Cleared 6-9.5 (2.07m) in his very first meet as a Nittany Lion…. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Cleared 6-6.75 (2.00m), his first time jumping two-plus meters since March... Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Cleared 6-6.75 (2.00m) in his first Big Ten conference meet, placing 15th in the competition...
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: HJ – 6-7
Attended Southern Lehigh High School where he competed in the high jump for the Spartans…Was a Colonial League Champion and a District XI Champion in the high jump…Qualified for the New Balance Nationals in the high jump as well…Played basketball in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society and FBLA.
PERSONAL
Son of Rob and Patricia Allen…Has one brother, Josh…Studying business at Penn State…Enjoys hanging out with friends, playing basketball, snowboarding, and waterskiing in his free time…Chose Penn State because “I’ve only heard good things about the university. I knew many people who have gone here and are going here currently, and it just felt like the right fit from the moment I got to campus; the energy was just different.”