CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Meet |
Vault | 9.800 | 2/14/20 | at Ohio State |
Uneven Bars | 9.800 | 2/2/19 | at Illinois |
Floor Exercise | 9.875 | 1/23/21 | vs. Nebraska |
2021 - Senior Season
Season: Competed on floor in all 11 meets for the Nittany Lions. Set a career high on floor with a 9.875 against Nebraska on 1/23.
Meet-by-Meet: Maryland (1/17): Opened the season with a 9.850 on floor. Nebraska (1/23): Set a career-high on floor with a 9.875. At Minnesota (1/30): Recorded a 9.800 on floor. At Maryland (2/5): Notched a 9.800 on floor. Illinois (2/13): Posted a score of 9.775 on floor. Penn State Tri-Meet (2/21): Recorded a 9.625 on floor exercise. At Big Five Meet (2/27): Added a 9.650 on floor. At Ohio State Quad-Meet (3/7): Posted a 9.800 score on floor exercise. At Rutgers (3/13): Recorded a 9.700 on floor. At Big Ten Championship (3/20): Posted a floor exercise score of 9.700. At NCAA Regional First Round (4/1): Closed out her Penn State career with a 9.800 score on floor.
2020 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten...Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades...Collected WCGA Academic All-American honors.
Season: Competed in nine meets on vault and five meets on floor…Performed two exhibition routines on floor and one on bars…Graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor's degree in biobehavioral health...The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet-by-Meet: West Virginia (1/11): Collected a 9.750 on vault. at Nebraska (1/16): Registered a 9.750 on vault. at Ohio State (2/14): Notched a career-high 9.800 on vault to place third. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Secured a 9.775 on vault. PSU Quad Meet (2/29): Earned a season-high 9.775 on floor…Added a 9.750 on vault. vs. Florida (3/7): Recorded a 9.775 on floor.
2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named a WCGA scholar-athlete.
Season: Competed in seven meets on bars…Made five appearances in the floor lineup, including three exhibition routines.
Meet-by-Meet: at Utah (1/5): Recorded a 9.675 on bars in her Penn State debut. vs. Temple, Towson (1/12): Placed eighth on bars with a 9.725…Earned a 9.800 on an exhibition on beam. Minnesota (1/26): Was 10th on bars with a 9.775. at Illinois (2/2): Tallied a career-best 9.800 on bars, good for fifth overall. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Had a career-best 9.800 on floor.
2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON (at Kentucky)
Season: Competed in one meet.
Meet-by-Meet: vs. Ball State, George Washington, Southeast Missouri State (1/5): In an exhibition on vault, scored a 9.525.
2017 – TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (at Kentucky)
Season: Redshirted.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Served as a team captain for Paulding Gymnastics, becoming the first Level 10 gymnast and collegiate gymnast to come out of the program...Was an alternate for the 2016 Junior Olympics national team and a three-time Level 10 regional qualifier...Won vault and the all-around at the Georgia State Championship in 2015.
PERSONAL
Full name is Erynne Ikeya Allen…Daughter of Aaron and Tammara Allen…Has two sisters, Zaina and Essence…Lists watching college football as her favorite hobby, the New York Yankees as her favorite sports team, the College Football Hall of Fame as her favorite place to visit and Dunkin Donuts as her favorite restaurant…Majoring in biobehavioral health…Born on May 7, 1998 in Dallas, Georgia.
Why Penn State ?
“I chose Penn State because my dream has always been to compete for a University and a program that shares my goals and passion for gymnastics. Sarah and the rest of the coaching staff have shown the care they have for me, not only as a gymnast, but as a person, I feel confident and excited about the direction they are leading the program. Upon arrival in Happy Valley, I immediately felt at home and at peace and deciding to become a Nittany Lion was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”