2010-11 Cross Country & Track and Field Roster

Derek Allen

  • Position:
    Player
  • Ht./Wt.:
    0-0 / 0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Yoakum, Texas
  • High School:
    Yoakum HS

Summary

Biography

 

2010 Cross Country Season:  Placed 23rd at the 2010 Sun Belt Championship recording a time of 26:43.4 in the 8K to help the Trojans win the championship…Recorded career-high in the 10K at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 31:58.09 ranking him 12th in UALR career records…Recorded season-high in the 8K at the Brooks Memphis Twilight placing 46th in 25:38.26…Recorded season-high in the 5K at the UALR Invitational placing 11th in 16:00.52…Placed fifth at the Arkansas Tech Twilight recording a time of 20:25.80 for the four-mile course…Recorded a time of 32:40.9 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional helping the Trojans to a seventh place finish.

2010 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded season-high in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships placing 26th in 15:29.33…Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the UCA Relays placing fourth in 15:52.93…Recorded season-highs of 4:21.14 in the 1,500-meter run for 17th place at the ULM Warhawk Classic, 32:27.48 in the 10,000-meter run for 11th place at the SBC Championships, and 3:30.87 at first leg of the 4x400-meter relay for fifth place at the ULM Warhawk Classic.

2010 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season-high in the mile in 4:24.84 for a fifth place finish at the ASU Kickoff Klassic…Recorded season-high in the Distance Medley Relay of 10:40.31 for third place at fourth leg…Recorded season-high time of 8:56.19 in the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas State Invitational.

2009 Cross Country Season:  Redshirted.

2009 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded career-high in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Conference Championships placing 16th in 15:20.01 ranking him tenth in UALR career records...Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold placing 14th in 15:47.66...Recorded career-high in the 10,000-meter run at the Rhodes Open placing 12th in 32:20.82 ranking him third in the Sun Belt and seventh in UALR career records...Recorded highest finish in the 10,000 meters at the SBC Championships placing seventh in 32:50.82.

2009 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season-high in the mile at the Sun Belt Conference Championships placing tenth with a time of 4:24.74...Recorded highest finish in the mile at the Arkansas State Kickoff Classic placing sixth in 4:31.68...Recorded season-high in the 3,000-meter run at the McDonald’s Invitational placing third in 8:50.17...Recorded highest finish in the 3,000 meters winning the event at the Arkansas State Kickoff Classic in 9:15.52...At the Iowa State Classic, recorded season-high in the 5,000-meter run placing 21st in 15:43.52...Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the SBC Championships placing 18th in 16:08.50...Also placed 37th in the mile at the Iowa State Classic in 4:26.24 and 12th in the 3,000 meters at the SBC Championships in 9:03.01.

2008 Cross Country Season:  Recorded season-high in the 8K at the UALR Open with a time of 26:12.63 helping the men’s team to a first place finish...Recorded highest finish at the Arkansas Tech Twilight placing sixth over the four mile course in 20:41 and helping the men’s team to a first place finish...Recorded season-high in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional placing 52nd out of 118 runners with a time of 32:56.2...Placed 16th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 26:16.19 over the 8K course helping the men’s team to a second place finish...Placed eighth at the SLC Pre-Conference Meet in 27:19.00 for the 8K course...Placed 37th out of 238 runners at the Brooks Memphis Twilight recording a time of 26:55.53 for the 8K.

2008 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded career high and highest finish in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships placing sixth in 32:56.92 ranking him seventh in UALR career records and sixth in the Sun Belt...Recorded season high and highest finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Harding Invitational placing second with a time of 10:05.10 ranking him ninth in the Sun Belt...Also placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SBC Championships with a time of 10:19.14...Recorded season high and in the 5,000-meter run at the John McDonnell Invitational placing 12th with a  time of 15:28.57 ranking him tenth in the SBC...Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the Rhodes College Open placing eighth in 15:29.20 and at the Sun Belt Championships recording a time of 15:35.77 for eighth place...Also placed 11th in the 5,000 meters at the Hendrix Invitational with a time of 15:46.37...Recorded season high and highest finish in the 1,500-meter run at the ULM Warhawk Classic placing fifth in 4:07.52...Also competed in the 1,500 meters at the Hendrix Invitational placing 11th in 4:11.75 and the Ole Miss Invitational placing 21st in 4:14.16.

2008 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season-best and highest finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Arkansas State Invitational with a time of 15:51.09 for fifth place. ...Recorded season-best in the 3,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic recording a time of 9:13.63...Recorded highest finish in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic recording a time of 9:19.30...Placed tenth in the mile run at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic with a time of 4:39.90...Placed 14th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:03.86.

2007 Cross Country Season:  Helped lead team to 2007 Sun Belt Conference title placing 19th over the 8K course with a time of 26:37.81...Recorded highest finish in the 8K at the UALR Open placing fourth with a time of 26:19.93 and helping his team to a first place finish...Recorded career and season high in the 8K at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Invitational recording a time of 26:09.42 and 59th place out of 341 runners...Recorded an eighth place finish at the Arkansas Tech Twilight Run with a time of 21:04.74 over the 5K course...Competed at the NCAA South Central Region placing 68th out of 105 runners with a career and season high time of 32:49.9 for the 10K placing him 16th in UALR career records.

2007 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded highest finish at the Warhawk Classic in the 5,000 meters winning the event in 16:17.51...Recorded season best in the 5,000 meters at the Rhodes College Open placed eighth in a time of 15:36.34...Recorded season best in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels placing 14th with a time of 9:18.79 ranking him 10th in UALR career records...Recorded season best in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Championships placing tenth with a time of 33:59.45 ranking him seventh in UALR career records...Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships finishing with a time of 16:43.30.

2007 Indoor Track Season:  Redshirted.

2006 Cross Country Season:  Recorded highest finish at the Arkansas State Invitational running the 6K course in 21:34.06 for 11th place and helping his team to a second place finish...Recorded season best for the 8K at the Memphis Twilight Classic with a time of 25:42.96...Recorded season best for the 10K at the Chile Pepper Invitational with a time of 33:07.7 ranking him 15th in UALR all-time cross country records...Competed at the Sun Belt Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional meet.

High School:  Lettered at Yoakum High School where he recorded personal bests of 4:31 in the mile, 9:42 in the two mile, and 15:33 in the 5K...Earned all-state cross country honors in 2004 and 2005...Placed fourth at the state cross country meet in 2005 and 13th in 2004...Placed fourth at the state track meet in the two mile in 2006...Won the mile in a time of 4:31 at the regional meet in 2006...Placed second in 2006 at the regional meet in the two mile in 9:52...Helped his team to a second place finish at state in 2004.

Personal:  Son of Jon and Barbara Allen...Has two brothers, Chris and Johnny...Born December 1, 1987 in Dallas, Texas...Majoring in Criminal Justice.


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