Jessie Allen

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Phillips, Neb.
	High School: Aurora

	Height: 6-2
	Position: Middle Blocker
	Experience: 2L

03/27/2013

Kansas Volleyball Adds Dominant Trio to 2013 Roster

Kansas Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year Cassie Wait, Tri-County Player of the Year Tayler Soucie and Regent Scholar Emma Hanson make up the talented incoming class

11/17/2012

No. 22 Kansas Keeps Breaking Records, Tops TCU, 3-0

Jayhawks collect their 23rd win of the season, the most by a Kansas team in the Big 12 era

10/29/2012

Tolefree Perfect as Jayhawks Sweep Mountaineers

Lawrence native Tayler Tolefree becomes only player in KU history to hit 1.000 in a match

08/24/2012

Kansas Sweeps Season Opener, Defeats Northwestern State, 3-0

The Jayhawks hit for an impressive .364 attack percentage in the win

08/23/2012

2012 Season Outlook: Middle Blockers

Kansas returns the second and fifth-ranked blockers in the Big 12 last season in Caroline Jarmoc and Tayler Tolefree

2012: Junior Season
Appeared in eight matches for Kansas... Set her career high with two kills against Northwestern State in the season opener (8/24)... Notched a kill against UMKC (9/4)... Posted her first career block at home versus West Virginia (10/29).

2011: Sophomore Season
Appeared in three matches for the Jayhawks... Recorded one kill on the season, in a match against DePaul (9/17).

2010: Freshman Season
Recorded a kill in five of her six appearances at middle blocker, including her collegiate debut versus San Francisco on Aug. 28... Played in two sets versus UMKC on Aug. 31... Made lone Big 12 Conference appearance versus Texas A&M on Sept. 18 for Coach Ray Bechard's 200th Kansas win.

High School
Honored by Volleyball Magazine's a Sports Imports Fab 50 selection... Named a top 250 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com and selected all-state first team as a senior... Aurora High School's all-time leader in blocks and also holds the school's single-season blocks record... Helped Huskies to state tournament three times, including a fourth place finish in 2008... Named all-state honorable mention as a junior... Also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal
Daughter of Andy and Renae Allen... Has three younger brothers, Trey, Colton and Austin... Father played football for the University of Nebraska before going onto Doane College where he played football and basketball... Majoring in liberal arts and sciences.