2011 Skiing Roster
Allen, Jennifer
Jennifer Allen
- Position:
- Alpine
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs/SSWSC)
Bio
Top Career Slalom Finish: Eighth (2011 UNM Invitational)
Top Career Giant Slalom Finish: Sixth (2012 RMISA Giant Slalom Qualifier No. 2)
Career at Colorado—Allen completed her career in 2012 after 48 races to her credit. She finished 44 of those races with 13 top 20 finishes and 10 top 10 performances.
2012 (Sr.)—Allen saved her best season for her final season in Boulder, completing 12 out of 13 races on the season with six top 20 and four top 10 performances. She nearly doubled her career numbers, as she entered her senior campaign with seven top 20s and six top 10s. She had her career best giant slalom finish in her second-to-last GS race, finishing sixth at Montana State in a RMISA Qualifier race ahead of the RMISA Championships. She had her season best slalom performance in the same place the day before in another RMISA Qualifier race. She had two other top 10s, in the giant slalom race as part of the University of Colorado Spencer Nelson Memorial Invitational, and she also had another top 10 slalom performance, taking 10th at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational. She qualified for the NCAA Championships but did not participate.
2011 (Jr.)—Allen continued her improvement and consistency and qualified for NCAA Championships as an alternate for the Buffs on the strength of seven top 15 finishes, with one of those a top 10, her career-best slalom finish at the New Mexico Invitational. She didn’t finish two of the 11 races and finished lower than 20th just twice in the other nine races. After not finishing her first race of the season, she finished 13th or 14th in the next three races. At New Mexico with many of her teammates participating in World University Games, she led the Buffs with an eighth place finish. At the Denver Invitational, she took 13th in the GS in the second RMISA Qualifier followed by a 14th place showing in the slalom race. She finished her season with an 11th place showing at RMISA Championships in the slalom, scoring for the team as the third-best finish.
2010 (Soph.)—Allen showed improvement over her freshman season and qualified for NCAA Championships as an alternate for the Buffaloes on the strength of five top 10 performances throughout her sophomore campaign. She was especially good on the giant slalom discipline, finishing in the top 11 in five of six races there on the season, with her only finish below 11th when she had to hike at Montana State in the first run, just one day after she finished a career-best seventh on the same course for the RMISA Giant Slalom Qualifier, also in Big Sky, Mont. After the MSU mishap, she responded by finishing with three top 10 performances the rest of the season in the giant slalom. In slalom action, after struggling a bit early in the season, she finished strong with a 14th place showing at the Nevada Invitational, and then reached the top 10 for the first time in slalom action with a 10th place showing the next day at Northstar in the RMISA Slalom Qualifier. She finished 11th in the RMISA for NCAA points for giant slalom races and tied for 15th in MVP points.
2009 (Fr.)—Allen tallied a trio of top 15 finishes in her first year as a Buff, including a season-best mark of 11th place in the giant slalom at the Colorado Invitational at Eldora. She saved the best for last though when she notched her top slalom finish at the RMISA Championships at the end of the season where she took 14th in the 36-skier field and combined that with an 18th place finish in the giant slalom for her first pair of top 20 finishes in the same event. She finished the season in 12 races with four top 20 finishes, three in giant slalom and one in slalom.
Club—Allen has been a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for the majority of her youth and was the 2007 recipient of the SSWSC Ned Grant Memorial Award.
High School—Allen graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in Steamboat Springs, Colo., in 2008 and lettered four times there in skiing and was the Colorado State high school slalom champion her junior season. She competed in the state championships twice at SSHS. She also played midfielder on the soccer field and setter on the volleyball court for Steamboat Springs. In the classroom, she was a three-year member of the National Honors Society, a four-year member of the National Spanish Honors Society and first-team Academic All-State.
In The Classroom—Allen graduated in May 2012 with a degree in Integrative Physiology at Colorado.
Personal—Jennifer Eileen Allen was born on November 3, 1989. She is the daughter of Lon and Eileen Allen of Steamboat Springs, Colo. and she has one older brother, Scott, 24.
Top Career Giant Slalom Finish: Sixth (2012 RMISA Giant Slalom Qualifier No. 2)
Career at Colorado—Allen completed her career in 2012 after 48 races to her credit. She finished 44 of those races with 13 top 20 finishes and 10 top 10 performances.
2012 (Sr.)—Allen saved her best season for her final season in Boulder, completing 12 out of 13 races on the season with six top 20 and four top 10 performances. She nearly doubled her career numbers, as she entered her senior campaign with seven top 20s and six top 10s. She had her career best giant slalom finish in her second-to-last GS race, finishing sixth at Montana State in a RMISA Qualifier race ahead of the RMISA Championships. She had her season best slalom performance in the same place the day before in another RMISA Qualifier race. She had two other top 10s, in the giant slalom race as part of the University of Colorado Spencer Nelson Memorial Invitational, and she also had another top 10 slalom performance, taking 10th at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational. She qualified for the NCAA Championships but did not participate.
2011 (Jr.)—Allen continued her improvement and consistency and qualified for NCAA Championships as an alternate for the Buffs on the strength of seven top 15 finishes, with one of those a top 10, her career-best slalom finish at the New Mexico Invitational. She didn’t finish two of the 11 races and finished lower than 20th just twice in the other nine races. After not finishing her first race of the season, she finished 13th or 14th in the next three races. At New Mexico with many of her teammates participating in World University Games, she led the Buffs with an eighth place finish. At the Denver Invitational, she took 13th in the GS in the second RMISA Qualifier followed by a 14th place showing in the slalom race. She finished her season with an 11th place showing at RMISA Championships in the slalom, scoring for the team as the third-best finish.
2010 (Soph.)—Allen showed improvement over her freshman season and qualified for NCAA Championships as an alternate for the Buffaloes on the strength of five top 10 performances throughout her sophomore campaign. She was especially good on the giant slalom discipline, finishing in the top 11 in five of six races there on the season, with her only finish below 11th when she had to hike at Montana State in the first run, just one day after she finished a career-best seventh on the same course for the RMISA Giant Slalom Qualifier, also in Big Sky, Mont. After the MSU mishap, she responded by finishing with three top 10 performances the rest of the season in the giant slalom. In slalom action, after struggling a bit early in the season, she finished strong with a 14th place showing at the Nevada Invitational, and then reached the top 10 for the first time in slalom action with a 10th place showing the next day at Northstar in the RMISA Slalom Qualifier. She finished 11th in the RMISA for NCAA points for giant slalom races and tied for 15th in MVP points.
2009 (Fr.)—Allen tallied a trio of top 15 finishes in her first year as a Buff, including a season-best mark of 11th place in the giant slalom at the Colorado Invitational at Eldora. She saved the best for last though when she notched her top slalom finish at the RMISA Championships at the end of the season where she took 14th in the 36-skier field and combined that with an 18th place finish in the giant slalom for her first pair of top 20 finishes in the same event. She finished the season in 12 races with four top 20 finishes, three in giant slalom and one in slalom.
Club—Allen has been a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for the majority of her youth and was the 2007 recipient of the SSWSC Ned Grant Memorial Award.
High School—Allen graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in Steamboat Springs, Colo., in 2008 and lettered four times there in skiing and was the Colorado State high school slalom champion her junior season. She competed in the state championships twice at SSHS. She also played midfielder on the soccer field and setter on the volleyball court for Steamboat Springs. In the classroom, she was a three-year member of the National Honors Society, a four-year member of the National Spanish Honors Society and first-team Academic All-State.
In The Classroom—Allen graduated in May 2012 with a degree in Integrative Physiology at Colorado.
Personal—Jennifer Eileen Allen was born on November 3, 1989. She is the daughter of Lon and Eileen Allen of Steamboat Springs, Colo. and she has one older brother, Scott, 24.
Colorado Ski: Why CU?
Friday, June 27
Colorado Ski: 2025 Facility Tour
Tuesday, June 10
Colorado Ski: 2024-25 Banquet
Tuesday, April 22
2024 Ski Team Season Recap
Tuesday, April 30