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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Kenneth Allen

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Hazel Crest, Ill.
  • High School Thornwood

Biography

2018

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Ran the final leg of the 4x400m relay at NCAA West Prelims 
  • Competed in the 400m at Big Ten Championships 
  • Set a season best 400m time of 49.22 at Mt. SAC 
  • Placed fourth in the 400m at the Illinois Twilight with a time of 49.28

2017

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Timed 47.16 in the 400m at the Mt. SAC Relays 
  • Won the 400m at the UNLV, EIU and Illinois State meets
  • Finished second in the 200m at the EIU Big Blue Classic

Indoor

  • Scored for the Illini at Big Ten Championships, running the second leg of the DMR and 4x400m relay
  • Timed a personal-best performance at Big Ten Championships, timing 47.12 in the 400m 
  • Set a PR in the 400m at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 47.42

2016

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Competed at NCAA West Prelims as a member of the 4x400m relay team
  • Placed 13th at Big Ten Championships in the 400m with a time of 47.62
  • Set a season-best 400m mark of 47.40 at the Beach Invite 
  • Finished runner-up at the Illinois Twilight with a time of 47.80

Indoor

  • Won the 400m dash at the Border Battle (49.47) and the Illini Classic (48.72)
  • Placed in the top-10 in the 400m at every meet he competed in

2015

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in two events at the UNLV Spring Invitational, finishing in the top-10 in both the 100m and 200m.

Indoor

  • Earned first-team All-America honors as a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed 4th at the NCAA Championships, breaking the school record with a mark of 3:06.58
  • Member of the 4x400m relay that won gold at the Big Ten Championships
  • Placed second at the Illini Classic
  • Ran his season-best time in the 400m in the Big Ten Championships preliminary round
  • Competed in the 400m at six meets

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Earned second-team All-America honors as a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed 10th at the NCAA Championships
  • Competed in the 400m at the Big Ten Championships
  • Member of the 4x400m relay team that finished runner-up at the Big Ten Championships
  • Recorded two top-five finishes in the 400m, including placing third at the Illinois Twilight with a personal-best time of 47.35
  • Placed second in the 200m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite
  • Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the Drake Relays with the fifth-fastest time in school history
  • USTFCCCA second-team All-American

Indoor

  • Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed third at the Big Ten Championships and clocked the fifth-fastest time in school history
  • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships
  • Competed in the 400m at five meets
  • Placed second at the Illini Classic
  • Ran a personal-best time of 48.20 at the Spire Invitational

High School

  • Finished runner-up in the 400m at the 2012 IHSA State Championships
  • Anchored the 4x200m relay team that placed fifth at the 2012 IHSA State Championships
  • Anchored the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams that placed first at the Illinois Prep Top Times meet in 2012
  • Lead the 4x400m relay team to a second place finish at the 2011 New Balance Nationals

Personal

  • Parents are Kenneth and Vishnue Allen
  • Born on Nov. 26, 1994
  • Hobbies include playing video games and listening to music
  • Majoring in kinesiology

Personal Bests

Track & Field

Outdoor
100m: 11.00 - UNLV Spring Invitational (3/21/15)
200m: 21.50 - EIU Big Blue Classic (4/1/17)
400m: 47.27 - UNLV Invite (3/18/17)

Indoor
60m: 7.19 - Illini Classic (1/18/14)
200m: 22.27 - Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24/14)
400m: 47.12 - Big Ten Championships (2/24/17)
600m: 1:23.43 - Illini Open (1/11/14)

Updated May 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Redshirt Senior

    Sprints