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13 MVC Team Championships
12 All-Americans
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Alyssa Allison
Senior
Herculaneum, Mo.
Arizona State
2012
Ran in six meets for the Salukis...Highest finish
of seventh place came at the Saluki Invitational
on Sept. 22
.
2011
Competed in three meets, all unattached...Won
two meets (Walt Crawford Open and the Saluki
Invitational), and finished second in the SIU
Early Bird.
Previous Colleges
Arkansas: placed 15th overall at SEC champion-
ships...Named SEC Freshman of the Year...NCAA
Championships qualifier... Arizona State: mem-
ber of Track & Field team... Ranked seventh all-
time in program history in the indoor mile after
running 4:51.35.
High school
Nine time Missouri state champion...Repre-
sented the United States in Trinidad at the 2009
Junior Pan Am Games in the steeplechase, finish-
ing fifth overall.
Personal
Full name is Alyssa Nichole Allison...Born Sep-
tember 5, 1990 on Scott Air Force Base in Bel-
leville, Illinois...Daughter of Jeffrey and Tracy Al-
lison...Has two brothers, Eli and Cole...Cole also
a member of SIU cross country team...Majoring
in art education.
2012
Did not compete.
2011
Competed in three meets for the Salukis...Best
finish of the season was 21st at the SIU Early
Bird on Sep. 2.
2010
Competed in two meets with SIU...Finished with
a season-best time of 22:14.14 at the EIU Pan-
ther Open, where she placed 49th...Earned a
37th place finish at the Saluki Invitational with a
time of 22:50.60.
High School
Ran personal-bests of 5:59 in the 1600m and
12:32 in the 3200m during her senior season
of track...Named to the All-South cross country
team after finishing fifth in regionals...Earned
all-tournament team honors in basketball as a
junior...Graduated as valedictorian of her gradu-
ating class, in addition to being named senior of
the year at Wayne City High School.
Personal
Born on Sept. 18, 1991, in Mt. Vernon, Ill...
Daughter of Mike and Melody Bradford...Father
is a mechanic, while mother is a secretary...Ma-
joring in biology.
Nicole Bradford
Junior
Keenes, Ill.
Wayne City HS
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