Arielle Allen came to Western Wyoming Community College in the Spring of 2010 looking to chase a dream. A dream to play NCAA Division 1 volleyball. Coming off a knee surgery during her senior season of basketball, Allen chose to attend Utah State University with a hope of walking on to the volleyball team once healthy. All of those plans changed due to a co-ed volleyball tournament being held just before Thanksgiving in 2009.Allen was playing with some former Utah State players every week in Logan and they decided to invite her to play in the Tough Turkey Tournament held in Green River, WY. While competing at the tourney, Allen's team competed against a team with head coach Rick Reynolds on it. General conversation led to her and her family visiting campus two weeks later. Allen, a NJCAA and AVCA 2nd Team All-American, chose to come in the spring of 2010 and has been an instrumental part in leading the Mustangs to back-to-back top three finishes at the NJCAA National Championship the last two seasons.
This success led her to receive multiple offers from Division I and II teams from across the country. She narrowed her choices down and visited four schools--University of Montana, University of Louisiana, West Virginia University, and Texas State University. On the day before Christmas, Allen called Mountaineer head coach Jill Kramer to let her know she wanted to come to Morgantown.
"Arielle has accomplished so much at Western Wyoming on and off the court," stated Reynolds. "I am thankful for her believing in this program and the opportunities she was given due to the work her and her teammates put in to achieve success. This is one of the reasons we coach at the two-year college level. To help players achieve goals many thought impossible coming out of high school.”
For more information, there are additional articles available on the Rocket Miner website and West Virginia Athletics site.
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