Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... SPU Ron Grady Athlete of the Year (2011, 2013). ... Falcon Award for Excellence (2013). ... Three-time USTFCCCA outdoor All-American in heptathlon (2011, 2012, 2013). ... USTFCCCA indoor All-American in high jump (2009) and pentathlon (2012). ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-West Region in heptathlon, high jump and long jump (2011, 2012, 2013), 100 hurdles (2012), and 4x100 relay (2013). ... USTFCCCA indoor All-West Region in high jump, long jump and 60 hurdles (2011, 2012) and pentathlon (2012). ... GNAC Indoor Freshman of the Year (2009). ... USTFCCCA West Region indoor Field Athlete of the Year (2012). ... All-GNAC outdoor in heptathlon, 100 hurdles, high jump and long jump (2011, 2012, 2013), 200 (2013) and 4x100 relay (2013). ... All-GNAC indoor in high jump, long jump, and 60 hurdles (2009, 2011, 2012), 60 hurdles and 4x400 relay (2012), and triple jump (2009). ... GNAC All-Academic (2011, 2012, 2013). ... CoSIDA Academic All-American (2013). ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (2012, 2013). ... SPU outdoor Most Valuable (2011, 2012, 2013). ... Female Athlete of the Year at GNAC indoor (2012) and outdoor (2012, 2013).
Redshirt senior (2013): INDOOR – Completed indoor eligibility in 2012. OUTDOOR – Won NCAA Division II Heptathlon championship with 5,340 points on May 23-24 in Pueblo, Colo., includiing the long jump portion at 18-7 3/4. Never led until after the meet-ending 800 meters, in which she finished 3rd to wrap up the title, winning by 174 points after being five points behind heading into the 800. ... Led the national heptathlon standings from the very first meet of the season after scoring 5,243 point and becoming an NCAA automatic qualifier at the Chico Multi-Event Classic on Feb. 28-March 1 in California. Worthen won the first six events at that meet and was 2nd in the 800 finale. ... Scored a career-best 5,492 points in winning the hep at the MONDO Mid-Major Challenge in Sacramento on April 11-12. Scored a career-best 5,492 points in winning the hep at the MONDO Mid-Major Challenge in Sacramento on April 11-12. Won the 200 at that meet in a PR 24.96, her first time below 25 seconds... Won the GNAC heptathlon with 5,390 points, setting a meet record in the 100 hurdle (14.17) and also winning the long jump portion. ... Won the individual 100 hurdles, the long jump (a PR and meet-record 19-8), and ran the second leg on the victorious 4x100 relay at GNAC Championships. The relay, which included BryAnne Wochnick, Tasia Baldwin, and Kishia Mitchell, clocked 46.77 to break the meet record, the overall GNAC record, and, for the second week in a row, broke the SPU school record. That same foursome tied it (47.00) at the Beach Invitational in Norwalk, Calif., on April 20, then broke it (46.91) at the Shannon-Foreman Invitational on the brand-new UW track on May 4. ... In addition, they were victorious in the Oregon Preview at Historic Hayward Field on March 16. ... Took 3rd in the 200 an 3rd in the high jump at GNAC. ... Won long jump at Oregon Preview.
Senior (2012): INDOOR – Finished an All-American sixth in the pentathlon at NCAA Division II Championships with a career-high 3,763 points. Her marks included a PR time of 2:22.84 in the meet-ending 800 meters. ... Won the 60 hurdles (8.85), the long jump (18-9 1/4), and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay at GNAC Championships. ... The long jump title came on her final attempt. ... Tied for best mark in high jump (5-7 1/4), but finished second in a jump-off at GNAC. ... Placed 3rd in the 200 and 5th in the triple jump at GNAC. ... Finished with seven conference titles and 110 points. That made her the prolific scorer ever – male or female – in GNAC indoor competition and the first athlete of either gender to top 100 points for GNAC indoor. ... In addition to making the NCAAs in the pentathlon, was a provisional qualifier in the 60 hurdles, the high jump, and the long jump. ... Broke 9 seconds for the first time with an 8.85 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14. Did it four more times, including final PR of 8.82 in the GNAC preliminaries. ... Altogether, set PRs in seven events. In addition to the hurdles, 800, and pentathlon, others were in the 200 (25.41), long jump (18-9 1/4), triple jump (37-7 1/4), and shot put (35-1 1/4). OUTDOOR – NCAA bronze medal in heptatlon with career-best 5,297 points. Started the second day in 5th place, was still 4th heading into the meet-ending 800 meters, then moved up to 3rd. Posted PRs in the 100 hurdles (14.28) and javelin (116-0). ... Placed 20th in high jump at NCAAs. ... Won second straight GNAC heptathlon title, scoring 5,199 points, taking the 100 hurdles and 200 meters on Day 1. ... Ran second leg on winning 4x100 relay at GNAC. ... Placed in four other events at GNAC, taking 2nd in high jump, 2nd in 100 hurdles, 5th in 200 and 5th in long jump. Tied for 1st in high jump at 5-6 1/2, but finished 2nd in a jump-off. However, those eight points were enough to push SPU over the top to the team title. ... Became an automatic NCAA heptathlon qualifier with 5,071 points at Sam Adams Multi-Event on April 2-3. ... Also was NCAA provisional qualifier in long jump and 100 hurdles. ... Won long jump at Club Northwest Spring Break Open.
Junior (2011): INDOOR – Won her second career high jump and long jump titles at GNAC Championships, going 5-5 1/4 / 1.66m in the high jump and 18-2 1/2 / 5.55m in the long jump. ... Also placed 3rd in 60 hurdles at GNACs. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in NCAA heptathlon (a personal-best 5,044 points). In that event, set PRs in the 200 (25.65), 800 (2:24.52), 100 hurdles (14.42), shot put (33-3 3/4) and javelin (102-4). ... Placed 17th in NCAA long jump (17-1 1/4). ... Won GNAC heptathlon (4,904 points), including 1st place in long jump (18-8) and 100 hurdles (14.87). ... Won high jump (5-5 3/4), long jump (18-5) and ran second leg on victorious 4x100 relay at GNAC Championships. Also placed 3rd in 100 hurdles (14.95) and 6th in triple jump (36-7) at GNAC. ... Won high jump at Oregon Preview on March 19 (5-5 3/4), JD Shotwell Invitational on April 2 (5-4 1/2). and War IV on April 9 (5-7). ... Won long jump at JD Shotwell Invitational (17-11 1/2).
Sophomore (2010): INDOOR – Tied with teammate Katy Gross for 2nd in high jump (5-3 1/4 / 1.61m) at GNAC Championships. ... Took 8th in long jump at GNACs (16-8 1/2 / 5.09m). OUTDOOR – Won heptathlon at Ralph Vernacchia Invitational with 4,225 points, including victories in the high jump, long jump, and 200 meters. ... Did not compete at GNAC Championships due to injury.
Freshman (2009): OUTDOOR – Competed in just two meets, then was sidelined by an injury. ... Was in position for a top-three heptathlon finish at the UC Davis Multi Meet when she had to scratch out of the meet-ending 800 meters after tweaking her hamstring in the long jump. Prior to that, had taken 2nd in the 200 meters, tied for second in the high jump, and was third in the long jump. Did not return to action the res of the season. INDOOR – Took 4th place in the high jump at NCAA Championships, clearing 5 feet, 7 1/4; inches. ... Made her mark by winning two titles and setting two meet records at the GNAC Championships. Won the high jump at a meet-record 5 feet, 8 1/2 inches and took the long jump at 18-6 1/2;. ... Also finished second in the 60-meter hurdles, third in the triple jump and fifth in the 200, giving her a total of 38 points for the meet. That was five more than the old record point total of 33 set by former SPU star Danielle Ayers-Stamper in 2005. ... Went 5-8 to win the high jump at the UW Indoor Preview.
Personal: Alison Rose Worthen. ... Born Sept. 21, 1989. ... Integrated studies (K-8 teaching) major.
Marshfield High School: Won six Oregon state championships, with three of those (long jump, high jump and 300 hurdles) coming as a senior. ... Won state high jump title three straight years (sophmore-junior-senior, 2006-2007-2008). Other state title was in the 300 hurdles as a junior (2007). ... Also placed second at state in 100 hurdles as a senior (2008), fourth in the 400 as a junior (2007), 2nd in the 200, sixth in the triple jump and eighth in the 400 as a sophomore (2007), and 2nd in high jump, 5th in triple jump as a freshman. ... Ran on 2nd-place 4x100 relay and 3rd-place 4x400 relay teams at state as a freshman (2005) and ran on 10th-place 4x400 as a junior (2007). ... High school bests of 13.32 in 100, 26.24 in 200, 57.92 in 400, 2:22.6 in 800, 15.07 in 100 hurdles, 44.46 in 300 hurdles, 31-2 / 9.50m in shot put, 70-6 / 21.48m in javelin, 5-6 1/2 / 1.69m in high jump, 18-3 1/2 / 5.57m in long jump, and 36-6 1/2 / 11.13m in triple jump.
Fun facts: In addition to track, Worthen was a two-time first-team all-state volleyball player, and a two-time second-team all-state basketball player at Marshfield.  ... Mother (Fran) twice set national long jump records, posted national-record caliber times in the 220, and was classmates and friends with the legendary Steve Prefontaine. ... Has been competing in Junior Olympic track since age 6 and won a national high jump title as a fourth-grader by clearing 4-10. ... Books she just couldn’t put down were Pride and Prejudice, Angels and Demons, The DaVinci Code, and Jane Eyre. ... Loves to ride motorcycles and bounce on trampolenes.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 25.41 (2012)
800: 2:22.84 (2012)
60 hurdles: 8.82 (2012)
High jump: 5-8 1/2 / 1.74m (2009)
Long jump: 18-9 1/4 / 5.72m (2012)
Triple jump: 37-7 1/4 / 11.46m (2012)
Shot put: 35-1 1/4 / 10.70m (2012)
Pentathlon: 3,763 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 24.96 (2013)
800: 2:17.77 (2013)
100 hurdles: 14.08 (2013)
400 hurdles: 1:05.33 (2010)
High jump: 5-7 3/4Â / 1.72m (2012, 2013)
Long jump: 19-8 / 5.99m (2013)
Triple jump: 37-3 / 11.35m (2011)
Shot put: 36-9 3/4 / 10.99m (2013)
Javelin: 118-2 / 36.03m (2013)
Heptathlon: 5,492 (2013)
