2012 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner, three years with the program. ... Seattle Pacific MVP/Low point as a freshman in 2010. ... SPU Most Inspirational in 2010. ... SPU Golden Shoe Award winner in 2011. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2011.
Junior (2012): Limited to just two meets because of injury. ... Ran No. 6 for team and 35th overall at Saint Martin's Invitational, then ran No. 8 for team and 171st overall at Charles Bowles Invitational.
Sophomore (2011): In spite of an injury that wiped out the middle portion of her season, still ran in five meets and scored in four of them, including both of the postseason races. ... Ran No. 3 for SPU in both the long-course (9th overall) and short-course (10th overall) races at Alaska Fairbanks. ... Came up with a strong performance at GNAC Championships, placing No. 4 for SPU (39th overall), then followed that two weeks later by running No. 5 for SPU (71st overall) at NCAA West Regionals.
Freshman (2010): Immediately made an impact, placing 2nd for Falcons (5th overall) in both the long-course (6K) and short-course (3K) season-opening double-dual races at Alaska Fairbanks on Sept. 2 and 4. ... Scored her first college victory on Sept. 11 at the Apple Ridge Invitational, covering 4 kilometers in 15:45. ... A week later, cracked the top 10 at Sundodger, leading SPU with an eighth-place overall finish. ... Front runner for Falcons (50th overall) at Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem on Oct. 2. ... Ran 3rd for SPU (35th overall) at GNACs. ... Led the team with a 20th-place overall finish at NCAA West Regionals in Bellingham on Nov. 20.
Sequim High School: Three-year cross country letterwinner. ... Won Class 2A state title as a junior in 2008, leading Wolves to a school-best fourth-place trophy finish. ... Also ran at state as a sophomore and senior. ... All-Peninsula MVP in 2008; first team All-Peninsula in 2007 and 2009. ... Coach's Award 2007-08-09. ... Scholar-Athlete Award 2007-08-09. ... Team captain 2008, 2009. ... National Junior Olympic first-team All-American 2007. ... Also lettered three years in track and one year in soccer. ... Won Class 2A title in 3,200 meters as a senior in 2010. ... Named soccer team's best all-around player as a freshman in 2006.
Personal: Allison Nicole Cutting. ... Born April 17, 1992. ... Ecology major, sociology minor.
Fun facts: Played soccer since age 6 and through her freshman year at Sequim before turning out for cross country as a sophomore. But also had some cross country background from elementary school. ... At the popular 3-Course Challenge meet in Seaside, Ore., was assigned the 'hard course' as a junior in 2008, with its accompanying sand, hills and mud. Lost both shoes in the mud pit and ran the last two miles in her stocking feet, but still finished third in what she dubs "this intrepid frenzy of a race." ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Spinal Tap." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Chronicles of Narnia." ... Favorite junk food is any kind of cookie. ... Favorite psych-up music before a big race is 'U Can't Touch This' by MC Hammer. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Jesus for a piece of pie. ... In 10 years, wants to be in the field of ethical responsibility, working with farmers and their communities to ensure responsibly grown and ethically traded goods. ... Is also a sailor.
