UMass Lowell Athletics

Personal Bests
800M:                1:57.00 (2014, Outdoor)
1500M:              3:47.02 (2015, Outdoor)
Mile:                  4:00.35 (2014, Indoor)  School Record
3000M:              8:13.79 (2015, Indoor)
5000M:            14:10.96 (20015, Outdoor)

2015-16
 
Cross Country
In the 8K at the NEICAAA XC Championship he finished in 1^st place with a time of 24:23.6... He had another 1^st place finish at the DI Pre-Nationals in the 8K with a time of 23:59.8... He placed 2^nd at the 2015 America East XC Championships in the 8K with a time of 24:48.8...
 
2014-15
 
Cross Country
Allen won the Iona Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions 8K in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx with a time of 25:32.70 as the River Hawks shocked the running establishment with a sixth place finish in the event… Named the USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week… He led the River Hawk cross country team to a second place finish at the America East Championships, Allen finished 3^rd with a time of 24:42.30 at the 8K distance ...   Finished 8^th at the 8K ISU Pre-National Invitational with a time of 25:14.40.
 
Indoor Track
Ran a 3,000 meters personal best, 8:13.79, at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational… Finished fourth in the 3,000 at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet with a time of 8:21.87… He won the mile at the Dartmouth Relays in a time of 4:13.23…  Turned in a season best 4:08.93 in the mile at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational… Finished second in the mile at the America East Indoor Championships with a time of 4:13.29… Finished 11th in the 3,000-meters at the Ic4A/ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 8:17.47...  
 
Outdoor Track
Allen won the first ever IC4A/ECAC Championship for UMass Lowell when he won the 5,000-meters in a time of 14:10.96… He earned All-East Status in the 5,000-meters and the 1,500-meters… Earned All-New England Honors with a third place finish in the 1,500-meters at the NEICAAA Track and Field Championships… Earned All-America East honors with a 4^th place finish in the 5,000-meters at the America East Championships… Ran a personal best 3:47.02 in the 1,500-meters at the Mt. SAC Relays…  


2013-14
 
Indoor Track
Allen set the school record in the mile when he turned in a time of 4:00.35 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational…  He won the 3,000-meters at the Boston University Limited Open with a time of 8:23.59… Allen won the mile at the America East Track and Field Championships with a time of 4:10.80…

Outdoor Track
Allen won the 5,000-meters at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 14:42.02… set a personal best, 1:57.00, in the 800 meters at the George Davis Invitational… Finished sixth in the 5,000-meters at the America East Championships with a time of 14:40.83…
 
Community College of Rhode Island: Six-time National Champion and nine-time All-American…
 
Cranston  High School West: State and New England Champion in cross country and track…  All State…  All-Class… School record holder in the mile…  Set the record as a freshman… 

Personal: Son of Robert Allen Sr. of Cranston, R.I. and Diane Norato of Providence R.I.. His hobbies include dancing and going to the beach… His favorite TV show is The Walking Dead… The Boston Red Sox are his favorite sports team…  Calls winning IC4A 5,000 meter Championship his greatest sports moment ... Choose UMass Lowell for the great academics and great athletic programs… Allen hopes to have a professional career as a track athlete and eventually become a state trooper… Majoring in Criminal Justice