Christian Allen
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Graduate
Hometown
West Jordan, 
Utah
Last School
Weber State University
Roster Years
2022


BYU Highlights

  • Named All-Mountain Region (2022)
  • 2022 All-WCC First Team honors
  • Top-15 finishes in three of his four races in 2022

Personal

  • Parents are Lantz and Shena
  • Wife's name is Summer, they have one son
  • Major: Graduated 2022 in Professional Sales (Weber State)
  • Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tokyo, Japan
  • Uncle, Joshua Allen, played volleyball at BYU (2006)
  • Enjoys hiking, nickname is Al

Before BYU

  • Cross Country/Track and Field team member at Weber State (2018-2022)
  • Recruited by Weber State, Florida State, Notre Dame, Tulsa and Southern Utah

Weber State Highlights

  • Two-time All-American
  • 16th-place finish at 2021 NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships with a personal best, 29.17.0
  • 14th-place finish at 2019 NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships with a time of 31:04.9 for the highest finish in school history at the time
  • Finished 4th at the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Mountain Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:43.4
  • All-Conference and All-Region honors (2019)
  • Big Sky Freshman of the Year (2018)

Weber State Yearly Summary

  • 2021
    • Placed 16th at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships with a personal best time of 29.17.0 in the 10k, earning All-American Honors
    • Finished 4th at the NCAA Division 1 Mountain Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:43.4 in the 10k
    • Earned his highest finish at the Big Sky Cross Country Conference Championships, placing third with a time of 23:18.2 in the 8k
    • Placed second in the BYU Autumn Classic
    • Finished first in the CSI Cross Country Classic, running a 21:04.1 7k time
  • 2020-21
    • Finished 12th at the Big Sky Conference Winter Cross Country Championships, recording a time of 24:31.9 in the 8k
    • Finished 32nd in the Silver State Collegiate Challenge with a time of 24:05.4 in the 8k
    • Placed sixth at the Dixie State Cross Country Invitational with a personal best of 23:58.4 in the 8k
  • 2019
    • Finished 14th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 31:04.9, the highest finish in school history
    • Placed seventh at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 27:09.6 in the 8k race
    • Placed 14th with a time of 30:51 in the NCAA Mountain Regionals 10k
    • Earned All-Conference and All-Region honors
    • Set a personal record for the 5m at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 24:20.3
  • 2018
    • Named Big Sky Freshman of the Year
    • Finished eighth at the Big Sky Championships with a season best time of 24:00
    • Earned Big Sky All-Conference honors to lead Weber State's third place finish
    • Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Athletic Therapy

Career Stats

Men's Track & Field Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year 2022

  • Named All-Mountain Region
  • All-WCC First Team honors
Distance Time Finish Meet
8k 23:39.2 11th Cowboy Jamboree
8k 22:20.4 9th WCC Championships
10k 28:17.2 13th NCAA Mountain Regional
10k 29:42.0 47th NCAA Championships

 

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year