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2020 Cross Country Roster

Allison Shannon

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Stevenson
  • Hometown Sterling Heights, Mich.

Biography

2018:

• Placed 15th at the Golden Grizzlies Open with a time of 16:31.1
Finished 36th at the 32nd Running Fit Detroit Mercy Invite (Sept. 8) with a time of 20:51.8


2017 Outdoor:

• Set a PR in the 1500m (4:51.60) at Oakland vs. Detroit (April 8)

High School:
• Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field for head coach Kevin Henson
Cross Country:
• Helped lead Stevenson to three consecutive conference and county championships (2012, 13, 14) and two regional championships (2013, 14) 
• 2012 All-State selection and four-year All-County and All-Conference selection (2012-15)
• 2012 AAU All-American 
• Ran for Team Michigan in Mideast Meet of Champions
Track and Field:
• Help Stevenson to 800m state championship (2012), 4x400 region championship (2013)
• Four-year All-County and All-Conference selection (2013-16)

Top Athletic Performance:
5K - 18:24
1 Mile - 5:11 
400 - 61:1 
800 - 2:20 
Set Sterling Heights Stevenson freshman XC record in 2012, also set school record in 4x800 in 2013

Academic Accomplishments:
• Valedictorian
• Vice president of the Spanish Club
• Four-year Academic All-State selection
• Four-year honor roll student
• Charity officer of Nation Honor society 2015-16 and member of Spanish National Honor Society 

Three reason for choosing to Oakland:
1. Close to home
2. Scholarships
3. Cross country team

Personal:
Full Name: Allison Nicole Shannon
Parents: Michell Shannon
Mom ran cross country at Oakland
Siblings: Brother, Daniel                
Major: BOTS: Medical Laboratory and Spanish Language

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2019Redshirt Junior

  • 2020Redshirt Senior