South Dakota freshman and recent Crofton High School graduate Allison Arens has been named the Max Preps 2014-15 Nebraska Female Athlete of the Year for her efforts on the volleyball and basketball courts and the track.
Arens led Crofton to Nebraska Class C state titles in basketball and track & field. She also helped the volleyball team finish runner-up. Arens teams up with older sister Bridget once again on the basketball court at South Dakota this fall.
Arens guided the girls’ basketball team to four consecutive titles and turned in a prep career record of 106-5 while wearing the Warrior uniform. Arens earned three all-state honors and was a four-time all-conference honoree. Her 1,579 career points ranks 61st in Nebraska’s all-class record book and her 220 career assists ranks eighth. As a senior, the point guard averaged 15 points, five assists and nearly three steals per game.
Arens’ athletic talents were not limited to the basketball court.
On the track, she helped the Warriors to back-to-back team titles. This year, she tallied 19.5 points at the state meet by winning the 1,600-meter run in 5:16.60 and running a leg of the winning 4×800-meter relay. She also ran a leg of the runner-up 4×400 relay and placed fourth in the 3,200 meters.
The volleyball team placed second, the program’s highest finish since 1993. Arens earned second-team all-state honors behind 254 kills, 320 digs, 35 blocks and 57 aces as a senior.
Arens was also involved in National Honor Society, Student Council and FFA.
