Allyson Alden

Photo by: Kenna Harbison

Emilia Guerra-Acuna digs a ball while partner Allyson Alden looks on

Photo by: Alex Semadeni

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
San Marcos, Calif.
High School:
San Marcos HS
Height:
5-11
Prev School:
MiraCosta College
Major:
Business Administration
Club:
SoCal Volleyball Club

Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year (2025)
SLC First Team, No. 2 position (2025)
SLC Student-Athlete of the Year (2025)
SLC Pair of the Week (March 4, 2025; March 25, 2025)
Best Server, Spokane AVCA Pairs Tournament (2024)
SLC All-Academic Team (2025)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
Academic All-MW (2021)
San Jose State Dean’s List

MIRACOSTA COLLEGE CAREER
SENIOR (2024-25): Named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year…also named first team all-conference from the No. 2 position…voted as the SLC Student-Athlete of the Year…finished the year with a 21-10 record…went 15-7 from the No. 2 court and 6-3 from the top court…won three matches against ranked opponents, including No. 11 Arizona State, No. 18 Grand Canyon and No. 7 Florida State…went 7-1 against conference foes in the regular season and went 2-1 at the conference tournament…named to the SLC All-Academic Team.

MIRACOSTA COLLEGE CAREER
JUNIOR (2023-24): Played at the No. 1 position all season…led the Spartans to a 17-9 record, a second-place finish in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference and a third-place finish at the 3C2A team state championship.

SAN JOSE STATE CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): Did not play due to injury.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2021-22): Redshirted due to injury.

FRESHMAN (2020-21): Played both beach and indoor volleyball for San Jose State…finished with a team-best 6-4 record on the sand…played in all 16 matches for the indoor team and hit a team-best .375 (the second-best in team history).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played indoor volleyball at Audeo Charter School II/San Marcos High School…set the school record for total career blocks and single-season blocks…led team to the San Diego Section Division I Championship in 2019 and a second-place finish in 2017…named First Team All-Avocado West League and was the tournament MVP of the Scripps Ranch Tournament in 2019.

CLUB CAREER
Played for the SoCal Volleyball Club.