First Female in The Citadel’s History to Qualify for NCAA Championship Competition in ANY sport
2006 Southern Conference Field MVP
2006 Southern Conference Discus Champion
Two-Time All-SoCon
2006 NCAA Regional Qualifier - Discus
2006 NCAA Regional Qualifier - Shot Put
2006... Outdoors, placed sixth in the discus at Coastal Carolina (3/10) with a personal and school record throw of 127’ 3” ... set a new personal and school record in the hammer with a toss of 150’ 4” to place sixth at Coastal Carolina (3/10) ... placed fourth in the shot put at the Raleigh Relays (3/24) while establishing a new personal and school record with an NCAA Qualifying throw of 47’9” ... became the first female athlete at The Citadel to qualify for any NCAA Championship competition as she punched her ticket to the NCAA East Regionals with her shot put throw at the Raleigh Relays (3/24) ... placed first in the shot put at Coastal Carolina (3/10) with a throw of 46’8.25” ... placed third in the Shot Put with a toss of 44’1.25” at the Weems Baskin Relays (3/17)... was the runner-up in the SoCon Championships in the shot put with another regional qualifying mark of 46’ 11”... became the first female athlete at The Citadel to win a Southern Conference Championship, winning the discus competition with a throw of 141’ 2”, setting a new school record... that event championship automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Regional Championships in the discus... finished seventh in the hammer at the SoCon Championships with a throw of 153’ 2”, the second-longest throw in school history and second only to Monique Edwards’s throw of 155’ 1”, thrown at the same meet just after McNeill... scored a total of 20 points at the Southern Conference Championships and became the first female athlete from The Citadel to win a SoCon award, being named the 2006 Southern Conference Most Outstanding Field Athlete... continued preparations for the NCAA East Regional Championships at the Georgia Tech Invitational where she finished 10th in the shot put (5/13).
2005... Set the school record in the shot put (indoors) with a throw of 44-9, besting her previous mark of 41-3... broke her own school record in the 20lb. weight throw with a mark of 46-8... during the outdoor season, continued to set school records... slung the shot put 42-3.5 for a school record... set the school record in the hammer with a throw of 133-9... has the second best discus throw in school history... was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters...
2004... Holds school record for the indoor and outdoor shot put as well as in outdoor discus... set new freshman school records in multiple events: indoor and outdoor shot put, indoor 20lb. weight throw, outdoor discus and hammer... clenched second all-time at The Citadel in the indoor 20lb weight throw... earned the No. 4 spot all-time in outdoor hammer... took first place at the Furman Invitational in the shot put, discus and hammer... earned All-State honors in shot put, discus and hammer... clenched second place in the Collegiate State Championships in the hammer as well as third in the shot put and discus...
High School... A 2003 graduate of Stratford High School... earned letter in track and field... State Champion in shot put... Region 7-AAAA shot put champion...
Personal... Daughter of Rita McNeill Allen... born Dec. 28, 1984... named to the Ahtletic Director’s Honor Roll Fall of 2003 and Spring of 2004... majoring in chemistry.
