Tia Allen dives for the ball. Photo by Justin Cox.
Tia Allen became the first student athlete to play on two sports teams at UAA since 2004. Allen is a senior from Spokane, WA who transferred to UAA from St. Martin’s University in 2023 to pursue a degree in art. Having an amazing year on the court to round out her time at UAA, Allen was only the 12th player in GNAC history to make at least 1,200 kills, 1,200 digs and 100 aces. She was part of the volleyball team that secured a four-way tie for the GNAC title in 2025. Now to finish out her senior year, Allen is playing basketball with the Seawolves women’s basketball team. The last UAA student to play two sports was O’Lita McWilliams, who played volleyball in 2002-2003 then basketball in the 2003-04 season.
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