Allyson Dunn
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Kingsport, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Sullivan South HS
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Previous School:
- East Tennessee State
Bio
In Fall 2015 (Sophomore): Dunn competed in all six fall events, totaling 15 rounds of action… recorded the second-lowest single round score in program history with a 69 in the second round of the Murray State Invitational (Sept. 14-15)… finished a season-best tied for fourth and took home her first career All-Tournament honors at the event after tallying an overall score of 81-69=150… posted a season-low 226 at the GolfWeek Program Challenge (Sept. 6-8) and again at The Fall Invitational (Oct. 5-6)… helped break the program’s 18-hole scoring record with a team score of 290 in the first round of The Fall Invitational… also helped shatter the 54-hole scoring mark with a final team total of 888 at The Fall Invitational… gathered a top-10 finish at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 12-13), finishing with a 75-79=155 overall… ended the fall with a 76.20 scoring average, ranking second on the team.
In Spring 2015 (Freshman – East Tennessee State): Dunn participated in each of the team’s five events, completing 15 rounds of play… tied for 37th overall with an 82-80-76=238 at the Southern Conference Championships (Apr. 12-14)… tied her season-low single-round score of 74 at the 3M Jaguar Intercollegiate (Mar. 13-15)… concluded her freshman campaign with a 78.9 scoring mark.
In Fall 2014 (Freshman – East Tennessee State): Dunn competed in all four fall events as a true freshman, totaling 12 rounds of play… posted a season-low 76-74-79=229 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (Oct. 26-28), tying for 39th individually… collected her single-round low of the year twice in the fall, once at the Palmetto Intercollegiate and once at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate (Oct. 17-19)… wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 78.58.
High School: Dunn was a perfect 4.0 student at Sullivan South High School, lettering for four years as a starter on the varsity women’s golf team… took home All-Conference honors each season, capturing two individual conference championships and earning All-State accolades three times… as a senior, captured the Big 8 Conference title after firing off a school-record 68… tabbed All-District three times, All-Region three times and earned Big 8 Conference Player of the Year twice… led SSHS to TSSAA DT A/AA state title in 2013 and third-place finishes in 2011 and 2012… finished in the Top 6 individually at the state tournament three times… placed fourth at the Tennessee Girls Junior Amateur in 2014, firing the only sub-par score of the event with a 70 in the third round… earned a second-place finish at the same event one year earlier… was the 2013 low junior medalist in the Tennessee Women’s Amateur… placed second in the Jim Walling Memorial State Invitational... in 2013, won the AJGA Qualifier and earned a top-five finish in the AJFA Huntsville Junior tournament.
Personal: Daughter of Marc and Marty… born June 25, 1996… full name is Allyson Makenzie Dunn… captured the 83rd Tennessee Women’s Amateur Championship in the summer of 2015.
Academic: Majoring in biology with a concentration in cellular and molecular biology… named to the Dean’s List both semesters at ETSU… part of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Academic Honor Society and the Sigma Alpha Pi National Society of Leadership and Success… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.
Honors & Awards:
- 2015 Murray State Invitational All-Tournament Team
News mentions
Two members of the Tennessee Tech women's golf team have been recognized as All-American Scholars for 2015-16 by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
Senior Mitchell Thomas and sophomore Allyson Dunn have been named as the Most Valuable Players, and two captains for each squad have been recognized as Tennessee Tech head golf coach Polk Brown recently announced the annual awards for the Golden Eagle men’s and women’s golf teams.
Allyson Dunn rocketed up the leaderboard Wednesday and tied for second individually to earn all-tournament honors, and the Tennessee Tech women continued their steady climb into second place with near-record numbers at the OVC Championship.
Early birdies helped the Tennessee Tech women's golf team climb two spots in the standings Tuesday, finishing the day fourth at the 2016 OVC Championships.
Tennessee Tech is packed in a group of five teams battling for second place after the first round of the 2016 OVC women's golf championships Monday.
Whitney Robertson earned a Top 10 finish and Allyson Dunn a Top 20 spot, leading the Tennessee Tech women's golf team to sixth place Saturday at the Jan Weaver Invitational, hosted by Murray State University.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will wake up Saturday poised for a good fight, heading into the final round of Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational in the thick of a logjam in the middle of the standings.
Sophomore Allyson Dunn finished in second place individually to earn all-tournament honors to help the Tennessee Tech women's golf team claim third place in the EKU Colonel Classic Saturday in Richmond, Ky.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team scorched the Arlington Golf Club Friday on its second tour of the course, and the Golden Eagles leaped all the way from eight place into a tie for second by shooting the lowest score of the day in the later round at the EKU Colonel Classic.
A hole-in-one by freshman Lindsay Miller was the highlight early in the day, and strong team play from the entire lineup throughout the afternoon gave the Tennessee Tech women’s team the lowest score of the round and left the Golden Eagles firmly in second place at the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
The Golden Eagles, Golden Eagles and Golden Grizzlies hold the three top spots heading into Tuesday's final round of the women's tourney at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is tied for third place in the 12-team field of the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate following the first round of play on the Highlands Course of the Sevierville Golf Club.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team is ready to return to the throne when it hosts the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sunday through Tuesday at the Sevierville Golf Club.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- Freshman Hollee Sadler led the way as the Tennessee Tech women's golf team opened the season on the East Coast this week, wrapping up three challenging rounds in the largest collegiate tournament in the nation with a 34th place finish out of 41 schools.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Taking aim in the largest golf tournament in the country, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed its second round of action Monday afternoon, wrapping up the first two days in 34th overall in the field of 41.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed its first of three rounds in the largest golf tournament in the country Sunday afternoon, rounding out day one of play in a tie for 24th overall in the massive field of 41 teams.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will return to action to kick off its spring season Sunday morning, hitting the links of Osprey Point and Oak Point of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in the three-day Edwin Watts - Kiawah Island Spring Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The fall season has officially come to a close for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play at the UAB Fall Beach Blast Tuesday afternoon by tying for third place overall.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Just one more round remains in the fall season for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team as the Golden Eagles put the finishing touches on their opening round at the UAB Fall Beach Blast Monday afternoon.
The final week of the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team’s fall schedule has finally arrived as the Golden Eagles head south for the UAB Fall Beach Blast at Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team maintained its hold on fourth place in a very strong field of 17 teams at the Blue Raider Invitational, wrapping up play Tuesday with its best round of the event.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – There just wasn’t enough daylight left for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team to complete the second round of the Blue Raider Invitational Monday, but the work the Golden Eagles put in through the first round and much of the second proved enough to put the team in great position with one day remaining.
Another week means another opportunity for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team to hit the links as the Golden Eagles visit familiar in-state rival Middle Tennessee for the Blue Raider Invitational Monday and Tuesday.
Freshman Hollee Sadler posted her first career all-tournament finish and Tennessee Tech earned three Top 10 individual finishes as the Golden Eagle women’s golf team captured third place in a challenging eight-team field in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at the Clarksville Country Club.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a record performance at the Fall Invitational last week, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team kept riding that momentum into the first day of play at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, tying for second place after 18 holes.
After a record-breaking performance last week at the Fall Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will look to keep its momentum rolling Monday morning as the Golden Eagles kick off play at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate hosted by Austin Peay at the Clarksville Country Club.
BRASELTON, Ga. – The history books have officially been rewritten as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team shattered the previous program mark for 54-hole score Tuesday afternoon after wrapping up play at the Fall Invitational at the Chateau Elan Resort.
BRASELTON, Ga. – A historic round backed up by another very solid round put the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team in position to compete Monday evening, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first 36 holes of the Fall Invitational located at Chateau Elan Resort.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will make a change in plans for its third event of the year this week. Following a state of emergency declared in South Carolina due to weather, the CSU Invitational at Rivertowne, originally scheduled for Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 5-6) at the Rivertowne Country Club in Charleston, S.C., has been moved to the par-72, 5,965-yard Château Élan Golf Club in Braselton, Ga., with the Kennesaw State women's golf team set to co-host the tournament with Charleston Southern.
MURRAY, Ky. – A round for the ages from the clubs of sophomore transfer Allyson Dunn proved to be enough to lead the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team up the leaderboard Tuesday afternoon as the Golden Eagles tallied a third-place finish at the Murray State Invitational.
MURRAY, Ky. – With just two rounds to make its mark at the Murray State Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put itself in the right position to do that Monday afternoon, finishing the first round of the 14-team event in fifth place.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will get right back at it Monday morning as the Golden Eagles head north for the MSU Invitational in Murray, Ky. hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up its first action of the 2015-16 season Tuesday afternoon, completing the final 18 holes of the GolfWeek Program Challenge with another consistent showing.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Day two at the GolfWeek Program Challenge had a similar feel to the first day of action for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team. The Golden Eagles fired off its second straight score of 306 Monday afternoon, taking sole possession of 10th place with one round to play.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Solid play from three members of the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team propped the Golden Eagles in a tie for 10th overall and in a position to improve its ranking following the first round of the GolfWeek Program Challenge Sunday afternoon.
The time has finally arrived for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team to return to the links as the Golden Eagles make the trek east to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the GolfWeek Program Challenge.