Allyson Dunn
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Kingsport, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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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
Spring 2017 (Junior): Dunn competed in all five spring events, tallying 15 rounds of play… matched her career-low and tied the program’s fifth-lowest 54-hole score with a 220 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 19-21)… recorded the second-lowest round in program history with a 4-under 68 in the third round of the same event, finishing in a tie for second overall for an All-Tournament honor… followed up the performance with a fourth-place showing and second straight All-Tournament nod at the EKU Colonel Classic (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)… posted a 71-72-81=224 at the event… took home team MVP honors, as well as the team’s Best Putter, Long Hitter and Low Average awards… garnered All-OVC honors… finished with a team-best scoring average of 76.57, the third-lowest in program history, to rank in the top-10 in the OVC.
Fall 2016 (Junior): Dunn participated in all five of Tech’s five fall events, completing 15 rounds of action… posted a fall-best 75-72-74=221 at the Chris Banister Fall Classic (Sept. 25-27)… captured All-Tournament honors at the same event, tying for third place overall… helped lead Tech to a team title at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic (Oct. 3-4), the team’s first since 2013… tied for 11th at the event with a 74-78-80=232… completed the fall with a 77.40 scoring average, third-lowest on the team.
Spring 2016 (Sophomore): Dunn played in each of the team’s five spring tournaments, finishing 15 rounds of play… matched her career-low round and second-lowest round in program history with a 69 in the final round of the OVC Championship (Apr. 18-20)… posted three top-five finishes including a second-place showing at the EKU Colonel Classic (Apr. 1-2) and a tie for second place at the OVC Championship… took home All-Tournament nods at each of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Apr. 20-22), EKU Colonel Classic and OVC Championship… set a career-low 54-hole final with a 76-74-70=220 at the EKU Colonel Classic… helped the Golden Eagles to their second-lowest score in program history, a 906 and second-place showing at the OVC Championship… named team MVP and also took home the team’s Best Putter and Long Hitter Awards… earned a share of the team’s Impact Award with freshman Hollee Sadler… concluded the year with a team-best scoring average of 76.77, which also ranked in the top-10 in the OVC.
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.
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.
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-six 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 4 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 four times and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice… OVC Medal of Honor recipient for 2016-17… recognized as a WGCA All-American Scholar for 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Honors & Awards:
- 2016-17 All-OVC Team
- 2017 EKU Colonel Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2017 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
- 2016 Chris Banister Fall Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2015-16 OVC Female Golfer of the Week (Apr. 6)
- 2016 OVC Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2016 EKU Colonel Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2016 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
- 2015 Murray State Invitational All-Tournament Team
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Matthew Giles and senior Allyson Dunn were honored as the 2017-18 Most Valuable Players for the Tennessee Tech men's and women's golf teams, as Tennessee Tech head golf coach Polk Brown announced the postseason awards for the Golden Eagle squads.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the third time in her career, Tennessee Tech's Allyson Dunn was recognized as an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its 2017-18 campaign with the final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Wednesday afternoon, placing seventh overall among the nine participating programs.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed its second round of action at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Tuesday afternoon, wrapping up the day at The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in sixth place.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team set itself up nicely after round one of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Monday afternoon, posting a 313 to sit fifth among the nine teams in competition in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads south for its final scheduled event of the year, the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Muscle Shoals, Ala. from Monday, Apr. 16 to Wednesday Apr. 18.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Tech women's golf team earned its fourth consecutive top-three finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, firing the second-best round of the day to jump to third place in the field of nine competing on the Highlands Course at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team stayed within fighting distance at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, posting a 308 in the second round of competition at Sevierville Golf Club on the Highlands Course.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team kicked off the sixth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with a solid first-round showing Sunday afternoon, rounding out the day in third place among the nine-team field.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is set to host the sixth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. from Sunday, Mar. 18 to Tuesday, Mar. 20 at Sevierville Golf Club.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up play at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic Tuesday afternoon, placing 34th among the 43-team field.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Round two of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic officially came to an end Monday afternoon, with the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team maintaining position after playing the Osprey Point Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its first round of spring action Sunday afternoon, finishing round one of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic ranked 33rd among 43 teams.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team officially kicks off the 2017-18 spring slate Sunday morning, taking part in the three-day, 42-team Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After battling the weather and potential tornadoes on Monday, the setting at the Country Club of Spartanburg could not have been better for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team on Tuesday, as the team closed out the second and final round of the Terrier Intercollegiate.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Despite battling Mother Nature all day, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed the first round of action at the Terrier Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, rounding out the first 18 holes in sixth place among 11 teams.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concludes its fall slate Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the Terrier Intercollegiate, hosted by Wofford, at the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, S.C.
HAYESVILLE, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team finished play at Western Carolina’s Bill Berg Invitational Tuesday afternoon, finishing the third and final round at The Ridges Country Club with a score of 320.
HAYESVILLE, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed the first day of play at the Bill Berg Invitational in eighth place among 15 teams Monday afternoon, sitting just nine strokes out of third place after a score of 626.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will take a trip east to North Carolina for the second time in three weeks Monday, Oct. 16, taking part in the two-day Bill Berg Invitational hosted by Western Carolina at The Ridges Country Club in Hayesville, N.C.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team rounded out play at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic Tuesday afternoon, finishing in ninth place overall among 12 teams competing at Starmount Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the first two rounds of play at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic Monday afternoon at the Starmount Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will look to defend its tournament title at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic Monday and Tuesday, heading back to Greensboro, N.C. where the team claimed first place just one year ago.
GADSDEN, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team made a charge in the third round of the Chris Banister Fall Classic Tuesday afternoon, jumping two spots to tie for fourth place in the event at Silver Lakes Golf Course.
GADSDEN, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up day two of action at the Chris Banister Fall Classic Monday afternoon ranked sixth with 18 holes to play on Tuesday.
GADSDEN, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its first round of action at the Chris Banister Golf Classic in strong position as well with room to work Sunday afternoon, tying for second place among the eight schools and nine teams participating at Silver Lakes Golf Course.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to action Monday morning, kicking off three days of play at the Chris Banister Fall Classic at Silver Lakes Golf Club in Gadsden, Ala.
BATAVIA, Ohio – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put the finishing touches on its first tournament of the 2017-18 campaign Tuesday afternoon, overcoming a brief delay due to rain to improve its ranking in the final standings of the NKU Fall Classic hosted by Northern Kentucky.
BATAVIA, Ohio – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team kicked off its 2017-18 campaign with a change to the schedule, making a trip north to Batavia, Ohio for the NKU Fall Classic hosted by Northern Kentucky after Hurricane Irma put a halt on the GolfWeek Program Challenge.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will officially kick off the 2017-18 season at the NKU Fall Classic Monday morning, competing in the two-day event after the team’s original first tournament – the GolfWeek Program Challenge – was postponed due to the impending weather expected in South Carolina from Hurricane Irma.