Julie Allen joined the Arkansas State volleyball staff as an assistant coach on April 1, 2008, after two seasons at Georgetown.
Allen joined the Georgetown program in August 2006 after spending nearly two years at California State University at Chico as the assistant women's volleyball coach and head men's club coach.
"I am truly excited that Julie agreed to come to Arkansas State and our volleyball program," former ASU Head Coach Craig Cummings said. "She brings with her a wealth of experience from the Big East Conference, training the setters and coordinating the offense at Georgetown University during the last couple of seasons. With some very talented candidates in the pool, Julie stood out as the best, allowing our program to take advantage of her experience and expertise and help us climb back to the tope of the Sun Belt Conference."
After graduating from the University of Portland in 2002, Allen was the head volleyball coach at Tualatin High School in Tualatin, Ore. until 2003. She was a lead coach for the Empire Volleyball Club in Santa Rosa, Calif. from 2000-2004.
Allen is also a graduate of the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy, which is designed for women coaches who are ready and willing to increase their individual effectiveness through learning advanced skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success.
A four-year setter at Portland, Allen stands at fifth on the Pilots' all-time career assists list with 2,042.
"I have to thank Coach Cummings for giving me the opportunity to come here and work with the student-athletes and administration," Allen said. "Coach Cummings has an amazing program with athletes that want to work and improve their game. I wanted to learn from someone who has had a successful program, and I will definitely be able to do that at Arkansas State."
"Julie is a bright young lady with a lot of energy and has an outside-the-box mentality towards developing new ways to train the team," Cummings said. "She will coordinate our recruiting efforts as well as handle the video systems throughout the year."
"The Sun Belt Conference has progressed in the competitive world of volleyball, and I hope I can bring something that helps both Arkansas State and the conference," Allen said.
