Allison Wakefield
Allison Wakefield
Height: 5-5
Year: So.
Hometown: Lillington, N.C.
High School: Harnett Central HS

2019-20 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS

SOPHOMORE (2019-20):
Competed in all nine events for Salem over the course of the season … closed out the Guilford Invite (Oct. 5) by finishing 26th in the 200 freestyle (3:13.62) and 40th in the 100 freestyle (1:25.32) … capped off the 200 medley relay of the Guilford Invite (Oct. 5) in seventh place (2:38.36) with a team that consisted of Olivia Kleven, Madison Robertson and Emily Inman … took part in the William Peace Invite (Oct. 19), finishing fourth in the 100 freestyle (1:18.76) and sixth in both the 200 freestyle (2:58.85) and the 500 freestyle (8:27.73) … reached the podium for the first time in her career with a second-place outing in the 200 freestyle (3:01.53) of the Greensboro College Dual (Oct. 26) … was fourth place in both the 100 freestyle (1:20.97) and 500 freestyle (8:30.19) at Greensboro College Dual (Oct. 26) … earned a first place in the 400 freestyle (6:22.58) at the dual meet with Pfeiffer (Nov. 9), while wrapping up the event with a sixth-place finish in the 100 freestyle (1:19.72) … ended the dual meet with Pfeiffer (Nov. 9) by finishing second in the 200 medley relay (2:40.69) with teammates Jaclyn Dennis, Emily Inman and JaLisa Lumpkin … competed in the Guilford / Sweet Briar Dual (Nov. 16), capping off the event eighth in the 200 freestyle (2:58.84) … came through with a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (2:51.42) at the Guilford / Sweet Briar Dual (Nov. 16) along with teammates Emily Inman, Kristen Kellogg and JaLisa Lumpkin … put together a solid performance at the Greensboro / Virginia Wesleyan Dual (Dec. 7), finishing second in the 1000 freestyle (16:05.84), third in the 500 freestyle (7:37.37) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (1:17.79) … opened the 2020 calendar year at the William Peace / Warren Wilson / Bridgewater (Jan. 11), finishing fourth in the 1000 freestyle (16:08.84), fifth in the 100 freestyle (1:18.31) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (1:39.32) … streaked down the lane in 7:20.20 to finish first in the 500 freestyle at the Guilford / Greensboro Dual (Jan. 18) … placed third in the 200 freestyle (2:40.45) in the Guilford / Greensboro Dual (Jan. 18) … earned her third first-place finish of the season at the Pfeiffer Dual (Feb. 1), capping off the 500 freestyle in a time of 7:17.68 while closing out the 100 backstroke in fifth (1:51.86) … repeated a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, alongside Corrin Shores, Olivia Kleven and Rachel Black against the Falcons (Feb. 1) in a time of 2:06.61.

PREP:
Graduated from Harnett Central High School in 2018 … a two-sport athlete that competed in both tennis (2014-16) and swimming (2014-18) … played tennis under the direction of head coach Gary Epperson … swam for head coach Ava Maldonado … reached the 2018 Regional Tournament in swimming.

PERSONAL: Allison Wakefield … daughter of Olivia and Andrew Wakefield … born on January 18, 2000 … has one sibling, Natalie Farris … graduated with highest honors … member of Senior Beta Club and National Technical Honor Society.