Allissa Huffaker Athlete Profile

Allissa Huffaker

Allissa Huffaker
Position: Hurdles Height: 5-8 Roster Years: 2009 Hometown: Springville, UT

Personal

  • Born in Santa Monica, California
  • Parents are Mike and Shana Huffaker
  • Favorite food is anything, but fish
  • Enjoys sewing and cooking
  • Majoring in accounting

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Springville High School
  • Lettered all four years in track and field and two years in cross country
  • Named all-state and academic all-state in cross country and track
  • State champion in the 300 meter hurdles
  • School record holder in the 4x100 meter, 4x400 meter and 300 meter hurdles
  • Earned the coaches award in soccer
  • Winner of the Sterling Scholar Award

Stats

PERSONAL BESTS: 200m- 26.85; 400- 59.81; 400m Hurdles- 1:03.14

2009 | Freshman Year

Indoor: 

  • Started the indoor season with a fifteenth place finish in the 200m (26.85) at the Bronco Invitational
  • Placed seventh with a season-best time (59.81) in the 400m at the Mountain State Games

Outdoor: 

  • Posted an eighth place finish in the 400m (59.99) to start the outdoor season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational
  • Placed fourth at the Cougar Invite in the 400m Hurdles (1:05.11)
  • Placed ninth in the 400m hurdles at the Robison Invitational (1:04.07)
  • Finished year with season best 400m hurdle time of 1:03.14 at the BYU Invitational Tri-Meet