Allison Koester

Overview and Contact Information

Sport: Volleyball High School: West Allegheny High School (Class AAA/AAAA)

Main Sport: Volleyball
Main Position: Setter
Other Positions: Outside Hitter
Uniform Number: 6
Graduation Year: 2017
Height: 5′ 9”
Weight: 150 pounds
Age: 17
Years playing: 6
Registered with NCAA
Eligibility Center?:
Yes

Top Accomplishments
  1. Committed to Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ (Northeast Conference)

    PIAA AAA All-State Team
    WPIAL AAA First team All-Stars and MVP of AAA
    WPIAL AAA Champions – 11/5/16
    WPIAL AAA First Team All-Star Team
    Pittsburgh Tribune Review Athlete of the Week – 11/8/2016
    WPIAL AAA Section 2 All Section First Team Selection
    Post-Gazette Female Athlete of the Week, 10/14/2016
    Post-Gazette “Athlete on the Radar,” 9/9/2016
    WPIAL AAA Section 2 Champions
    http://www.hudl.com/athlete/8582567/allison-koester

  2. 2016 Joined Pitt Elite Premier 17-1 team at GJNC in Indianapolis as an alternate – 5th place in Gold in American division

    2015 WPIAL Section 5 AAA First Team All-Star
    2015 MAC Tournament All-Tournament Team Selection (9/19/2015)
    2015 South Fayette Tournament Champions (9/27/2015)

    2014 WPIAL Section 5 AAA Second Team All-Star
    West Allegheny 2014 – first round playoffs
    2014 MAC Tournament Big School Champions (9/20/2014)

  3. KRVA 14U Club Champions (P3R- May 2013)

Contact Info:

111 DuPont Drive

McDonald, PA 15057
Primary phone: 412-508-1153
Other phone: 724-307-3333
allisonkoester@comcast.net

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Coaches & Teams

Coach Email Phone
West Allegheny High School: Yoko Nagao kokorovb@verizon.net
Pittsburgh Elite 18 Elite Team: Renata Silva renatascs@msn.com 724-747-6351
Amber Kaufman amberlk224@gmail.com
Request transcripts via my: High School coach


Athletic Accomplishments

Freshman

High School:
– Played Varsity and JV as outside hitter

Club Volleyball:
– Pittsburgh Elite 15 Premier 2
– Setter in 6:2 rotation

Sophomore

High School:
– Starting Varsity player as outside hitter
– Lettered as sophomore

Club Volleyball:
– Pittsburgh Elite 17 National
– Starting setter in 5:1 rotation
– Team captain

Junior

High School:
– Starting Varsity player as outside hitter
– Play all-around

Club Volleyball:
– Pittsburgh Elite 17 Premier 2
– Asics Capitol Hill Classic Tournament MVP – 17 Club division
– Starting setter in 5:1 rotation
– Team Captain

GJNC – Indianapolis June 9-July 2 with Premier 17-1 Team as alternate

Senior

High School:
– Starting Varsity player as outside hitter
– Play all around
– Team captain
– Post Gazette Female Athlete of the Week, 10/14/16
– WPIAL AAA Section 2 Champions, undefeated in section play
– WPIAL AAA Champions
– WPIAL AAA First Team All-Star Team Selection and AAA MVP
– WPIAL AAA Section 2 First Team All-Star Selection
– Pittsburgh Tribune Review Athlete of the Week 11/8/16
– PIAA State Semi-Finalists
– PIAA 2016 All-State Team

Club Volleyball
– Pittsburgh Elite 18 Elite Team Setter

Links to News, etc.
  1. http://www.msasports.net/articles/west-allegheny-beats-hampton-to-win-wpial-3-a-volleyball-title
  2. http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-athlete-of-the-week/2016/10/14/Post-Gazette-athletes-of-the-week-Darryl-Daniels-and-Allison-Koester/stories/201610140017
  3. http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/otherhighschoolsports/11437663-74/think-class-game
  4. http://capitolhillvolleyball.com/sites/capitolhillvolleyball.com/files/2016%20Individual%20Award%20Winners%20Sheet1_1.pdf
Other Varsity or Club Sports
www.hudl.com/athlete/8582567/allison-koester

Sports Measurements: Running, Jumping, Lifting

Block Touch: 9′ 6”
Approach Touch: 9′ 7”
Standing Reach: 7′ 8”


Academic Achievements

Freshman

Highest Honor Roll

Sophomore

Highest Honor Roll

Junior

Inducted to National Honor Society
Highest Honor Roll
Scored 5/5 on AP Language Exam

SAT Scores

SAT Total: 1160
SAT Math: 560
SAT Reading: 600

ACT Score

ACT Composite: 23

Grade Point Average

GPA of 4.1 on 4.0 scale.

Academic Track

Track: Academic/College Prep.

Class Rank

Class rank of Top 10% in class of 285.

Links to News, etc.
  1. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=626183894222025&id=386652821508468


Extracurricular Activities

Girl Scout – 12 years, Bronze Award, Silver Award, Gold Award in progress
Girl Scout Camp Counselor – 3 years
St. Columbkille altar server – 7 years
Key Club
Art Club
Spanish Club
SADD
Spirit Tribe
Chess Club
Prom Committee
Mr. West Allegheny Committee
PALS volunteer (playing sports and games with special need youth in West Allegheny)


Other Information & Preferences

Family

Dad – Bob Koester – 1990 Xavier University Men’s Basketball
Mom – Michelle Koester – 1990 John Carrroll University graduate
Brother – Andrew Koester – St. Francis University, PA, class of 2019, football quarterback
Sister – Annie Koester – Pitt Elite 15 Elite team

Type of College:

Type: Private, four-year, Public or State, four-year

NCAA Division:

NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III

Setting:

Big City, Suburbs

Miscellaneous Information:

December 2016 Performance Testing-
23″ – Block Vertical Jump
24″ – Approach Vertical Jump
7’7″ – Standing Reach
9’6″ – Block Jump
9’7″ Approach Jump


Schedule

Date Time Opponent/Tournament and Location Result
02/14/2016

Capitol Hill Classic – Washington, DC

Gold Champions in 17 Club and Tournament MVP
06/28/2016

GJNC – Indianapolis with Pitt Elite Premier 17-1

5th Place in Gold in American Division
09/06/2016

West Allegheny Section Play 2016 Season
12-0 – undefeated season

11/05/2016

WPIAL AAA Championship Game vs. Hampton High School

Won 3-1
11/08/2016

Punxsutawney High School – PIAA First Round

Won 3-0
11/12/2016

Knoch High School – PIAA Quarterfinals

Won 3-0
11/14/2016

Somerset Area High School – PIAA Semifinals

Loss 2-3
01/14/2017

East Coast Power Volleyball Invitational
King of Prussia, PA

Gold – 3rd place
01/21/2017

North East Qualifier – 18’s
National Harbor, MD

Won – Gold 1st place, earned USA bid to GJNC in Dallas
02/04/2017

Ohio Valley 18’s Qualifier
Columbus, OH

Silver – 1st place, 18 USA
02/11/2017

North Coast Power League
Maumee, OH

Pool play – 1st weekend
02/25/2017

North Coast Power League
Mentor, OH

Gold – 2nd place
03/11/2017

Pittsburgh Elite Jumbo Jam 18’s

Gold – 1st place
03/25/2017

KRVA Bid
Harrisburg, PA

Gold- 1st place, earned National bid to GJNC in Dallas
04/21/2017

Girls Junior National Championship
Dallas, TX


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