Jansen Allen (born July 24, 1989) is an American racquetball player.[1] Allen won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Men's Doubles[2] with Jose Rojas. He was ranked in the top 10 on the International Racquetball Tour for five straight seasons, from 2013–14 to 2017–18. Allen also a 5 Time Junior National Champion, the 2012 Division 1 Collegiate racquetball champion in singles and doubles, and a 5 Time Texas State Champion.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 24, 1989 Corsicana, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Racquetball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Colorado State-Pueblo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 1st 2013, 2015 (doubles) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International career
editAllen has represented the USA four times internationally. His first appearance was in 2011 at the Pan American Championships in Managua, Nicaragua, where he played doubles with Tony Carson. They defeated Canadians Mike Green and Kris Odegard in the semi-finals,[3] but in the final, they lost to Mexicans Javier Moreno and Polo Gutierrez.[4]
In 2012, Allen and Carson were runners up in Men's Doubles at the World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as they lost the final to Mexicans Moreno and Álvaro Beltrán. They did win gold in the Men's Team competition in Santo Domingo, as the USA defeated Canada in the final.[5]
Allen played both Men's Singles and Men's Doubles at the 2013 Pan American Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In Men's Singles he lost in the Round of 16 to Bolivia.[6] But in Men's Doubles, Allen and Marco Rojas made the podium as silver medalists after they lost to Mexico in the final.[7]
His most recent appearance was at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he won gold in Men's doubles with Jose Rojas. They defeated Mexicans Moreno and Beltran in semi-finals, and then in the semi-finals, they beat Bolivians Conrrado Moscoso and Roland Keller. Also, Allen and his teammates Rojas were silver medalists in the Men's Team competition.[8]
Professional career
editJansen Allen was in the top 10 of the International Racquetball Tour for five consecutive seasons beginning in 2013–14. His highest ranking was #5 at the end of the 2017–18 season.
He hasn't been in an IRT final yet, but has been in the semi-finals four times.[9] Allen's first semi-final appearance was in November 2014 at the 24th Annual Turkey Shootout in Garden City, Kansas, where he lost to Rocky Carson. His other two semis were also against Carson. Allen lost to Carson in January 2016 at the New York City Open, and in September 2016 at the Ghost of Georgetown in Overland Park, Kansas.
US Championships
editAllen and Rojas won the USA Racquetball Men's Doubles championship in 2015.[10] The win qualified them for the 2015 Pan American Games team.
Allen and Carson won the 2013 USA Doubles Championship by defeating Chris Crowther and Cliff Swain in the final. Allen and Carson came into the 2014 USA Doubles Championship as the top seeds, because they were the defending champions in 2013 but lost in the semi-finals that year.
Intercollegiate Championships. Allen attended Colorado State University in Pueblo, and he won the Men's Division 1 singles at the 2012 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships, defeating Taylor Knoth,[11] as well as Men's Doubles with Nick Montalbano.[12] Allen won two other intercollegiate titles both in Men's Doubles. In 2011, he and Felipe Camacho won Men's Doubles,[13] and in 2009, Allen and Tony Carson won.
Personal life
editAllen graduated from Colorado State University-Pueblo with a B.S. degree in Finance and Management, and then went on to get an M.B.A. degree from Texas A&M University.[14]
He currently lives in Dallas, Texas, and recently married Paige Allen, an accountant.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Now_Staff_Writer (30 August 2012). "Natural Born Athlete". Now Magazines. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Racquetball Athlete Profile : ALLEN Jansen - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "PARC - 2011 Pan American Championships - Finals are set". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "PARC - 2011 Pan American Championships - Rajsich prevents Mexican sweep". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Mexico wins women's, USA men's & overall at IRF World Championships". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "PARC - 2013 Pan American Championships - Elimination round begins". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "PARC - 2013 Pan American Championships - Gutierrez & Moreno defeat Allen & Rojas". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Mexico wins gold in Men's Team event at 2015 Pan American Games". theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "ProRacquetballStats.com Racquetball History and Statistical Database". www.bossconsulting.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Blog, The Racquetball (15 February 2015). "2015 USA Racquetball Doubles Championship Finals". theracquetballblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Men's Collegiate Singles #1 Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2012 40th National Intercollegiate Championships". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Men's Collegiate Doubles #1 Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2012 40th National Intercollegiate Championships". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Men's Collegiate Doubles #1 Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2011 USAR NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jansen-allen-31a6ab84 [self-published source]