Allison Dillon Class: Sophomore Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Long Beach Wilson HS Last College: San Jose State Height: 5-7 Position: Setter Experience: 1V

This Season
Allison Dillon, who goes by the nickname of "Alli," enters her first season with the Women of Troy and her second collegiate season overall... Transferred from San Jose State. At San Jose State
Dillon played one season (2003) at San Jose State... Earned a starting role at setter as a freshman... Led the team with 1,349 total assists and a 12.26 assist per game average... Named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament team... Also received WAC All-Academic recognition... The Spartans went 10-20 overall. High School
Dillon is a 2003 graduate of Long Beach (Calif.) Wilson High... A four-year volleyball letterwinner, she once set a national record by collecting 98 assists in a single match... Led prep squad to the 2002 CIF Division I finals, as well as two CIF Division I Southern Section Championships and two Moore League Championships in 2001 and 2002... Named to the 2002 CIF All-Championship team and All-CIF Division I second team... Also named to the All-CIF Division I Southern Section first team as a junior and senior... A two-time All-Moore League first team pick (2001, 2002) and 2002 Moore League MVP... Named to the 2002 Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team... Played five years of club volleyball with Cal Juniors (1999-2003), and one year each with American Flyers (1997) and Seal Beach (1996)... An all-tournament selection at the 2001 and 2003 Junior Olympics... A AAA-rated beach volleyball player... Won the Girls U16 Beach Championships in 2000... Also earned numerous academic awards as a prep... A four-year Honor Roll student and Distinguished Scholar who was selected as Valedictorian of her senior class. Personal
Allison Marie Dillon was born on Aug. 20, 1985, in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... The daughter of Dale and Maureen Dillon, she has one older brother, Kyle, and younger sister, Emily... Her father, Dale, played collegiate basketball at Long Beach State (1974-77)... Lists something she has always wanted to do is make volleyball history and win a national championship... Names the AVP's Misty May as her biggest sports hero... Two favorite pastimes include volleyball and dance... Her major is undecided.