2026-2027 Beach Volleyball Roster

12 Teila Allen

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Clayton, WA
  • High School Mt. Spokane HS
  • Prev School Washington / San Jose State

Biography

PREVIOUS SCHOOLS (2022-2026)
  • Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons (2022-2024) at San Jose State before transferring to Washington for her junior and senior years (2024-2026)
SENIOR (2025-2026 AT WASHINGTON)
  • Competed in seven matches during the spring season, finishing with a 4-3 overall record and closed her career with a 44-42 mark
  • Opened the season paired with Emma Hohenauer on courts two and three
    • Earned wins over Vanguard and Pepperdine on Feb. 20 before adding a victory against UAB on Feb. 27
  • Spent the final two matches of the season paired with MayaMay Brown on court two, finishing 1-1 together
    • Defeated No. 13 LSU’s Finlason/Martin 28-26, 17-21, 15-6 on Feb. 28
  • Posted a 3-2 record with Emma Hohenauer, going 2-0 at the No. 2 spot and 1-2 at the No. 3 spot while earning wins over Vanguard, Pepperdine, and UAB opponents
  • Finished 1-1 with MayaMay Brown at the No. 2 position, defeating No. 13 LSU’s Finlason/Martin on Feb. 28 before falling to the same pair on March 7
2025 Fall Season:
  • Competed in 18 matches during the fall season, finishing with a 13-5 overall record
  • Opened the season paired with Pantovic at the Alki Fall Classic Championship Division, posting a perfect 4-0 record and capturing the tournament title on Oct. 4-5
  • Teamed with Emma Hohenauer at the SCE West Coast Championship - Gold Division, going 5-2 with wins over Grand Canyon, USC, TCU, and Pepperdine opponents on Oct. 10-11
  • Partnered with MayaMay Brown at the Surf City - AVCA Bid/Champ Division, finishing 3-2 with victories over Saint Mary’s, UC Davis, and Hawai’i on Oct. 25-26
  • Closed the fall season alongside Brown at the AVCA Pairs Nationals, earning a win over North Florida on Nov. 7
  • Ended the fall season with a combined 8-3 record alongside Brown
JUNIOR (2024-2025 AT WASHINGTON)
  • Played the majority of matches at the No. 1 position, in her first season as a Husky, helping UW rank in the top-20 throughout the year
  • Was 15-19 overall, with 30 of her 34 matches at the top position
  • Her 15 wins paired with Jade Sadeiko tied for ninth-most in UW single season history
  • Was primarily paired with Jade Sadeiko, going 11-17 at the No. 1 position and 4-0 at the No. 2 spot for a 15-17 overall record
    • Started at No. 1 together in the MPSF Championships
    • Beat No. 19 FIU’s top duo of Gary/Vogel in the Husky sweep
    • Also achieved a straight-set win over 14th-ranked Grand Canyon’s No. 1 duo, Ferro/Keefe, on Mar. 16
    • Notched a 15-13 third set win over 15th-ranked Hawaii’s No. 1 pair of Lorenzo/Burton in UW’s 4-1 win
    • Opened the year with a 4-0 run in Tampa on Feb. 21-22 with wins over the No. 2 duos from three top-20 teams (No. 16 FAU, No. 13 Georgia State, and No. 17 FIU)
  • Played twice with Katarina Pantovic at the No. 1 spot, both against top-ranked teams
    • Dropped a 21-19, 19-21, 7-15 battle to Inskeep/Ferch of No. 6 Cal Poly and fell 25-27, 14-21, to No. 2 UCLA’s Brennan/Myszkowski on Apr. 4
SOPHOMORE (2023-2024 AT SAN JOSE STATE)
  • Was 16-10 on the season with partner Cheyenne Rice, the most wins of any Spartan duo
  • Was 1-0 with Rice at the No. 1 spot, 15-9 at the No. 2 spot, and 0-1 at the No. 3 spot as San Jose State went 14-12 overall on the season
  • Her one match at No. 1 was a 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 win over Oregon’s McClellan/Valenti in a 3-2 Spartan win
  • Went 2-2 in the Southland Conference Championships at the No. 2 spot, winning against New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana
FRESHMAN (2022-2023 AT SAN JOSE STATE)
  • Posted a 9-8 record in her first year as a Spartan as SJSU went 11-9 overall on the season
  • Was 4-5 with Tessa Rogers, including a 1-1 mark at No. 1, a 2-4 mark at No. 2 and a 1-0 mark at No. 3
  • Also went 5-3 with Blaire Fleming, with all eight matches at the No. 4 spot
  • Her nine wins were tied for second-most on the squad
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
  • Graduated from Mt. Spokane High School in 2022, where she earned an All-State selection as a junior
  • Won back-to-back State 3A championships in her freshman and sophomore seasons
  • Was named the 2021 Greater Spokane League 3A/4A Most Valuable Player
  • Received First Team All-League recognition in all four years of high school
  • Also played for Renovators Volleyball Club
PERSONAL
  • Born to Allen Allen and Melissa Allen in San Diego, California
  • Her father, Allen Allen, was a three-time All-American playing indoor volleyball at the University of Hawaii from 1986-1989, and was inducted into the UH Sports Circle of Honor in 2012
  • Her sister, Tia Allen, was named the 2019 Washington 3A High School Player of the Year before playing four years of college indoor volleyball at Saint Martin's University and the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she earned an 2025 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Her mother, Melissa Allen, played basketball at Hawaii