CJ Allard

Northeastern University Athletics

Title

Assistant Coach
Email

NortheasternVB@northeastern.edu

CJ Allard completed his second season as an Assistant Coach on Vazquez's staff in 2022-23. Allard has previously held assistant coaching positions at Coastal Carolina University and the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

COACHING CAREER

Sun Belt East Division Champions (2017, 2019, 2020)
Coached the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, Brigitta Petrenko (2019)
Coached two-time AVCA All-American Fourth Team member Anett Nemeth (2019 and 2020)
Coached the only four time Conference Player of the Year in NCAA history, Leah Hardeman
2019, 2020 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and Player of the Year (Anett Nemeth)
2017 Sun Belt Female Athlete of the Year (Leah Hardeman)
2016 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (Christina Gregory)
Helped Sydney Alvis claim the 2018 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year award
Perfect 16-0 regular season in 2020 and the highest GPA of any D1 program in the country
10 First Team All-Sun Belt selections
2 Second Team All-Sun Belt selections
3 First Team All-SoCon selections
4 Second Team All-SoCon selections
In his first coaching season, helped UNCG libero Katherine Santiago win SoCon Libero of the Year (2015)
2015 SoCon Freshman of the Year (Allison Penner)
From 2018 to 2019 - the Sandy Chants had the second best total wins turnaround in NCAA beach volleyball history
2019 ASUN North Division Champions, 8-0 in conference
Coastal Carolina Staff Senator (2020)
Reached the Indiana state championship with Roncalli High School (2014)

BEFORE COACHING

Four-year manager for Ball State women's volleyball
Men's volleyball play-by-play announcer at Ball State
National Collegiate Reporter of the Year 2013
Off the Block Play-by-Play Broadcaster of the Year (2013)
WCRD Freshman of the Year