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Cirovski on Allen: "A very crafty and feisty midfielder who has a good feel for the game. He should compete as a defensive and outside midfielder. He is a relative unknown on the national scene but has a chance to become one of our more influential players during his four years."
Before Maryland: Four-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends School ... three-time All-Mid Atlantic Conference selection and team MVP ... team captain as a senior ... helped team to a conference regular season and tournament title during his four years ... tallied 81 assists during his four seasons ... played for Reston Football Club from 2002-04, team was ranked No. 1 in Virginia, No. 2 regionally and No. 4 nationally ... team played internationally in England, Scotland and Germany ... captain of DC United Youth team ... member of Virginia ODP team from 2001-02 ... also played for DC Stoddert Club that won the Virginia state championship in 2000.
Personal: The son of Lynn Darman and Laurence Allen ... has one sister, Emily, who participated in crew at Colby from 1999-2003 ... father played football at Notre Dame from 1962-66 ... won high school Community Service Award for efforts at DC Community Center ... also recruited by Virginia, Connecticut, Duke, Wake Forest, Penn, American, Georgetown and Dartmouth ... majoring in letters and sciences.
