2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Andress, Ally
Ally Andress
- Position:
- Multi-Events
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Glen Rose
- Hometown:
- Glen Rose, Texas
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 8/10/22
TAMU All-Time Top 12 Performer Lists
#10 Indoor Pentathlon - 3,780 (2/25/22)
NCAA West Regionals
2022 High Jump - 5-7.25/1.71m (37th)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2023: Indoor- Andress recorded quite a few personal best this past indoor season and all of them were at the SEC Indoor Championships. She ran a new personal best 60m hurdles time of 8.58 to place fifth... Placed sixth in high jump with a personal best (5-11/1.80m)... Finished ninth at the long jump with a personal best (18-6.5/5.65m)... Earned fourth place and recorded a shot put mark of 38-1/11.60m which was another personal best... She placed ninth with a personal best in the pentathlon (3,839). Outdoor- Ran a personal best in the 100m hurdles time of 14.40 in the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays.
2022: Indoor- Ran a personal best 60m hurdles time of 9.15 to open the campaign at the Wooo Pig Classic, also competed in the high jump (5-7/1.70m) and long jump (17-5.25/5.31m)...Placed 6th at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in the Pentathlon (3,675)... Competed in the pentathlon at the SEC Championship meet finishing 10th with a score of 3780 making her the 10th best performer in Aggie history. Also finished 11th in the high jump with a jump of 5-7.75/1.72m. Outdoor- Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational setting personal bests in the long jump (18-4.5/5.60m) and javelin (123-3/37.57m)...Placed third in the heptathlon (5,093) at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Cleared a personal best 5-10/1.78m in the high jump at the Michael Johnson Invitational...Scored one point at the SEC Championships finishing eighth in the heptathlon at 4,904 points...Competed at the NCAA West Regionals clearing 5-7.25/1.71m to finish 37th.
2021: Indoor - Competed in three events at the season opener...Finished fourth in the high jump (1.60m/5-3), 12th in the long jump (5.17m/16-11.5) and ran a personal best 60m time of 8.21...Cleared 5-5.25/1.66m and recorded a shot put mark of 35-2/10.72m at the Aggie Invitational...Competed at the SEC Indoor Championships finishing 13th in the pentathlon with 3,382 points. Outdoor - Opened the season running a wind-legal personal best 100m hurdles time of 15.54 at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet, also competed in the high jump, shot put and javelin...Recorded a personal best heptathlon score of 4,777 points to finish fifth at the Texas A&M Team Invitational...Competed at the Aggie Invitational, recorded a high jump clearance of 5-7.25/1.71m and a personal best shot put mark of 35-8.75/10.89m...Placed 14th in the heptathlon (4,702) at the SEC Outdoor Championships, also placed 16th in the high jump at 5-7/1.70m.
2020: Indoor - Competed in six meets, two of which she completed the pentathlon...Recorded a personal best shot put mark of 9.92m/32-6.5 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Set personal best marks in the 60m hurdles (9.21), high jump (1.73m/5-8) and pentathlon (3,412) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...Recorded personal best in two events of the pentathlon at the SEC Championships, 800m (2:38.99) and long jump (5.28m/17-4). Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Indoor - Redshirted and competed unattached...Ran a season best 60m hurdles time of 10.31 at the Reveille Invitational. Outdoor - Redshirted and did not compete.
High School: 2018 graduate of Glen Rose High School in Glen Rose, Texas … Coached by Sandy Langford and Ramsey Ghazal … Produced personal best marks of 5-8 (high jump) and 36-9.25 (triple jump) … Also competed on relay teams for 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 … Won State 4A title in high jump as a junior in 2017, finished runner-up as a senior in 2018 and placed third as a sophomore in 2016 … Senior season included a sweep of district, area and Region I-4A high jump titles, clearing a career best 5-8 for the region victory … As a junior, placed second in district high jump, then won area and region titles before claiming State gold … Placed seventh in TTFCA Meet of Champions … Competing in triple jump her junior season, won district and area, producing a personal best of 36-9.25, and finished third in region meet … Won district high jump as a sophomore in 2016, placed third in region and was State 3A runner-up … Finished fourth in 2016 TTFCA Meet of Champions … In triple jump, placed third in district and sixth in region meet … As a freshman, won high jump and triple jump district titles … Also won area high jump while placing fifth in triple jump …
Also competed in basketball and volleyball … In basketball, earned TABC and TGCA All-State and TABC All-State Academic honors in 2017 … Played in the 2017 TABC All-Star game and was named District 8-4A MVP … Twice named TABC Free Throw Champion in 2016 and 2017 … In volleyball, earned TAVC All-State honors, TAVC and TGCA Academic All-State honors, and named all-tournament for District 8-4A, Region I.
Personal: Allyson Lorraine Andress is the daughter of Russell and Lisa Andress, born in Houston, Texas, on April 6, 2000 … Has two young siblings, Lindsay and Colton … Father is Texas A&M Class of ’93 … Uncle, Bryan Andress, played college football at Oklahoma State … Chose Texas A&M since she has always grown up supporting Texas A&M and everyone is so friendly … Starting competing in track and field at age 13 … Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
Tidbits: Career goal – “I aspire to become a professional athlete, and I would love to become a physical therapist” … Chose track and field – “I love how this sport is more individual, it really impacts you as a person and teaches you to become mentally tough in certain situations.”
Something most people don't know about me: My hair is naturally blonde; I have never dyed it.
Top three things on my bucket list: I want to go skydiving, go to Australia, and I want to pet a real tiger.
Hobbies or activities: I love to hang out with my friends.
Favorite quote from a coach: “‘Play the right way means play unselfishly, respect each other’s achievements, play hard, and fulfill your role.” -Gregg Popovich
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Allyson Felix
Favorite Pro Sports Team: San Antonio Spurs
Favorite Non-T&F Pro Athlete: Kawhi Leonard
Favorite city I have visited: New Orleans, LA
City I most want to visit: Las Vegas, NV
Favorite Track & Field venue: Gilliam Indoor Track and Field Stadium at College Station, TX
Track & Field venue I want to visit: Hayward Field at Oregon
My spirit animal is: A dog
Most-used app on my phone: Snapchat
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Reality show I could be on: Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Favorite Movie: Monsters Inc.
Favorite TV Show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Actor/Actress: Chris Evas
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Pour Some Sugar on Me, by Def Leopard
Favorite Song: Unwell by Matchbox Twenty
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Def Leopard
Favorite Book: Fahrenheit 451
*Last Updated 8/10/22
TAMU All-Time Top 12 Performer Lists
#10 Indoor Pentathlon - 3,780 (2/25/22)
NCAA West Regionals
2022 High Jump - 5-7.25/1.71m (37th)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2023: Indoor- Andress recorded quite a few personal best this past indoor season and all of them were at the SEC Indoor Championships. She ran a new personal best 60m hurdles time of 8.58 to place fifth... Placed sixth in high jump with a personal best (5-11/1.80m)... Finished ninth at the long jump with a personal best (18-6.5/5.65m)... Earned fourth place and recorded a shot put mark of 38-1/11.60m which was another personal best... She placed ninth with a personal best in the pentathlon (3,839). Outdoor- Ran a personal best in the 100m hurdles time of 14.40 in the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays.
2022: Indoor- Ran a personal best 60m hurdles time of 9.15 to open the campaign at the Wooo Pig Classic, also competed in the high jump (5-7/1.70m) and long jump (17-5.25/5.31m)...Placed 6th at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in the Pentathlon (3,675)... Competed in the pentathlon at the SEC Championship meet finishing 10th with a score of 3780 making her the 10th best performer in Aggie history. Also finished 11th in the high jump with a jump of 5-7.75/1.72m. Outdoor- Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational setting personal bests in the long jump (18-4.5/5.60m) and javelin (123-3/37.57m)...Placed third in the heptathlon (5,093) at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Cleared a personal best 5-10/1.78m in the high jump at the Michael Johnson Invitational...Scored one point at the SEC Championships finishing eighth in the heptathlon at 4,904 points...Competed at the NCAA West Regionals clearing 5-7.25/1.71m to finish 37th.
2021: Indoor - Competed in three events at the season opener...Finished fourth in the high jump (1.60m/5-3), 12th in the long jump (5.17m/16-11.5) and ran a personal best 60m time of 8.21...Cleared 5-5.25/1.66m and recorded a shot put mark of 35-2/10.72m at the Aggie Invitational...Competed at the SEC Indoor Championships finishing 13th in the pentathlon with 3,382 points. Outdoor - Opened the season running a wind-legal personal best 100m hurdles time of 15.54 at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet, also competed in the high jump, shot put and javelin...Recorded a personal best heptathlon score of 4,777 points to finish fifth at the Texas A&M Team Invitational...Competed at the Aggie Invitational, recorded a high jump clearance of 5-7.25/1.71m and a personal best shot put mark of 35-8.75/10.89m...Placed 14th in the heptathlon (4,702) at the SEC Outdoor Championships, also placed 16th in the high jump at 5-7/1.70m.
2020: Indoor - Competed in six meets, two of which she completed the pentathlon...Recorded a personal best shot put mark of 9.92m/32-6.5 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Set personal best marks in the 60m hurdles (9.21), high jump (1.73m/5-8) and pentathlon (3,412) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...Recorded personal best in two events of the pentathlon at the SEC Championships, 800m (2:38.99) and long jump (5.28m/17-4). Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Indoor - Redshirted and competed unattached...Ran a season best 60m hurdles time of 10.31 at the Reveille Invitational. Outdoor - Redshirted and did not compete.
High School: 2018 graduate of Glen Rose High School in Glen Rose, Texas … Coached by Sandy Langford and Ramsey Ghazal … Produced personal best marks of 5-8 (high jump) and 36-9.25 (triple jump) … Also competed on relay teams for 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 … Won State 4A title in high jump as a junior in 2017, finished runner-up as a senior in 2018 and placed third as a sophomore in 2016 … Senior season included a sweep of district, area and Region I-4A high jump titles, clearing a career best 5-8 for the region victory … As a junior, placed second in district high jump, then won area and region titles before claiming State gold … Placed seventh in TTFCA Meet of Champions … Competing in triple jump her junior season, won district and area, producing a personal best of 36-9.25, and finished third in region meet … Won district high jump as a sophomore in 2016, placed third in region and was State 3A runner-up … Finished fourth in 2016 TTFCA Meet of Champions … In triple jump, placed third in district and sixth in region meet … As a freshman, won high jump and triple jump district titles … Also won area high jump while placing fifth in triple jump …
Also competed in basketball and volleyball … In basketball, earned TABC and TGCA All-State and TABC All-State Academic honors in 2017 … Played in the 2017 TABC All-Star game and was named District 8-4A MVP … Twice named TABC Free Throw Champion in 2016 and 2017 … In volleyball, earned TAVC All-State honors, TAVC and TGCA Academic All-State honors, and named all-tournament for District 8-4A, Region I.
Personal: Allyson Lorraine Andress is the daughter of Russell and Lisa Andress, born in Houston, Texas, on April 6, 2000 … Has two young siblings, Lindsay and Colton … Father is Texas A&M Class of ’93 … Uncle, Bryan Andress, played college football at Oklahoma State … Chose Texas A&M since she has always grown up supporting Texas A&M and everyone is so friendly … Starting competing in track and field at age 13 … Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
Tidbits: Career goal – “I aspire to become a professional athlete, and I would love to become a physical therapist” … Chose track and field – “I love how this sport is more individual, it really impacts you as a person and teaches you to become mentally tough in certain situations.”
Something most people don't know about me: My hair is naturally blonde; I have never dyed it.
Top three things on my bucket list: I want to go skydiving, go to Australia, and I want to pet a real tiger.
Hobbies or activities: I love to hang out with my friends.
Favorite quote from a coach: “‘Play the right way means play unselfishly, respect each other’s achievements, play hard, and fulfill your role.” -Gregg Popovich
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Allyson Felix
Favorite Pro Sports Team: San Antonio Spurs
Favorite Non-T&F Pro Athlete: Kawhi Leonard
Favorite city I have visited: New Orleans, LA
City I most want to visit: Las Vegas, NV
Favorite Track & Field venue: Gilliam Indoor Track and Field Stadium at College Station, TX
Track & Field venue I want to visit: Hayward Field at Oregon
My spirit animal is: A dog
Most-used app on my phone: Snapchat
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Reality show I could be on: Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Favorite Movie: Monsters Inc.
Favorite TV Show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Actor/Actress: Chris Evas
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Pour Some Sugar on Me, by Def Leopard
Favorite Song: Unwell by Matchbox Twenty
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Def Leopard
Favorite Book: Fahrenheit 451
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