Temple University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 28
Ashton Allen
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Odenton, Md.
- High School:
- Bullis School
2024 (Graduate):Â Joined the roster in summer 2024 ... made collegiate football de- but at Oklahoma where he started at wide receiver ... recorded first career catch in same game ... was the only offensive player to start every game ... tallied a career-high 54 receiving yards at Navy, including a career-long 47-yard reception ... had breakout game at East Carolina when he had career-bests in receptions (4) and yards (109) and scored his first two touchdowns, including a 60-yard bomb ... had at least one catch in the first eight games ... had four rushes for 44 yards, including a long of 22, vs. Florida Atlantic ... lettered.
College: Spent four seasons as a sprinter on USC's track and field team where he also competed with his brothers Austin and Eric Allen Jr.Â2023 (Junior): Won the 200m at the USC-UCLA dual meet with a time of 20.86 … ran a PR of 20.59 in the event at the Pac-12 Championships to place fifth … competed in the 200m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds and reached the NCAA Quarterfinals … ran on USC's 4x400m and 4x100m relays at the NCAA Championships where the 4x100m relay placed ninth with a season-best time of 38.75, which tied for fifth on USC's all-time list.
2022 (Sophomore): Continued to improve throughout the season, culminating with him running the third leg for USC's national champion and school record-setting 4x100m relay which won the NCAA title with a time of 38.49 on June 10 … was inserted into USC's 4x100m relay team at the West Regional and the team ran 38.71 to take second … took sixth in the 200m with a time of 20.99 (+0.0) and eighth in the 100m with a time of 10.40 (+0.7) at the Pac-12 Championships … set his 100m PR of 10.34 (+0.9) in placing third at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on May 1 and set his 200m PR of 20.71 (+0.9) at the NCAA West Regional on May 27.
2021 (Freshman):  Concentrated on the 400m, finishing in the top seven in three of the four meets in which he competed … posted a season-best time  of 48.58 at the Florida Relays.
High School:  A 2020 graduate of the Bullis School in Potomac, Md. … had a PR of 20.84 in the 200M dash and a best of 46.99 in the 400m … placed second in the 200m with a wind-aided best time of 20.76 (+3.1w) at the 2019 New Balance Nationals … ranked third among returning high school 200m runners entering the 2020 outdoor season … named the 2019-20 Maryland Gatorade T&F Athlete of the Year … is the Maryland indoor record-holder in the 400m and outdoor 200m … in 2019 he ran a relay leg on an indoor 4x200m which set a national record and on the 4x400m relay which set a world junior record … was the runner-up in the 200m with a time of 20.76w at the 2019 New Balance Nationals.
Personal: Born Ashton Alexander Allen in Chester, Pa. ... father, Eric Allen, Sr., played college football at Savannah State ... older brothers Eric Jr. and Austin also competed for the USC T&F team ... likes to bake in his spare time ... list of favorites include: barbecue (food), The Dark Knight and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (movies), and Drake (musical artist) ... participated in i5 City Church which includes outreach services for the homeless and less fortunate in the Baltimore area ... says Kobe Bryant is his sports hero because of his work ethic and mindset for attacking everyday like it is your last ... human biology major.
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