AU retires Allen's jersey No. 6 after stellar volleyball career

By Chris Rickerson | Sports editor

Augusta University volleyball standout Chloe Allen was honored with the retiring of her No. 6 jersey on Wednesday night, Jan. 26, at Christenberry Fieldhouse. 

“This feeling is out of this world,” said Allen. “I was completely surprised by this announcement. I thought I was just attending a basketball game to receive a ring from the previous season. Little did I know this would happen. It was amazing. I am truly still in shock. It feels like a dream, and I still can't believe it.” 

Allen is four-time Peach Belt all-conference player and helped lead the Jaguars to four PBC tourney titles in her five-year tenure at AU. 

This past season the Richmond Hill High School product was named PBC player of the year and helped the Jaguars to the NCAA Division II Volleyball Elite Eight, eventually losing to the 2021 Division II champion Tampa University. 

Even though she and the Jaguars came up short of capturing a national title in her final season, Allen says she is proud of her accomplishments at AU. 

“I regret not one thing,” she said. “The knowledge I've gained through experiences, whether positive or negative, over the past five years here will stick with me forever. As I close the door to this chapter in my life, I am beyond honored to have left my mark here at AU.” 

As her story is coming to an end here at AU, Allen, a nursing major, spoke on what the school and her teammates has meant to her. 

“This school has provided me the resources to play the sport I love, and I am very grateful for that,” said Allen, who was born in Des Moines, Iowa. “My team, my family over the past five years have meant everything to me, whether it was women I only played with for a season or those I played with all five years here. I could not have done anything without them, and they mean the world to me. All I can say glory be to God for this talent he has given me to receive such an accomplishment.”

Now her No. 6 joins other banners in the Christenberry rafters, including the two for the NCAA Division I men’s golf championships won in 2010 and 2011, as well as the men’s basketball trips to the Division II Elite Eight.

Allen’s coach, Sharon Quarles, attended the ceremony, where the team members received their rings for the winning the Peach Belt and Southeast Regional.

 Contact Chris Rickerson at crickerson@augusta.edu.

AU’s Chloe Allen responds to having her No. 6 jersey retired; Allen helped lead the Jaguars to four straight Peach Belt Conference volleyball tournament championships. At the top of the page, her jersey will hang from the rafters of Christenberry Fieldhouse. (photos by AU Athletics)