Spencer Allen
- School Iowa State University
Spencer Allen was a college coach.
Allen was a scout for the Detroit Tigers and assistant coach at Edmonds Community College (2002), University of Iowa (2004), Purdue University (2008-2009), Washington State University (2010-2012), Creighton University (2013-2014) and the University of Illinois (2015). He was head coach at Northwestern University from 2016-2021, going 104-156 and the team coming one win from its first NCAA Tournament in 60 years in 2017. He stepped down to spend more time with his family; his wife was a former softball star, going to the 2001 Women's College World Series.
Sources: Inside NU, Northwestern bio
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