Allison Carter

Biography

Carter, who is in her second season as an assistant coach at Cornell, joins Cornell after spending just over five years as an assistant coach at Bucknell. During her tenure with the Bison, she served as the recruiting coordinator and oversaw the novice/freshman student-athletes from 2017-19, the Second Varsity 8 in 2018-19 and 2021-22, as well as the Varsity Four in the 2020-21 season. At Bucknell, she helped lead the Bison to consecutive bronze medal finishes at the Dad Vail Regatta in the spring of 2018 and 2019. Also in 2019, she guided the second varsity 8 to a silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta and Patriot League Championships. Along with the silver medals, the varsity four (2021) and second varsity 8 (2022) won bronze at the Patriot League Championship, where Bucknell finished as a runner-up in three consecutive seasons while Carter's was on staff. Prior to Bucknell, Carter was involved with the Ithaca-based Cascadilla Boat Club, where she was an assistant varsity coach and head novice coach. She also was the interim head coach of the club during the summer of 2014 before returning to her role as assistant coach and head novice coach. Carter was a member of the Ithaca College rowing team for four years, serving as a rower during her freshman year in 2009-10, before concluding her final three years of her collegiate career as a coxswain from 2010-13. She also was a four-year rowing member with the Plant High Rowing Association.