Jason Allen serves as Assistant Coach for University of Northern Iowa's Women's Volleyball program in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Allen finished his seventh season with the Panthers in 2025. Since joining the UNI staff in 2019, the Panthers have captured five Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season championships and four MVC Tournament titles, reaching the NCAA Tournament five times with three wins in the Big Dance.
Allen has helped coach three MVC Players of the Year in his time at Northern Iowa in Karlie Taylor (2019), Kira Fallert (2024) and Cassidy Hartman (2025), along with 13 AVCA All-Region performers, 27 All-MVC Team selections and seven MVC All-Freshman Team honorees. Allen spent the previous five years prior to UNI at the University of Houston where he served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The Cougars went 53-71 with Allen on staff finishing the 2018 season with a 17-16 mark. Under his guidance, three student-athletes earned All-Conference recognition.
