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Alison was a participant in the inaugural Girls Select Festival held in St. Cloud in 1997 and again in 1998. She was selected to the All-Academic Team both of these years. Alison got her start in youth hockey on boy's teams in Duluth at the age of 5 in Piedmont Heights and began her goalie career with the Duluth West PeeWees and Bantam traveling teams until her sophomore year. She then joined the Duluth Icebreakers girls program, winning the 1996 Minnesota PeeWee title, and the inaugural Duluth Girls High School varsity team for her junior and senior years. Along with being a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning a total of 10 letters in hockey, soccer, softball, and gold, she also played for The Minnesota Selects, Team Minnesota AAA, took part in the Olympic Development Camp in Minneapolis, along iwth other hockey programs, she received all-state honors in hockey both her junior and senior years, and was also an all-conference selection in soccer. Alison graduated in 1998 from Denfeld High School first in her class and it currently attending Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, majoring in psychology/neurobiology. During her freshman year she was called into duty earlier than expected due to injuries of their junior starting goaltender. During this time, she posted a perfect 11-0 record, including wins in Beanpot Tournament and the National Championship game as well. Harvard ended the season with an impressive 33-1 record, gaining Ivy League, ECAC, and National Champion titles. Alison believes that success is correlated with attitude: beliefs are self-fulfilling prophesies. It's important to set goals and aspire to meet them, however, it's even more important to enjoy the journey along the way. She feels fortunate to have experienced such accomplishments, and achieving goals such as playing Division I hockey and attending one of the most prestigious schools in the country. She has benefited from the experiences every step of the way. With continuous motivation, a positive attitude, and the desire to achieve, dreams, and goals become realities whether it involved hockey or other independent interests. With the determination to achieve, we all feel Alison has a bright future ahead of her. (2000)