Mary Haridin-Baylor Athletics

Favorite Verse: "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters." - 1 John 3:16

Ben Allen was promoted to Head Coach of the UMHB men’s soccer program in June 2022. In his first year at the helm, Allen guided the Cru to a regular-season championships, conference championships and NCAA appearance. UMHB went 13-3-2 with a 7-1-1 mark in conference play. He followed that with a 9-5-2 season in 2023, winning the program's third consecutive regular-season title. 

Allen was the first full-time assistant coach in the history of the program and also served as head coach of the UMHB men’s soccer reserve squad. During his time as an assistant coach, Allen helped the Cru to a pair of American Southwest Conference titles and two NCAA postseason appearances. The Cru named 50 athletes to the all-conference squads with 15 all-region selections and four all-Americans during that tenure. Allen was promoted to full-time assistant coach after spending the 2014 season as a graduate assistant coach. He helped guide the Cru to an 8-7-3 overall mark and the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Tournament that year. Allen also spent three years as the Youth Minister at First United Methodist Church in Temple before returning to UMHB.

Allen was a four-year letterman as a midfielder for the Cru men's soccer team and he was an Academic All-ASC selection. He was a part of the 2009 UMHB team that won the ASC regular season title and became the first Cru men's soccer team to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Allen graduated in May of 2012 from UMHB with a degree in education and completed a Master's Degree in Sports Administration at UMHB. He also holds a NCSAA National Diploma. Allen is married to Britney and is a native of Burleson. The couple has two children, Layne and Bennett.
 

Coach Allen's Accolades (Head Coach 2022-present)
ASC Coach of the Year: 2024
ASC Championships: 2022
ASC Regular Season Championships: 2022, 2023
NCAA Appearances: 2022
All-ASC Athletes Coached: 24
All-Region Athletes Coached: 3
All-American Athletes Coached: 1

Coach Allen's Accolades (Assistant Coach 2014-2021)
ASC Championships: 2017, 2018
ASC Regular Season Champions: 2021
NCAA Appearances: 2017 (Sectionals), 2018 (Second Round) 
All-ASC Athletes Coached: 50
All-Region Athletes Coached: 15
All-American Athletes Coached: 4
Academic All-Americans: 2
ASC Players of the Year: 3
ASC Superlative Winners: 7
ASC Coaching Staff of the Year: 2017 (ASC), 2017 (USC West)