Allner, Frederick A., Jr.

Princeton University
1982

Fred Allner played lacrosse at Gilman School, and in his senior year, he was chosen as first-team All-Maryland in 1942. He played in the Maryland Prep All-Star game after his junior and senior seasons, and was also captain of Gilman's team his senior year.

After graduating from high school, Allner headed down a well-traveled path--Gilman to Princeton. Interestingly enough, Allner's route was not that predictable. In 1943, he attended Princeton for his freshman year, where he played on the varsity squad and was a Third-Team All-American. In the same year, he played on the North Team in the North/South game. Allner then decided that he should join the Navy, and spent his next year of college at Cornell, where he was a First-Team All-American. He served in 1944 and 1945 and came back to Princeton in 1947 to be a junior. He played on his second North/South game in this year. He won his second nomination to the All-America First Team, and in his senior year, he won First-Team honors for a third time. He then played in his third All-Star game. Allner has also won the coveted William C. Schmeisser Memorial Trophy for "the outstanding defensive player in college" twice, in 1944 at Cornell and 1947 at Princeton.

Allner graduated from Princeton with the highest athletic honors bestowed upon him. His played his final two years of lacrosse in 1949 and 1950 on the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club team.

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