LeTourneau University Athletics

Allison Kuster was named an assistant volleyball coach at LeTourneau University in July 2020.

In her first season, Kuster was part of a staff that was named American Southwest Conference East co-Coaching Staff of the Year after the YellowJackets went 16-6 overall, 11-5 in the league. The Jackets qualified for the ASC Championship Tournament. LETU finished second in the ASC East. She coached seven players who earned all-conference honors. The YellowJackets went 11-2 at home. 

Kuster served as a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons University in 2019-20. She coached club at Halo in Abilene, Texas for three years. She also coached high school team camps in Dallas and East Texas.

A four-year starting outside hitter at HSU, she had 1,041 kills and 1,098 digs in her career. She finished her career ranked fifth all time in points, seventh in kills, seventh in digs and seventh in aces at Hardin-Simmons. She set the school record for service aces in a match with nine. 

Kuster was a First Team All-American Southwest Conference West Division selection in 2018. She was a Second Team All-ASC West in 2016 and 2017. She earned three ASC West Player of the Week honors, and was voted the team's most valuable player in 2018. Twice she was named to the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team. She was a three-time ASC Academic All-Conference selection.

A Mansfield, Texas native, Kuster earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hardin-Simmons. She earned a master's degree in kinesiology sport and recreation from HSU.