Hall of Fame
Allie (Kolezynski) De Witt attended Chowan University from 2008-2012 and was the softball program’s first National Letter of Intent signee. The Strongsville, Ohio native helped build momentum for the tradition rich program in the early years of Chowan’s Division II status and transition into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).
She racked up a career batting average of .372 and owns two DII-era program records with 252 career hits and 105 career stolen bases. Allie piled up 39 career wins and 338 strikeouts and posted an unblemished 17-0 record on the mound against league opponents including one no- hitter. She ranks in the top ten of numerous statistical single-season and career categories including: batting average, hits, slugging percentage, on base percentage, doubles, triples, RBIs, stolen bases, wins, ERA, and strikeouts.
Allie led the team to three consecutive CIAA Northern Division titles, the program’s first CIAA championship, and NCAA Atlantic Regional appearance in 2010. She was a three-time All-CIAA selection, three-time CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team honoree, two-time NCCSIA All- State selection, NCCAA All-American, and All-Region, Daktronics All-Region, Capital One Academic All-American, and NFCA Scholar Athlete team member. As a senior, De Witt was named the 2012 CIAA Woman of the Year, the highest honor bestowed on a female CIAA student-athlete. Allie was named to the Chowan All-D2 Softball Team in 2020.
Off the field, she served a three-year term on the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), including a two-year stint as vice-chair, and became a co-advisor as an administrator at Chowan.
Upon graduating with a degree in Business Administration, Allie spent four years as Assistant Athletics Director/Director of Athletics Communications at Chowan while earning a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University (2013). She led all communication efforts for an expanding number of varsity sports and oversaw all business transactions for the CU athletics department. She also served two seasons as the head coach for the newly created women’s cross country team. She was recognized by the CIAA in 2013, earning the Commissioner’s Service Award for representing the CIAA SAAC on a national level and also for her work at Chowan. Allie earned CIAA Sports Information Director of the Year in 2014 and 2016 and was honored in 2017 with the Distinguished Young Alumni award from her alma mater.
Allie currently serves as Senior Associate Commissioner at the Mountain East Conference. She leads the administration and operations for all of the conference’s championship events and plays a key role in the governance structure as the league’s Senior Woman Administrator. De Witt works with the MEC’s Supervisors of Officials, campus administration, and coaches on regular-season operations for all sports while managing the league’s finances.
Allie and her husband, Brian, have a son, Clark.
