You may know Allyson Fertig as the 2025 Mountain West Girls Basketball Player of the year. Or for one of her many other accolades including her selection to the All Mountain West Tournament Team, as a 3x Academic All-American, or for her spot in the Women's Basketball College All-Star game. But did you know she is an FCA All Star as well? God has grown Allyson into a spiritual leader on her team, on the UWYO campus, as well as within UWYO FCA. Allyson arrived in Laramie with a promising basketball career, which she has delivered on; however, her faith was less pronounced. While Allyson would have claimed to be a Christian, she did not fully understand what it meant to place her faith and hope in Jesus Christ as her Savior until the end of her freshman year of college, through the influence of her sister, church and exploring campus ministries. Allyson immediately demonstrated the fruit of true repentance as she began to read her Bible, talk to God in prayer, consistently connect with Christian community and align her lifestyle with what she learned about God's design for how to live life and relate to others. As she has grown from a timid professing Christian to a bold professor of the gospel, Allyson is an integral part of our FCA leadership team, publicly sharing her testimony and serving as a huddle leader at FCA Sports Camp. 

Once Allyson retired her UWYO basketball jersey this spring, she picked up a track uniform and is finishing her senior year throwing on the UWYO track team. Following graduation this spring, she hopes to play pro either in the states or abroad, but ultimately, she would not be opposed to God planting her back in Wyoming as a small town Math teacher and basketball coach. We look forward to seeing what God has for Allyson's future and hope to see her back at UWYO someday as our FCA Camp Girls Basketball Coach!