Cornell University Athletics

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Plzak was a four-year varsity player and two-year captain at Downingtown West HS ... earned first team all-state honors as a senior in 2025 after receiving all-state honorable mention in 2024 ... two-time first team all-league selection (2024, 2025) ... two-time all-area second team honoree (2024, 2025) ... earned all-league honorable mention as a sophomore in 2023 ... placed on the NFHCA Watchlist in 2024 ... helped lead Downingtown West to three consecutive Chesmont Championships (2022, 2023, 2024) as well as the District 1 AAA title in 2022 ... played club hockey with WC Eagles, winning the National Indoor Champions Pool title in 2025 ... named to the NFHCA High School Academic Squad as a Scholar of Distinction.

PERSONAL
Allison Olivia Plzak is the daughter of Julie and Stephen Plzak ... she has two brothers, Stephen and Peter, and a sister, Ashley, who is also a member of the Cornell field hockey team ... her family has deep roots in collegiate athletics: aunts Lisa Murphy and Julie Myers both played women's lacrosse at Virginia, with Myers also competing in field hockey for the Cavaliers ... uncle Mike Murphy played men's lacrosse at Duke ... cousins Taylor Murphy (Duke women's lacrosse), Kelsey Myers (Stanford women's lacrosse, 2024) and Timmy Myers (Virginia men's lacrosse, 2026) are among several relatives to have competed at the Division I level ... she is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.