Colorado University Athletics
2025 Cross Country Roster
Abbey Nechanicky
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
Abbey Nechanicky TFRRS
CROSS COUNTRY
2025 (Junior)
• Earned All-America honors with a 76th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 19:44.8
• Placed 14th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (20:45.1) and 23rd at the Big 12 Championships (20:09.2)
• Finished 48th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (20:34.3) and 33rd at the Gans Creek Classic (20:05.8)
2024 (Sophomore)
• Made her collegiate debut at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, clocking a season-best 19:42.4
• Finished 17th at the Big 12 Championships and 16th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
2023 (Freshman)
• Did not compete
INDOOR TRACK
2025 (Sophomore)
• Competed in two meets for the Buffs
• Ran a personal best of 16:03.96 in the 5000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational
• Placed 6th in the 5000 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
2024 (Freshman)
• Did not compete
OUTDOOR TRACK
2024 (Freshman)
• Competed in five meets during her debut season
• Set a personal best of 16:31.27 in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Ran 34:48.09 in the 10,000 at the NCAA West First Round, placing 15th overall
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Wayzata High School in Minnesota
• Competed in track, cross country, and basketball
• 2023 Minnesota 3A State Cross Country Champion and Roy Griak individual and team champion
• Won the Nike Heartland Regional, placed 4th at Nike Cross Nationals
• 2022 Minnesota 3A 3200m State Champion and All-American in the 3200 at New Balance Nationals
• Finished runner-up at the 2021 Minnesota 2A State Cross Country Championships
• Placed 4th at the 2023 U20 USA Cross Country Championships in Richmond and represented Team USA at the U20 World XC Championships in Bathurst, Australia
• Earned All-America honors in the two-mile at New Balance Indoor Nationals and in the mile at Nike Indoor Nationals
• Part of a runner-up 4xMile relay team at Nike Indoor Nationals
• Helped set the Minnesota state 4x800m record in 8:59.04
• Also recruited by NC State, Oregon, Oklahoma State, and North Carolina
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
• Mile – 4:45.35
• 1600m – 4:43.69
• Two Mile – 10:09.27
• 3200m – 10:05.74
• 3K – 9:26.25
• 5K – 16:43.7
• 6K – 20:06.6
IN THE CLASSROOM
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences with an exploratory studies major
• 2025 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team
• 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
PERSONAL
• Full name is Abigail Katherine Nechanicky
• Born March 15, 2005
• Daughter of Mike Hahn and Beth Nechanicky
• Has an older sister, Riley
• Enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family
• Once made 121 consecutive free throws
CROSS COUNTRY
2025 (Junior)
• Earned All-America honors with a 76th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 19:44.8
• Placed 14th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (20:45.1) and 23rd at the Big 12 Championships (20:09.2)
• Finished 48th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (20:34.3) and 33rd at the Gans Creek Classic (20:05.8)
2024 (Sophomore)
• Made her collegiate debut at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, clocking a season-best 19:42.4
• Finished 17th at the Big 12 Championships and 16th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
2023 (Freshman)
• Did not compete
INDOOR TRACK
2025 (Sophomore)
• Competed in two meets for the Buffs
• Ran a personal best of 16:03.96 in the 5000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational
• Placed 6th in the 5000 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
2024 (Freshman)
• Did not compete
OUTDOOR TRACK
2024 (Freshman)
• Competed in five meets during her debut season
• Set a personal best of 16:31.27 in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Ran 34:48.09 in the 10,000 at the NCAA West First Round, placing 15th overall
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Wayzata High School in Minnesota
• Competed in track, cross country, and basketball
• 2023 Minnesota 3A State Cross Country Champion and Roy Griak individual and team champion
• Won the Nike Heartland Regional, placed 4th at Nike Cross Nationals
• 2022 Minnesota 3A 3200m State Champion and All-American in the 3200 at New Balance Nationals
• Finished runner-up at the 2021 Minnesota 2A State Cross Country Championships
• Placed 4th at the 2023 U20 USA Cross Country Championships in Richmond and represented Team USA at the U20 World XC Championships in Bathurst, Australia
• Earned All-America honors in the two-mile at New Balance Indoor Nationals and in the mile at Nike Indoor Nationals
• Part of a runner-up 4xMile relay team at Nike Indoor Nationals
• Helped set the Minnesota state 4x800m record in 8:59.04
• Also recruited by NC State, Oregon, Oklahoma State, and North Carolina
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
• Mile – 4:45.35
• 1600m – 4:43.69
• Two Mile – 10:09.27
• 3200m – 10:05.74
• 3K – 9:26.25
• 5K – 16:43.7
• 6K – 20:06.6
IN THE CLASSROOM
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences with an exploratory studies major
• 2025 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team
• 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
PERSONAL
• Full name is Abigail Katherine Nechanicky
• Born March 15, 2005
• Daughter of Mike Hahn and Beth Nechanicky
• Has an older sister, Riley
• Enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family
• Once made 121 consecutive free throws
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