Abby Nichols

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Height:
5-2
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kettering, Ohio
High School:
Archbishop
Prev School:
Ohio State

ALL-AMERICA
2021 Honorable Mention (5,000-meters)
2021 Honorable Mention (10,000-meters)

NCAA QUALIFICATION
2021 5,000-meters
2021 10,000-meters

PAC-12 SCORING
2021 5,000-meters, 2nd (15:44.47)
2021 10,000-meters, 2nd (32:49.87)

2021: (Indoors): Did not compete (cross country)
(Outdoors): Competed seven times for the Buffs ... Set 5k and 10k personal bests at the PAC-12 Championships, finishing second in both events and running times of 15:44.47 and 32:49.87 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 5k and the 10k, where she finished 17th in the 5k and earned an All-America Honorable Mention.

AT OHIO STATE: OSU record holder in the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter runs, as well as the DMR ... became the first Buckeye to win the conference outdoor 5k in 2019 ... won in 15:56.52, which was a school record ... during the indoor season, she placed fourth at the 2019 Big Ten Championships, clocking in at 16:21.78 ... in cross country, she led OSU at the 2019 NCAA Championship, finishing 41^st overall as the team placed 23^rd ... was ninth at the 2019 Great Lake Regional after a fifth-place finish at Big Ten’s.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 2015 OHSAA Division II State Cross Country Championship with a 5k time of 18:05.4 while at Archbishop Alter High School ... was four-time state champion on the track ... as a senior she won the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs at the OHSAA Division II State Championship ... won gold in the 4x800-meter relay in back-to-back years as a sophomore and junior at the OHSAA Division II State Championship ... was the runner-up at state in the 1,600 as a junior.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:15; 1,600-meters: 4:53; 3,200-meters: 10:48.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership … has a 4.00 GPA ... was named to the 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … earned her bachelor’s degree in speech, language and hearing sciences at Ohio State in the spring of 2020.

PERSONAL: Abigail ‘Abby’ Sue Nichols ... has a twin brother who was in the Ohio State marching band ... competed in dance, gymnastics and cheer in high school ... enjoys photography, hiking and water skiing.

HONORS
2020 All-American
2020 All-Pac-12 Second Team
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic